#Singapore Airlines turbulence: some SQ321 flight passengers need spinal operations, Bangkok hospital says.
There are 20 passengers in intensive care. 100 were injured. #tootsea#thailand
For Singaporeans in the US who need a new passport, you can apply online normally at https://ica.gov.sg, and opt for passport collection from DC, New York City or San Francisco.
I just did mine for San Francisco and it's ready for collection within exactly 14 days of applying. The online info says 6 weeks but I've checked with most Singaporeans and it's been around 14 days!
The passenger station & #train depot will function as assembly, repair, maintenance & operational center for long-delayed & anticipated – #FirstEver#RailLine of its kind in the southern metropolis.
@veer66@vfrmedia omg - noooo! Frozen durian destroys the smooth custard-like seed flesh!
I don’t even like it in ice cream.
Fresh off the tree is so good but even if it ferments in its husk for a while it is glorious!
The series provides an #InDepthAnalysis of the idea that human rights violations, armed conflict & #war cause #psychological & #psychiatric outcomes, using the Kingdom’s tragic past to explore themes.
Charismatic #MakeUpArtist Sapphire Shen is passionate about her career. The 31 yr old #HongKong resident describes her work as an art form that can enhance a person’s facial features to accentuate an outfit and look & boost their self-confidence.
For more than a decade, Shen has lived with #lupus, a chronic #autoimmune#disease that mostly affects women & afflicts an estimated 7,000 people in Hong Kong and 5 million worldwide.
#Singapore’s private #homes again ranked as the #MostExpensive in #AsiaPacific with a median price of $1.32 million in 2023, after an influx of #WealthyImmigrants helped push that figure up 9.6% from the previous year, according to the Urban Land Institute’s 2024 ULI Asia Pacific Home Attainability Index published Tuesday.
Homes in #HongKong ranked as the 2nd most expensive in the region with a median price of $1.16 million..
#Malaysia has become a hotspot for global #electronics & #semiconductor investment, with country's electrical & electronics export seeing a sharp increase of 54.2%. However, the surge of electronics & semiconductor investment in Malaysia is sharply contrasted with low #unionization; only 6% of all #Malaysian#workers are #unionized, the majority in the public sector.
The push is being led by the #InvestmentMinister, Bahlil Lahadalia, who faces allegations of self-dealing & #corruption in the revocation & reissuance of #MiningPermits, according to reporting by #InvestigativeNews outlet Tempo. The proposed handouts are more of the same, critics say: payback to religious orgs for their support of President Joko Widodo’s preferred candidate in February’s election.
FYI - Widodo recently met with Elon Musk to talk business. Musk wants to build battery plant in Indonesia & more. Widodo will sell out #Indonesians - keep aware of developments concerning Musk's exploitive interests - across #SouthEastAsia.