They came to be heard and to get answers. Instead, many among the National University of Singapore (NUS) students who
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China to refine Belt and Road push after taking in criticisms
China has signalled it is changing tack with its signature Belt and Road masterplan, after taking on board the numerous
Belt and Road Initiative opens opportunities for both big and small firms: SBF chairman
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) holds opportunities not just for Singapore’s big corporations, but its smaller firms as well,
PM Lee Hsien Loong: Legislation essential to curbing spread of fake news
Legislation is an essential part of the solution to the spread of fake news by malevolent actors who set out
$68m fund to turn labs into food factories of the future
A total of US$50 million (S$68 million) is up for grabs here for those who can produce proteins of the
SUSS and IAL team up to advance adult education
Many countries are on a journey to help their citizens develop a culture of lifelong learning, but none have emerged
Monica Baey and Nicholas Lim speak out
The two students at the heart of a national debate over how universities handle cases of sexual misconduct agree on
Sri Lankans in blast-ravaged city target refugees from Pakistan, force hundreds to flee
COLOMBO: The first disturbing sign of communal backlash surfaced in grief-soaked Negombo, a picturesque coastal town on Sri Lanka’s west
Biden enters crowded Democratic field as front runner to challenge Trump
WASHINGTON: In one of the many disparaging comments about American vice-presidentship, a prospect (Daniel Webster) who was approached to take
Many California towns lack wildfire evacuation plans
PARADISE: Wildfire surrounded Darrel Wilken and the three hospital patients in his car. But instead of evacuating Paradise, they were
Ex-Vice president Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
WASHINGTON: Former vice president Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, betting that his working-class appeal
Global warming impacts marine creatures the most, reveals study
WASHINGTON DC: Global warming has made more than twice ocean dwellers disappear in comparison to land dwellers from their habitats,
Amnesty says Hong Kong office hit by China-linked cyber attack
HONG KONG: Amnesty International‘s Hong Kong office has been hit by a years-long cyberattack from hackers with known links to
Macron to offer solutions to French yellow vest grievances
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is set to unveil long-awaited plans to quell five months of yellow vest protests that
Putin tells Kim wants to support ‘positive’ efforts on Korean peninsula
VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday that he supports ongoing efforts to
‘Workers smoked, but can’t be blamed for Notre Dame fire’
PARIS: Workers renovating Notre Dame flouted a ban on smoking at the monument, a contractor admitted on Wednesday, while denying
North Korea fires top official for failed Hanoi summit
SEOUL: North Korea has removed Kim Yong Chol, leader Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man and U.S. Secretary of State Mike
Crisis looms as Donald Trump steps up feud with Democrats
WASHINGTON: An epic confrontation is brewing between the White House and the Congress, conceived by America’s founding fathers as co-equal
Brewing constitutional crisis in US amid spat between Republican WH and Democratic Congress in Trump era
WASHINGTON: An epic confrontation is brewing between the White House and the Congress, conceived by America’s founding fathers as co-equal
Trump says sending ‘armed soldiers’ to US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US is sending armed soldiers to the southern border after Mexican soldiers recently
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Prison bank
Transcript Some might say this is the safest bank in the world. It operates inside Peru’s largest prison and is
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Smoking in France
Transcript It’s a habit that is costing France dearly. More than 70,000 people die in the country each year from
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Let’s rock and roll!
Transcript Now here’s something worth making a song and dance about… At 13 metres long, this is the world’s biggest
France holds first ‘Armenia genocide’ remembrance day
PARIS: France is to hold its first “national day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide” on Wednesday in a move
North Korea’s Kim says hopes for ‘successful’ Putin summit
MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said after crossing into Russia on Wednesday that he was looking forward to