Merlion statue cleaning postponed due to ‘manpower issues’: STB
SINGAPORE – The Merlion will have to wait longer for its regular bath. The iconic statue was supposed to have its quarterly cleaning from last Thursday (Aug 26) to Saturday, but […]
No evidence yet of Covid-19 clusters at bus interchanges spreading virus to commuters: Iswaran
SINGAPORE – There is currently no evidence that Covid-19 clusters in bus interchanges have resulted in spreading the virus to commuters, said Transport Minister S. Iswaran on Friday (Sept 3). […]
620 electric vehicle chargers to be installed at public carparks in the next 12 months
SINGAPORE – More than 600 electric vehicle (EV) chargers will be installed at some 200 public carparks in HDB estates, industrial estates and the Central Business District over the next […]
Alibaba pledges $20.8 billion to China’s ‘common prosperity’ drive
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China’s Alibaba Group Holding will invest 100 billion yuan (S$20.8 billion) by 2025 in support of “common prosperity”, it said, becoming the latest corporate giant to pledge […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 3
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Sept 3. SingPost Centre death: How the elderly man could have got into the stairwell Soh Eng Thong’s body was […]
OCBC mounts China hiring spree to tap growing wealth
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – OCBC Bank is boosting its wealth management and corporate banking staff for Greater China to capture regional business flow from the world’s second-largest economy. South-east Asia’s second-largest […]
S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records ahead of August jobs data
NEW YORK (AFP) – Major US equity indices again finished at records on Thursday (Sept 2) following better weekly jobless claim data ahead of the closely-watched August employment report. The […]
Police investigating 27-year-old woman for racially offensive tweets
SINGAPORE – The police are investigating a 27-year-old Singaporean woman for promoting enmity between different racial groups. The Twitter user “Matilda Lee” had allegedly posted content against the Malay community, […]
NUS climbs to 21st place and NTU moves to 46th spot in latest global rankings
SINGAPORE – The National University of Singapore (NUS) climbed four places to become the world’s 21st top university – its highest position – in the latest Times Higher Education rankings. […]
Tighter measures at bus interchanges needed after Covid-19 clusters
SINGAPORE – The growing Covid-19 clusters at bus interchanges suggest that workplace practices across different interchanges could be causing the virus to spread, said an infectious disease expert. This warrants closer […]
Joseph Schooling’s former spokesman charged with 21 counts of cheating
SINGAPORE – Former sports agent Mohamed Hafidz Ja’afar, who previously served as Olympic champion Joseph Schooling’s spokesman and managed his swim school, has been charged with cheating several people, allegedly duping […]
Older adults resilient in the face of Covid-19 but social support needed: SMU report
SINGAPORE – Older adults have adapted to the challenges of the pandemic in novel ways, such as by starting online businesses to generate new sources of income or developing new […]
Temasek-backed Oxford Nanopore, a Covid-19 test provider, to launch $4.59 billion London IPO: Sources
LONDON (REUTERS) – Oxford Nanopore, a provider of rapid Covid-19 tests to the UK’s national health service, is working with banks to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the […]
China Evergrande’s billionaire boss exudes calm even as debt risks grow
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Mingling with power brokers at celebrations to mark the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1, a beaming Hui Ka Yan showed no signs […]
Son of suspended EuroSports Global CEO takes up deputy CEO role in subsidiary
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Luxury car distributor EuroSports Global announced on Wednesday evening (Sept 1) that Mr Joshua Goh Yi Shun, the son of its former chief executive, will […]
US stocks end mixed amid contradictory economic signs
NEW YORK(AFP) – With US and global economic data sending differing signals as the surge of Covid-19 infections continues to take a toll on the recovery, Wall Street equities ended […]
High Court awards PM Lee $370,000 in damages in defamation suits against TOC editor Terry Xu and article author
SINGAPORE – The High Court has awarded Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong a total of $370,000 in damages for two defamation suits he filed over an article published on The […]
Briton allegedly linked to Wirecard case charged in Singapore with abetting to falsify document
SINGAPORE – A man allegedly linked to a case involving German payments company Wirecard has been charged with one count of abetting to falsify a document. James Henry O’Sullivan, 46, […]
Researchers identify possible predictor of early heart disease in the elderly: NHCS
SINGAPORE – Researchers here have found a potential predictor of heart disease among the elderly, after discovering a link between the weakening of skeletal muscle function and heart size. The […]
Changi Airport T1 and T3 reopen to public 3 months after Covid-19 cluster found
SINGAPORE – Staff of several stores and eateries returned to Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 for the first time in more than three months on Wednesday (Sept 1). […]