Their civil aviation agencies are also beefing up collaboration among parties that have an impact on runway safety, including airlines, airport operators, ground handlers and air navigation service providers.

With climate finance weighing heavily at the UN COP29 in Azerbaijan, Singapore announced that it will commit up to US$500 million to a national initiative to channel financing to decarbonise Asia.

The annual UN climate conference which will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Nov 11 to Nov 22, will see negotiators from almost 200 countries gathered to discuss how the Paris Agreement – the world’s climate pact can be implemented.

The Communist Party of China has tightend its grip on the personal lives of cadres.

About two in every 1,000 primary school pupils report bullying incidents each year, and the figure for secondary school students is five in every 1,000, ministry says.

Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam become top five preferred destinations.

Singapore’s death trade is thriving as its population ages.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that Singapore must sharpen its focus on “three building blocks” in the next phase of its journey to becoming a technologically enabled nation.

Officials from different countries said they are working to secure chartered flights to bring their people home while Beirut airport remains open.

After violence, the abusive husband may show affection and promise change, but the cycle repeats: Studies