SINGAPORE – After dropping off eligible cans and bottles for recycling from April 1, consumers can receive 10-cent refunds via their DBS PayLah! wallets.This is the second digital refund option under the Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS), apart from tapping ez-link cards, which was announced earlier.The recycling scheme requires consumers to return their used drink containers at over 1,000 reverse vending machines islandwide.Under the programme, consumers will pay an additional 10 cents, which is a refundable deposit, for bottled and canned drinks ranging from 150ml to 3 litres.To use PayLah!, consumers must generate their personal QR code under “My QR” in the app and scan it at the machine, said DBS Bank in a statement on March 2.PayLah! is open to all residents in Singapore, and people can sign up for the app without a DBS or POSB bank account, it added.After consumers return the bottles and cans, refunds will be credited into their PayLah! wallets, with confirmation via a notification.Reverse vending machines will be placed in supermarkets, HDB void decks and town centres, among other high-footfall areas.
Delhi High Court has revived disciplinary proceedings against IRS officer Sameer Wankhede concerning drugs seized in a 2021 case. This decision overturns a previous relief granted by the Central Administrative Tribunal. The proceedings relate to allegations of Wankhede threatening to implicate actor Shah Rukh Khan's son in the Cordelia cruise drug bust.
The Home Ministry has established two new empowered committees in West Bengal to expedite citizenship applications under the CAA, bringing the total to four. These panels will finalize citizenship grants for persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who arrived before December 31, 2014.
At issue is a California law prohibiting school policies that require employees to report students’ sexual orientation and gender identity to parents.
The president, who has skipped the event throughout his presidency, said he accepted the invitation after being asked “very nicely.”
Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they hit three British and American ships in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz - as footage showed a tanker bursting into flames on Sunday.
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US President Donald Trump has brushed aside the polls indicating that Americans don’t support his war with Iran Read Full Article at RT.com
Mobile network operators in Singapore are «actively working» on resolving three outstanding complaints regarding weak mobile network coverage in the Bidadari estate, said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo.Teo, who is also the Minister-in-charge of Cybersecurity and Smart Nation, was responding to a parliamentary question on Monday (March 2) by Member of Parliament Alex Yeo.Yeo, who represents Potong Pasir SMC, had asked the minister if the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) had received feedback of connectivity dead-zones and weak signal strength in the Bidadari estate over the past five years.He also asked if such feedback arose due to a delay by telecommunications companies (telcos) in installing boosters pending the completion of the developments, and how telcos will address such connectivity gaps.In her written reply, Teo reiterated that mobile network operators are required to meet IMDA's quality of service standards. She added that IMDA conducts regular checks islandwide to ensure that these standards are met.
Le Tribunal de commerce de Papeete a validé, le 23 février 2026, le plan de redressement de la compagnie maritime Apetahi Express. Cette décision marque officiellement la fin de la procédure de redressement judiciaire et engage l'entreprise dans une phase de consolidation de ses activités au service des populations insulaires.
Le procès du meurtre du jeune Manoa, 16 ans, s’est ouvert ce lundi matin à 8 heures, à huis clos. Les faits remontent à septembre 2024 et impliquent deux frères, âgés de 15 et 17 ans au moment des faits. Seul le plus jeune comparaît à la barre, son frère aîné étant jugé ultérieurement.
The Pentagon is bracing for more casualties as it wages a massive campaign to eliminate Tehran’s arsenal but acknowledged that U.S. forces cannot intercept all incoming fire.
The issue before the court is whether the law meets a strict Second Amendment standard that any gun restriction must be consistent with the “Nation’s historical tradition.”
Former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton appeared last week before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee.
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Iranian drone and missile forces have struck American military targets in six Middle Eastern countries Read Full Article at RT.com
US President Donald Trump could spark World War III with his regime change wars, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Tilray, which owns a raft of craft breweries in the US, said it has bought a number of BrewDog assets including the global brand and related intellectual property.
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Selon nos confrères de TNTV, les forces de l’ordre ont intercepté dimanche un kilo d’ice à l’aéroport de Tahiti-Faa’a. Cette opération intervient alors que l’État renforce ses moyens pour lutter contre un trafic de drogues toujours plus structuré en 2026.
A Federal Court judge has refused to temporarily order Corrections Canada to move a transgender inmate with a history of sex offences from a men’s to a women’s prison, but has agreed the judicial review in her case should be heard more quickly.
March 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.
President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to increase the number of nuclear warheads in France’s arsenal Read Full Article at RT.com
The countries are seeking to build a wide coalition to advance a swift and diplomatic end to the conflict to prevent regional escalation and a prolonged energy price shock, Bloomberg reports
According to Mikhail Ulyanov, there was no reason for a military action
Russian Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov stressed that a strike on an operating nuclear plant would be a disaster
In addition, the Israeli Air Force continued striking surface-to-surface missile launchers, sites used for the production of weapons for Iranian forces, and other IRGC Air Force sites
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein pointed out the complexity of Baghdad's position in the current conflict, as Iraq is «being attacked by various parties involved in the confrontation in the region»
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Russia has busted more than 100 communication channels and arrested over 200 people on suspicion of Ukraine-backed terrorism and fraud Read Full Article at RT.com
The next round of negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the US could start on March 5, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has said Read Full Article at RT.com
