5 d. ago Power struggle in Beijing + German CDU politician calls for course correction + Robot exports grow

Power struggle in Beijing + German CDU politician calls for course correction + Robot exports grow  Table.Briefings

Politics

1 week ago Singapore’s health minister ‘dismayed’ at GP clinic with US$40,000 rental bid

Singapore’s health chief Ong Ye Kung has expressed dismay at a local healthcare firm’s record rental bid of more than S$52,000 (US$40,300) per month for a clinic space in a public housing estate. I-Health Medical Holdings’ bid for the unit – which has a monthly rent of S$52,188 – in Tampines has sparked public debate about rental and healthcare costs in the city state. In a Facebook post late on Wednesday, Ong said he was “dismayed” at the costly bid that was likely to result in higher...

Politics

1 week ago Calls grow for removal of Indonesia’s health chief as rift with doctors deepens

Indonesia’s health minister is facing mounting calls for his removal as his deepening rift with the country’s medical professionals risks undermining healthcare reform and weakening the legitimacy of future policies, according to analysts. Criticism of Budi Gunadi Sadikin has surged in recent weeks, with two of the nation’s leading medical faculties – at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta and Padjadjaran University in West Java – joining the chorus of discontent. At the centre of the dispute...

Science

3 w. ago Hong Kong environment chief says voluntary green measures better given economy

Environment minister Tse Chin-wan warns that mandatory measures could force more businesses to close as he unveils plans for phase two of plastics ban.

Politics

3 w. ago Indonesia’s online porn crackdown nets 380,000 content removals

Authorities have also blocked dozens of social media groups and accounts, including some promoting incest and child porn.

Politics

3 w. ago WHO assembly adopts ‘historic’ global pandemic agreement, but US absence casts doubts

WHO chief hails ‘victory for public health, science and multilateral action’ following vote by 124 nations.

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