Friday, March 24, 2023

Singapore

Myanmar detects closest known relatives of Covid virus in humans

Scientists have for the first time detected the closest known relatives of Covid in more than 12 per cent of people living in rural Myanmar, indicating that “zoonotic spillover is occurring”.An international team of scientists from US, Singapore and...

AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers: India beat Singapore 7-0

The India U-20 women’s national team opened its AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 campaign with a commanding 7-0 victory over Singapore at the Viet Tri Stadium, here on Tuesday.Coach Maymol Rocky’s girls started all guns blazing...

2025 World Aquatics C’ships moved to Singapore from Russia

The 2025 World Aquatics Championships will be held in Singapore, World Aquatics has announced.Kazan had won the bid to host the 2025 World Championships, but owing to international sanctions against Russia, Singapore will instead host the premier international aquatics...

Black boxes from Nepal plane crash to be sent to Singapore

The black boxes recovered from the Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal are being sent to Singapore for analysis to identify the cause of the crash that killed all 72 people on board, officials said Thursday.Both the flight data...

ALC study tour to Singapore

A team of Assembly Library Committee (ALC), Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) comprising of deputy speaker and chairman ALC, T. Yangseo Sangtam, two committee members, advisors, Dr. Chumben Murry and S. Keoshu Yimchunger and assisted by NLA secretary-in-charge, Khruohituonuo Rio...

India face Vietnam test in football tourney

The Indian men’s football team will have its task cut out when it takes on Vietnam in the Hung Thinh Friendly Football Tournament here on Tuesday.In their opener last Saturday, India were held to a 1-1 draw by lower-ranked...

India held by Singapore in FIFA friendly

India and Singapore held each other level as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho chi Minh City, Vietnam on Saturday.Takayuki Nishigaya’s men drew first blood from a Ikshan Fandi free-kick...

Singapore to ensure new work pass for talent recruitment is not abused: Min

Singapore will put in place safeguards to ensure that a new work pass for top talent recruitment from around the world is not abused, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng assured Parliament on Monday.The new work pass will allow high-earners...

‘No place to hide’: Ousted Rajapaksa faces arrest calls

Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of the government that took charge when he fled.Rajapaksa fled the island nation under military escort in July...

Germany flying 6 fighters 8K miles in 24 hours to Singapore

A group of German air force fighter jets neared Singapore on Tuesday in a marathon bid to fly them some 12,800 kilometres from their home base to Southeast Asia in just 24 hours.The exercise comes at a time of...