SINGAPORE, Nov 30 — Singapore residents' real median income fell 2.3 per cent in 2023 due to high inflation, according to Labour Force in Singapore Advance Release 2023 from the Ministry of Manpower on Thursday, reported Xinhua.

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HONG KONG, Nov 30 — Singapore and Zurich tied for the world's most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it cautioned that the global cost-of-living crisis was not yet over.

MOSCOW, Nov 30 — German Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner said on Wednesday that the country's yet unadopted 2024 budget has a potential hole of €17 billion (US$18.65 billion), reported Sputnik.

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ISTANBUL, Nov 30 — China urged citizens to take precautions amid a surge in infectious respiratory illnesses.

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 — Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on the United States' (US) foreign policy and earned him a controversial Nobel Peace Prize, died on Wednesday (November 29) aged 100.

BANGKOK, Nov 29 — The Bank of Thailand (BoT) kept its key policy rate at 2.50 per cent to support the country's economic recovery while ensuring sufficient policy space in light of the uncertain economic outlook.

BANGKOK —-Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday as expected, ending a year-long tightening cycle amid a slowing economy and below-target inflation, while cutting its growth outlook.

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JAKARTA , Nov 28 — Short video app TikTok is in the process of obtaining an e-commerce permit from Indonesia's government, state news agency Antara reported, citing the deputy trade minister.

SINGAPORE Nov 29 — As Asia's banking sector navigates a peak in global interest rates and risks of slower growth, investors are wagering that banks in India and Indonesia have the strongest loan and profitability profiles to provide returns next year.

SINGAPORE, Nov 28 The Singapore Police Force’s (SPF) Anti-Scam Command froze more than 16,700 bank accounts that were suspected to be involved in scams last year, said the republic’s Home Affairs Minister K.

LONDON, Nov 28 —The first trans-atlantic flight by an airliner using pure sustainable aviation fuel (Saf) will depart from London's Heathrow Airport on Tuesday.

GAZA CITY, Nov 28 — The Health Ministry in Gaza managed to reopen the dialysis department at Al-Shifa Hospital despite the large-scale damage caused by the Israeli army.

BUKIT KAYU HITAM, Nov 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin has expressed gratitude to the Malaysian government for assisting in the safe release of their nationals held captive by Hamas in Gaza, Palestine.

RAMALLAH (Palestine), Nov 27 — The Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs revealed that the number of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons exceeds 7,000 people, reported the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA).

Hu Xiufang, 72, who lost her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, holds a sign as she speaks to the media following a court hearing on compensation for those who lost their loved ones on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that went missing in 2014, in Beijing, China November 27, 2023.

BANGKOK,  Nov 27 — Thailand's exports in October rose at the fastest annual pace in more than a year but less than expected, and the commerce ministry said on Monday full-year exports would still show a small contraction.

BEIJING, Nov 27 — China's health ministry on Sunday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses in its first full winter since easing Covid-19 restrictions.