Some 1.2 million National Servicemen will receive $200 in LifeSG credits in November. The credits, which will be disbursed by Nov 30, aim to recognise the contributions of past and present NSmen to Singapore’s defence and security, said the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs in a joint statement on Wednesday (Oct 30). […]
Read MoreAgricultural workers were particularly impacted, accounting for 63.5% of potential hours lost and 54% of income losses related to extreme heat. Bangladesh faced significant economic losses due to heat exposure in 2023, with an estimated $21 billion lost in income due to reduced labour capacity, according to a report by The Lancet. Agricultural workers were […]
Read MoreThe mission to send Indian astronauts to space has been postponed. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has said that the Gaganyaan mission will not be held in 2025 due to security reasons. However, the mission has been announced to be held in 2026. According to a report in India Today, ISRO Chairman S. Somnath […]
Read MoreThe Maldivian government is set to propose a state budget exceeding MVR 60 billion for next year – marking the biggest budget in the country’s history. The Parliament had originally passed a budget of MVR 49.8 billion for this year. But on Tuesday, the legislative assembly approved a supplementary budget of MVR 5.1 billion – […]
Read MoreIron Beam would supplement other aerial defence capacities such as the more well-known Iron Dome. Israel’s defence ministry said on Monday it has earmarked $530 million to accelerate development of the laser air defence system known as “Iron Beam”. “The Ministry of Defence has signed a major deal worth approximately 2 billion shekels to significantly […]
Read MoreOf the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to China’s independently built space station Tiangong, or “Celestial Palace” in Chinese. China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday in the country’s 14th crewed mission to space, where dozens of scientific experiments will be conducted. Of the 14 crewed missions, eight were visits to […]
Read MoreA trend for Adidas’s “terrace” shoes, retro models inspired by soccer fans’ footwear in the 1970s and 80s, have driven sales at the German sportswear company. Adidas on Tuesday said it saw strong underlying growth in Greater China in the third quarter, while sales in North America excluding the Yeezy collection were up on the […]
Read MoreZhang, 41, who stepped down as chief executive of ByteDance in 2021, becomes the 18th individual to be crowned China’s richest person in the 26 years since the Hurun China Rich List was first published. ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China’s richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on […]
Read MoreThe governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Tuesday it would reduce the portion of its overseas investments after years of splashy deals including in sports and entertainment. Describing how the Public Investment Fund (PIF) had grown over the past decade or so, Yasir al-Rumayyan told an investment forum in Riyadh that the […]
Read MoreKolkata’s markets, shopping malls, and hospitals are largely dependent on Bangladeshi tourists. The decline in Bangladeshi tourists has had a negative impact on the economy of private hospitals in Mukundapur, Kolkata, like New Market. Earlier, Bangladeshis used to seek help from doctors here even with tourist visas. However, Bangladeshi patients are currently not getting visas […]
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