PSA Singapore's Tuas Port — currently the world's largest fully automated container terminal — has handled 25 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) since operations began in September 2022. Announcing the milestone on Thursday (Aug 6), PSA said the achievement reflects the continued ramping up of operations at Tuas Port, while underscoring its growing importance as a key node in global trade.«As maritime trade continues to evolve amid shifting geopolitical dynamics, Tuas Port continues to serve as a critical gateway for resilient, reliable and efficient cargo flows,» the global port operator added.Tuas Port is a key pillar of PSA's node-to-network strategy in Southeast Asia, integrating individual nodes into a network of port ecosystems to enable resilient supply chains and keep trading flowing.Alongside a new $647.5 million supply chain hub — slated for completion in 2027 — the operator is making Tuas a focal point of the global supply chain system. 

Drone debris fell on the logistics facility owned by Wildberries in the Tver Region, damaging its facade

The ship's hull was damaged

According to Russian Investigative Committee Spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko, 640 civilians were killed and over 560 were wounded

Li Zixin cautioned that failing to resolve the issue of control over the Strait of Hormuz could, with a significant likelihood, lead to further escalation and potentially trigger a new conflict

The Ukrainian army alo lost four armored combat vehicles, 14 motor vehicles and nine Starlink satellite communication terminals

Footage shared with the Daily Mail shows dozens of caravans, trucks and vehicles rolling into Highfield Lane in Quinton, south Birmingham.

According to Dmitry Kuzyakin, if active operations begin and the line of contact collapses, traditional drones cease to be the ultimate weapon

The experiment would be environmentally safe, the university stressed

The Iranian side insists on introducing a fee of 5-7%

The doors of One Police Plaza, the headquarters of the New York Police Department (NYPD), will be thrown open on August 11 to Jamaicans and friends when the Jamaican American Law Enforcement Organization (JAMLEO) hosts its third annual Heritage Night. The event will be held in commemoration of Jamaica’s 64th anniversary of Independence. Lt Danae McFarlane, president of JAMLEO, said Heritage Night serves as a powerful bridge between the Jamaican diaspora and the law-enforcement community.

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches (JUGC) is calling on the Government to treat Haitians who risk their lives to reach Jamaica by sea, to seek asylum, with more dignity and compassion. The JUGC’s call comes against the background of the issuing of deportation orders for eight Haitians who landed in Jamaica on July 17. The orders would see them meeting the same fate as other Haitians who were sent back to their violence-torn homeland without being allowed to present their cases for asylum.

WESTERN BUREAU: The giant swing tourist attraction demolished in Norwood Pen, St James, yesterday was “very, very dangerous” and posed the risk of a major tragedy, according to St James Municipal Corporation Acting Chief Engineer Pete Jackson. The municipality ordered the demolition after discovering that the attraction had been erected without the required building and planning approvals. Officials said cease notices served earlier in the day had been removed before enforcement officers returned to the site.

After tough and sometimes stalled negotiations between the Government and unions representing public-sector workers, an agreement has been reached on wages for the three-year period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028. St Patrice Ennis, president of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), told The Gleaner yesterday that the unions have agreed to a one-off payment of $80,000 for the period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. Additionally, the Government has improved its wage offer from seven per cent over the three-year period to 10 per cent.

Outgoing Bank of Jamaica Governor Richard Byles is among seven Jamaicans who have been appointed to the Order of Jamaica (OJ) and will join 139 other nationals journeying to King’s House in October for recognition at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony. Joining Byles in the OJ are philanthropist Donette Chin-Loy Chang; Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz; former parliamentarians Maxine Henry-Wilson and Derrick Smith; leader and philanthropist Diana Stewart; and private sector leader Christopher Zacca.

Hackers have targeted water and wastewater utilities in at least a dozen US states, ABC News has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

The manufacturer says AI should be deployed nationwide to monitor and report road defects, while utility companies should face tougher oversight to ensure roads are properly reinstated after works.

A two-storey converted pub would be demolished and replaced by a 13-storey tower that could see thousands of worshippers attend, planning documents showed.

For a century or more, an independent broadcast media has been vital to modern democracy. But now, amid the destabilising rise of streaming giants such as Netflix, that noble ideal is under threat.

Martha Stewart, 85, said she recently attended the event in California, which the Duchess of Sussex also went to, and the pair briefly spoke.

Four healthcare operators have been appointed to deliver the enhanced Primary Care Plan (PCP) for migrant workers, providing this group with more affordable healthcare from April 2027, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Wednesday (Aug 5).Under this enhanced PCP, migrant workers will co-pay $5 per consultation for physical clinic consultation and telemedicine services. «[This will allow] migrant workers to seek care when they need to. This takes into account the higher costs of delivering telemedicine services while ensuring that consultation co-payments remain affordable for migrant workers,» said the ministry. The four operators are Sata CommHealth, St Andrew's Mission Hospital, Healthway Medical Group and Fullerton Health.Anchored in the north, south, east and west of Singapore, these operators will provide this service for the next five years from April 1, 2027.The PCP was introduced in 2022.MOM said that they have consulted with stakeholders and enhanced the PCP, aiming to make primary healthcare more accessible and strengthen service delivery while keeping costs affordable for employers.

More than 2,000 companies with Russian capital operate in Kyrgyzstan, the Russian leader said

The Russian president addressed participants of the 8th Russian-Kyrgyz Economic Forum and the 12th Russian-Kyrgyz Interregional Conference in a video message

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The victims were rushed to a major trauma centre after stabbings near Covent Garden in central London.

Professor Jason Arday had been at the centre of a growing row over allegations that he had copied parts of his PhD from another student.

The US state of Indiana has declared an energy emergency, citing maritime drone warfare in the Russia-Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

According to the newspaper, the United States used more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles and over 1,000 THAAD and Patriot interceptors in the first weeks of the war against Iran

Ukraine’s main commercial ports - Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny - remain idle