NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Oil rose on Monday, lifted as US Gulf Coast platforms, refineries and pipelines grappled with uncertainty on restart timelines after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on the […]
SINGAPORE – The nation’s Covid-19 vaccination rate has reached a new milestone, with 80 per cent of the population having received two doses of the vaccine as at Sunday (Aug […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Mr Igal Namdar has made a fortune buying shopping malls no one else wants. He scoops up struggling centres at bargain-basement prices after their landlords lose faith, betting […]
SINGAPORE – Ms Poe Ei San, 25, a Myanmar migrant, could not find work as a nurse in Singapore, so she cleaned homes instead. Every day, the Yangon University graduate […]
SINGAPORE – National water agency PUB will be raising a 450m stretch of Dunearn Road, where flash floods have occurred three times this year, to reduce the risk of such […]
BENGALARU (REUTERS) – Peloton Interactive Inc said on Thursday (Aug 26) its near-term profitability would suffer due to a decision to slash the price of its exercise bike and higher […]
SINGAPORE – Some outlets distributing free masks ran out of stock around noon on Thursday (Aug 26), the first day of Temasek Foundation’s exercise. Under the fifth Stay Prepared initiative, […]
SINGAPORE – A new online e-commerce platform has been launched to showcase local food brands and help lesser-known food start-ups reach a wider market, both in Singapore and globally. Food […]
TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like lasting well into next year as the surging Delta variant upends factory production in […]
LONDON (REUTERS) – The world’s biggest crypto exchange Binance is not capable of being supervised properly and poses a significant risk to consumers, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said in […]
SINGAPORE – The war for supermarket supremacy has heated up with Cold Storage opening a flagship outlet at Paragon on Wednesday (Aug 25). Its weapons include exclusive tie-ups with Ryan’s […]
SINGAPORE – The BHG department store in Bugis Junction was shut on Wednesday (Aug 25) for cleaning and disinfecting works, after a member of its staff tested positive for Covid-19. […]
(REUTERS) – People care what their avatars are wearing. When the virtual world Decentraland said users could make and sell their own clothing for avatars to wear on the site, […]
SINGAPORE – Proceedings have started against Terry Xu, the chief editor of sociopolitical website The Online Citizen (TOC), for contempt of court. They come after TOC published a post which […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Qantas Airways said on Wednesday (Aug 18) it would require all of its employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as part of its broader commitment to safety, in […]
SINGAPORE – Frustrated with the number of chores she had on top of having to care for an elderly woman, a maid pushed her charge, causing the 85-year-old woman to […]
SINGAPORE – After a drinking session, an intoxicated man picked up a heated metal spatula and used it to burn his domestic helper’s left forearm on Oct 18, 2018. Rajamanickam […]
SINGAPORE – To navigate an increasingly complex and competitive world, Singapore students have to pursue more diverse interests and capabilities, beyond what is taught and tested in schools. How far the […]
SINGAPORE – In the coming years, millions of university graduates in Asia alone will be added to the global talent pool, alongside the accelerating pace of technological change and disruption. […]
SINGAPORE – Members of the public can check out six new stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) virtually from Aug 23 to 27, ahead of their opening on Aug […]
