'Entry only. No exit:' Beijing sees more Covid-19 closures as anger grows in Shanghai, China News,BEIJING/SHANGHAI – China's capital Beijing closed more businesses and residential compounds on Friday (April 29), with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a Covid-19 outbrea
Mueller probe 'close to being completed': Acting US attorney-general, World News,WASHINGTON – Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election is close to wrapping up, Acting US Attorney-General Matthew Whitaker told reporters on Monday (Jan 28). \”I&#
First court challenge against fake news law fails; High Court dismisses SDP's appeal, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The High Court has dismissed the Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) appeal to reverse the correction order against it under the fake news law, in a case that is set to define th
Driver of Maserati that dragged police officer gets more jail time, another lifetime driving ban for new car-related offences, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The driver of a Maserati that had dragged a policeman for more than 100m in 2017 continued to drive while he was out on bail pending his appeal la
Woman goes back to wounding neighbour's religious feelings despite court order, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A woman was given a two-year mandatory treatment order (MTO) in June 2017 for such acts as placing raw pork outside the home of a Malay-Muslim neighbour. But two months before its end, Lee
A year after Covid-19 vaccine waiver proposal, WTO talks are deadlocked, World News,GENEVA – A year after South Africa and India introduced a novel proposal to temporarily waive intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines and therapies at the World Trade Organisation, negotiations are deadlock
SIA apologises for cancelled flight after plane 'comes into contact' with aerobridge at Newark in US, Singapore News,A homebound Singapore Airlines flight from Newark in the United State's New Jersey was cancelled after it came into contact with an aerobridge on Saturday (March 23). A
Woman calls cops after Ninja Van deliveryman breaks 'lucky' flower pot, Singapore News,It goes without saying that 2020 hasn't been the most huat year. For one woman, things just got a little worse thanks to a hapless Ninja Van delivery man who broke her prized possession — a \”lucky\”
'It was my last resort': Eelyn Kok's relationship with son suffered because she had to play bad cop, Entertainment News,Eelyn Kok has played many roles over her acting career, but being the bad cop at home might just be the toughest one. In a recent interview with Lianhe Zaobao, actre
Hayley Woo cuts off 'bad luck' after getting Covid-19 and what celebs like Jayesslee, Annette Lee, Chen Xiuhuan did during CNY, Entertainment News,If you had a rather dull Chinese New Year holidays watching K-dramas at your relatives' place and sleeping at home, well, know that some p
'I've got towns that are gone,' Kentucky governor says after outbreak of tornadoes, World News,WASHINGTON – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said on Sunday (Dec 12) that widespread damage is making rescue efforts a challenge in his state after tornadoes swept through the region two days
Inside the super-secure Swiss lab trying to stop the next pandemic, World News,SPIEZ, Switzerland – The setting is straight from a spy thriller: Crystal waters below, snow-capped Swiss Alps above and in between, a super-secure facility researching the world's deadliest pathogens. Spiez Laborato
Planning to retire overseas? Here are 4 things you must do, Business Wires News,So you’ve spent the better part of your life working and you think you’re now old enough to stick it to your boss and retire. But with the cost of living soaring year on year, it looks like you’ll have to shelve your ret
Ayden Sng's new bachelor pad has a bar, Entertainment News,Local actor Ayden Sng recently hit another milestone in life and has been enjoying the fruits of his labour in his newly renovated bachelor pad. Since last year, the 28-year-old has been teasing on Instagram bits of the apartment, which
Woman gets trapped after prying open platform doors at Little India station, Singapore News,We've probably all attempted a mad dash past closing train doors at MRT stations. In a video clip that has surfaced on Facebook on Wednesday (Aug 28), two female passengers could be seen running into a t
Chinese teen suffers stroke after non-stop gaming for a month during pandemic, Digital News,In some news that would make any parent hastily forward over to their kids, a teen in China was said to have lost control of his entire left arm after a whole month of non-stop gaming. Nanning Television repo
Suspected arsonist of Japan animation studio was a reclusive, quarrelsome gamer, says neighbour, Asia News,OMIYA, Japan – The man suspected of killing 34 people in an arson attack in Japan lived alone, hundreds of kilometres from the torched Kyoto Animation studio, where he played video games non-st
Reality drag show kicks off in Thailand, Entertainment News,BANGKOK – Before his shows at a jazz club in Bangkok, Pan Pan Narkprasert, 29, slathers layers of make-up on his face, emerging after two hours transformed into Pangina Heals, a larger-than-life, purple-lipped woman with a mass of blonde ha
Nurul Aini has own toilet, 'getaway room' and walk-in closet in 3-storey terrace home, Entertainment News,Despite being a working mother of three, local actress Nurul Aini still manages to find time for herself. In fact, she's even accounted for it in her Scandinavian-minimalist three
Unnatural death in Chinatown: Police investigating if contents of cooking pot are human remains, Singapore News,In what could potentially be a gruesome discovery, police are investigating if the contents found in a cooking pot are human remains. The pot and its contents were removed by investigators
