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
Pregnant woman says SDAs pushed and kicked her in Woodlands, HDB responds, Singapore News,When a pregnant woman recently confronted several safe distancing ambassadors (SDAs) for taking photos of her children, one of them allegedly turned violent towards her. Taking to Facebook on Wednesday (March 1
Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine, Digital News,Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Sunday (Feb 27) it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are. The com
LG Electronics sees 80 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit, Business Wires News,SEOUL – South Korea's LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS) said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter operating profit likely plummeted 80 per cent from the same period a year earlier, falling well below analyst expectations. T
Grab seizes big deals ahead of Go-Jek's arrival, Business Wires News,Grab is putting the pedal to the metal to become South-east Asia's prodigious Super App, unveiling two partnerships with two leading global companies in just one week. The first is with global payments processor Mastercar
Covid-19: 846 new cases reported, including 438 Omicron cases, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The number of new cases of the Covid-19 variant Omicron rose to 438 on Tuesday (Jan 11), up from 389 a day earlier, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). Of these, 159 were local cases and 279 were imported, MOH s
Star Wars: The Bad Batch will return for Season 2 on Disney+ next year, Entertainment News,The Clone Wars, part deux. Disney+ has announced a second season renewal for Star Wars: The Bad Batch, in advance of its first season finale happening next week. The series will return with more episodes in 20
Resale condo prices up by 0.8% in March 2022, with the highest price increase in the OCR, Money News,Prices of resale condos have increased for the 20th straight month, with a month-on-month increase of 0.8 per cent. According to the 99.co and SRX report on the resale condo market, the OCR market se
Subway passengers trapped waist-high in floodwaters as river banks in China burst, China News,BEIJING – Heavy rainfall in central China’s Henan province has killed 12 people in its capital, Zhengzhou, and has led to the relocation of about 100,000 people to safe zones, state media Xinhua reported on
SCDF rescues woman who fell into Singapore River after allegedly consuming too much alcohol, Singapore News,The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescued a woman who had fallen into the Singapore River on Wednesday evening (June 3). Stomp understands the woman had allegedly been consuming alcohol
Covid-19 disruption causing deaths from tuberculosis, Aids in poorest countries, World News,GENEVA – Hundreds of thousands of people will die of tuberculosis left untreated because of disruption to healthcare systems in poor countries caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, a global aid fund said. In a few
DBS profit soars 32% to a quarterly record on rising interest rates, Money News,DBS Group reported a forecast-beating 32 per cent jump in quarterly profit to a record high and gave a bullish outlook on Thursday (Nov 3) as higher interest rates boosted net interest margins at Southeast Asia's la
Raw chicken on floor, ducks hung overnight: Netizens raise alarm on food hygiene at roast meat stalls, Singapore News,Some roast meat fans probably had second thoughts about digging into their meals after social media posts showed potential food hygiene lapses at two Hua Zai Roasted Duck stalls over
Amazon chief Jeff Bezos tops Forbes world's rich list as Trump wealth drops, Business Wires News,PARIS – Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest person, having snatched the top spot from Microsoft founder Bill Gates who slips to second place, according to Forbes magazine's
Death toll climbs to 10 as heavy rains hit typhoon-ravaged eastern Japan, Asia News,TOKYO – The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in eastern Japan reached 10 on Saturday, with three others missing, public broadcaster NHK reported, just two weeks after the region was
My husband tested positive for Covid-19, but I'm the one that's exhausted, Lifestyle News,Watching a recent TikTok video where Korean-American Diane Sung laments about being exhausted after her husband was diagnosed with Covid-19 struck a chord in me. This probably wouldn't have if I&
Google pledges carbon-neutral shipping, recycled plastic for all devices, Digital News,Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday announced that it would neutralize carbon emissions from delivering consumer hardware by next year and include recycled plastic in each of its products by 2022. The new commitm
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by global outage, Digital News,Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp at least partially reconnected to the global internet late on Monday afternoon Eastern time, nearly six hours into an outage that paralysed the social media platform. Facebook and its WhatsApp and Insta
India's population growth slows as world reaches 8 billion, Asia News,NEW DELHI – As the global population reaches eight billion, India, formerly a powerful driver of the number of people on the planet, is experiencing a marked slowdown. Falling fertility rates in the South Asian country have f
The dummy's guide to Singapore's political parties: The SDA edition, Singapore News,Unless you've been living under a rock, you should have some inkling of the People's Action Party (PAP) and the Workers' Party (WP). But what about RP? Or PSP? Or SDP? If these acronyms mean
Video of woman 'drowning' in City Square Mall's suspended ball pit goes viral, Singapore News,A woman experienced the fright of her life when she found herself unable to get out of a sea of balls at the newly opened suspended ball pit in City Square Mall on Feb 3. Bloggers Vivien and
South Korea lifts most Covid-19 precautions as new cases dip to 2-month low, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea lifted almost all of its Covid-19 precautions on Monday (April 18) in a major step towards a return to normal life as the Omicron variant recedes and daily infections retreated to a more than t
