Jail for 4th man linked to plan to extort businessman filmed having sex with another man
SINGAPORE – Three men hatched a plan to extort $60,000 from a married businessman after he was secretly recorded having sex with another man. The amount was later reduced to […]
Market rides on economic recovery, but tech stays tepid
SINGAPORE – Another week and another high for Wall Street stocks despite confusing Fedspeak and taper tantrums. The Dow closed at 35,515.38 last Friday, for a 306.87-point gain for the week. […]
Woman who was serving SHN at hotel allegedly climbed into balcony of another room
SINGAPORE – A 39-year-old woman allegedly left on two occasions the hotel room where she was serving her stay-home notice (SHN) and even climbed into the balcony of another room. […]
Manufacturing to drive Singapore’s recovery for another year amid Covid-19 resurgence
The recent Covid-19 resurgence may have baked in the prospects of an uneven and gradual economic recovery through the year led by the trade-driven manufacturing sector. That suggests the pace […]
Slump and recovery: The two faces of Singapore’s economy
The start of the year has bode well for some industries, while others continue to slump. Insight looks at what lies ahead for sectors at both ends of the spectrum, […]
US stocks rise with S&P 500 ending at another record
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday (April 8), with the S&P 500 finishing at another record, after lacklustre employment data bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will […]
Drawing out value of digital art through non-fungible tokens
SINGAPORE – If we were to list the most used keyboard functions in the world, copy and paste is bound to feature among the top few: Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, and there […]
Woman who claims to be ‘sovereign’ expected to face another charge under Women’s Charter
SINGAPORE – The woman who claimed she was a “sovereign” when told to wear a mask in public is expected to face another charge under the Women’s Charter. Paramjeet Kaur, […]