WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – When Janet Yellen was Federal Reserve chair in 2014, she faced a grilling from Republicans about whether the federal government had a plan if the nation’s borrowing […]
SINGAPORE – In the sleepless hours after she had been raped by a man she once thought she would marry, Bella (not her real name), felt lost. The 23-year-old was […]
SINGAPORE – If scientists have learnt anything about Covid-19 over the past 20 months, it is that they don’t know enough. The disease is so different to anything humanity has […]
SINGAPORE – Teacher Berton Tan, 28, and Ms Evian Lim, 26, will tie the knot on Sept 18 to mark the date they started going out four years ago. They […]
SINGAPORE – With the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots expected to start this month, The Straits Times tackles key questions about the programme, including whether someone will be considered […]
SINGAPORE – Students who have been placed on leave of absence (LOA) after coming into close contact with confirmed Covid-19 cases will now be allowed to take national examinations if […]
SINGAPORE – The labour movement is calling for monetary support beyond current grants to be given to professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) who have lost their jobs. Speaking to the […]
SINGAPORE – QR codes have come into their own amid the Covid-19 pandemic as people scan them to enter places such as shops and eateries but they have gained very […]
SINGAPORE – In March last year, Dr Wee Teck Young left Afghanistan for Singapore after almost 18 years in the country. But he has continued to stay in touch with […]
(NYTIMES) – Mr David Gross, a New York-based advertising agency executive, convened the troops over Zoom this month to deliver a message he and his fellow partners were eager to […]
Zagreb, Croatia, Aug 13, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As subscriptions grow by 100% year on year, it is sure that subscriptions are here to stay and become […]
SINGAPORE – Around 50 nightlife establishments that flouted Covid-19 rules since October last year will not be allowed to reopen. Others that previously pivoted to food and beverage (F&B) operations […]
SINGAPORE – Gender advocacy group Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has called for laws on workplace discrimination and harassment to be enhanced and for watchdogs to get […]
(NYTIMES) – The federal agents who raided a drug dealer’s house in a suburb of Philadelphia found marijuana and, to their surprise, US$2.5 million (S$3.4 million) in cash stashed in […]
SINGAPORE – A steady stream of retail staff trickled into the VivoCity carpark on Wednesday morning (June 30) for their Covid-19 swab tests. Mandatory testing is under way for all […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Celebrity couple Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have taken an equity stake in cryptocurrency exchange FTX as part of a long-term partnership, marking the duo’s newest […]
SINGAPORE – There were no big crowds at hawker centres and coffee shops on Monday morning (June 21) when dining in resumed for groups of two. But those The Straits Times (ST) […]
When it comes to money, one of life’s biggest contradictions is that people on high salaries may not be very savvy when it comes to managing their own money. Perhaps […]
SINGAPORE – A wanted French national and his family, who had made a transit in Singapore on Sunday (June 13), left Singapore on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Home Affairs […]
SINGAPORE – Police are investigating nearly 300 people for suspected involvement in a variety of scams. Victims lost close to $7 million in the 534 cases being probed. The suspects […]
