Monthly Archives: January 2023
Chiang Mai beats Singapore as safest city in region
ANN/THE NATION - Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand was named Southeast Asia’s safest city and the 32nd safest among 416 cities across...
Red Crescent society council appoints new commitee
Lyna Mohamad
Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society’s (BRC) National Council held its 11th annual general meeting (AGM) at Annajat Complex in Beribi, Gadong yesterday.
BRC President...
Purr-fect passenger
Ming Teoh
ANN/THE STAR - Four-year-old Macho Kingsley usually accompanies his parents on their cycling trips.
“He’s really well behaved and sits in his basket carrier...
2022 is one of Singapore’s wettest years since 1980
ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES - The year 2022 was one of the wettest years in Singapore in the last 42 years, with two months breaking...
Will Europe’s ban on Russian diesel hike global fuel prices?
FRANKFURT, GERMANY (AP) - Europe is taking another big step toward cutting its energy ties with Russia, banning imports of diesel fuel and other...
Seven dead in strikes on arms convoy in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (AFP) - Seven people have been killed after air strikes destroyed a convoy of trucks carrying arms into eastern Syria from Iraq, a...
Nations need to prepare for known and unknown challenges
Azlan Othman
Permanent Secretary (Civil Service Governance) at the Prime Minister's Office Ajman bin Haji Meludin said disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other...
Broth vs stock: What’s the difference and does it matter?
Aaron Hutcherson
THE WASHINGTON POST - The line between broth and stock has become so blurred, it might seem the two terms are synonyms. Just...
Fading tradition
ADVENTDALEN, NORWAY (AP) - Kneeling by his crew as they drilled steel bolts into the low roof of a tunnel miles-deep into an Arctic...
Antetokounmpo scores 50 for Bucks; Pelicans lose eighth in row
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo (AP, pic below) said he wants to keep producing outstanding performances that he can show his kids one day...