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When Roland Tee retired as an auditor in 2009, he realised from reading newspapers that there needed to be a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of our country’s waste. “The more I read, the more I realised that there is so much news related to waste management issues, weaknesses …

Waze, the Google-owned navigation and mapping service, will lay off 5 per cent of its global workforce, said its CEO Noam Bardin in an email announcement to employees. This equates to about 30 people out of its 555-strong global workforce. It did not mention how many of its Singapore staff are …

This briefing has ended. Click here for the latest updates. Here’s what you need to know: Global virus deaths surpass 800,000, with South and Central American countries seeing large tallies. The filming of a movie starring Ben Affleck shifts to Canada because of the virus outbreak in the U.S. The …

The Tiger Balm name — and scent — has long had a presence in households all over the world. The centenarian brand which started off in the ancient courts of Chinese emperors has since made its way across the globe and is present in almost 100 countries today. From Norway …

Calls for cost-effective agritech solutions are growing in Southeast Asia. In a report released by PwC, Rabobank and Temasek, it stated that the agriculture industry may be unable to keep up with Asia’s rapid urbanisation. At the same time, global warming and a worldwide pandemic has increased food insecurity. Singapore, …

Here’s what you need to know: Half a million people are dead as confirmed virus cases top 10 million. Paranoid hallucinations plague many virus patients who end up in the I.C.U. At a Houston hospital bracing for a virus peak, new patients are often young. Most affluent countries are keeping …

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has lauded itself as leading the world in confronting the coronavirus. But it has so far failed to spend more than 75 percent of the American humanitarian aid that Congress provided three months ago to help overseas victims of the virus. In two spending bills …

Warehouse robotics startup Locus Robotics today announced it has raised $ 40 million, the bulk of which will be put toward accelerating R&D and the company’s expansion into new markets, including in the EU, where it opened a new headquarters. CEO Rich Faulk says Locus also intends to launch strategic …

Here’s what you need to know: U.S. communities are convulsed by two crises: a pandemic and police violence. Merkel declined Trump’s invitation to attend the G7 in person. Then Trump postponed the summit. Nations expand reopenings, and global cases pass 6 million. Catching up with an octogenarian couple once separated …