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Unpopular tourism fee proposal to be shelved, Thai PM confirms

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on June 8 that his government would scrap the proposal by the previous administration to charge a 300 baht (S$11) tourism fee for foreign tourists entering Thailand by air.

KL cuts diesel subsidies, with hopes handouts will cushion inflation impact

Analysts say move could have adverse political ramifications for Anwar’s govt

Assisi Hospice to help 50% more palliative home care patients a year by end-2026

Assisi Hospice is planning to increase its patient capacity for palliative home care services by 50 per cent within the next two years, in anticipation of an increase in demand for the service due to Singapore's ageing population.

Rahul nominated as leader of India's opposition

Political scion defied analysts’ expectations to boost Congress’ election performance

Support for caregivers amid rise in number of kids with eating disorders

Programme has trained over I20 on how to better care for those on the road to recovery

Teen boys feel more supported by parents, compared with girls: Study

When Ms Tunitha Reku, 44, talks to her 15-year-old son, he is happy to give his mother just the gist of what happened in his school. However, it is different with her daughters, who are 13 and 14.

Modi sworn in as India's prime minister for third term

Reliance on coalition partners could force BJP to take more conciliatory path: Experts

Teen boys feel more supported by parents, compared with girls: Study

When Ms Tunitha Reku, 44, talks to her 15-year-old son, he is happy to give his mother just the gist of what happened in his school. However, it is different with her daughters, who are 13 and 14.

Modi sworn in as India's prime minister for third term

Reliance on coalition partners could force BJP to take more conciliatory path: Experts

Part memoir, part research on how to raise boys today

When Ruth Whippman decided to thaw one final embryo, she was 42 years old. She and her husband had two sons - Solly, then six, and Zephy, three. Their remaining embryos all had XY chromosomes too.

Southgate hopes Iceland loss banishes complacency’

Gareth Southgate insisted that England's embarrassing 1-0 defeat by Iceland in their final warmup game on June 7 ahead of Euro 2024 will serve as a reality check for his title contenders.

LIU DEFIES DOCS AND ODDS FOR COMEBACK

Told she could never run again after cervical prolapse, she will play at Touch World Cup

QUEEN OF CLAY SLAYS PAOLINI

Swiatek wins her fourth Roland Garros crown, taking her event record to 35-2

‘Secretly confident’ Ireland win historic relay gold

ROME An inspired Irish quartet led by Rhasidat Adeleke outstripped Femke Bol's favoured Dutch team to snatch gold in a thrilling 4x400m mixed relay at the European championships on June 7.

IRVING'S FOCUSON GAME, NOT FANS

Dallas star, jeered in Game I, wants to halt poor O-Il run against former team Boston

Expensive mortgages dashing American Dream of owning homes

A renter who hoped to buy a home has resigned himself to rent forever. A first-time buyer who had hoped to refinance a 7 per cent mortgage is pulling back spending everywhere else to keep up. And a young couple are making a painful trade-off for their family.

Revenge travel is losing its appeal

After three years of rushing to book trips in the wake of pandemic-era restrictions, sharply higher fares, protests against tourism, fatigue from endless hours spent in airports and incomes squeezed by inflation are all taking their toll.

Bridging the gap in sustainable finance

Asset manager Amundi guides investors to capture energy transition opportunities

Three keys to unlocking climate finance

OCBC sees proper risk allocation and regulatory actions as levers in successful climate financing

Emerging tech is making green buildings and sustainable construction more viable

Developers, landlords and tenants alike are also more willing to pay a premium for environmentally friendly features

Paying it forward: Grant lets charities return funds as they grow

Money repaid interest-free within 5 years goes into supporting other recipients

Malay organisation Majlis Pusat Singapura ordered to wind up

Majlis Pusat Singapura, a society that was once a leading voice for the Malay/Muslim community here, has been ordered by the courts to shutter and have its assets liquidated after it failed to settle debts of close to $400,000.

Kaki Bukit CC now offers seniors health screenings, digital assistance

Job hunters gain too following upgrading works driven by demographic shift

Apollo 8 astronaut who took 'Earthrise' photo dies in plane crash

Retired astronaut William Anders, who was one of the first three people to orbit the Moon, capturing the famed \"Earthrise\" photo during the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (Nasa) Apollo 8 mission in 1968, died on June 7 when the small plane he was piloting crashed in Washington state.

US to study possible respiratory spread of bird flu in dairy cows

MICHIGAN US federal and state agencies are planning research into potential respiratory spread of bird flu among dairy cattle, according to a Reuters interview with Michigan state agriculture and public health officials.

Danish PM suffers light whiplash after assault by man

The assault on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen comes two days before Danes vote in the EU election.

Biden urges US to protect democracy in speech at key D-Day site in France

PARIS President Joe Biden on June 7 urged the US to protect democracy and follow the example of World War II heroes, in a speech on a clifftop in northern France that was the scene of a bloody confrontation between US troops and occupying Germans on D-Day.

Putin says Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons for victory in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin said on June 7 that Russia had no need to use nuclear weapons to secure victory in Ukraine, the Kremlin's strongest signal to date that Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II would not escalate into a nuclear war.

BJP's loss of parliamentary majority prompts introspection

Party must rely on allies to form government, but not all of them aligned with its ideology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sparks Jensanity’ in Taiwan

It is early evening and a queue has already begun to form in front of a humble fruit stand in Taipei's Tonghua Night Market, even though most vendors are still setting up their stalls.