Sydney pummelled by hail the size of tennis balls, World News,Australia's largest city was picking up the pieces Friday after a series of lightning and hailstorms pummelled cars with ice blocks the size of tennis balls. The authorities issued a severe storm warning, but that was not enough to p
Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek says to expand abroad, Business Wires News,SINGAPORE – Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment firm Go-Jek on Thursday said it would enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines in the next few months, investing $500 million in its international push.
Dasin Retail Trust share price at $0.81: Is this a buy?, Money News,Dasin Retail Trust is a property trust with a share price (technically known as unit price for REIT s and property trusts) of $0.81 at the time of writing. At that unit price, Dasin Retail Trust is valued at a price-to-book (PB) rat
Singapore prepares for long term life – and death – with Covid-19, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – With just a few dozen Covid-19 deaths and one of the world's highest vaccination rates, Singapore wants to reopen for business – and is laying the groundwork to live with the coronavirus as it does oth
Braving Covid-19 risks, Indian volunteers tend to the sick and the dead, Asia News,Every day after he wraps up the online classes he teaches at a Bengaluru college, Akshay Mandlik puts on his mask, gloves and overalls and heads out to help bury the Covid-19 dead. The 37-year-old professor of social
TikTok's journey from global sensation to Trump target, Digital News,BEIJING/SHANGHAI/NEW YORK – Microsoft Corp’s potential acquisition of TikTok’s US operations is the latest twist in a two-year rollercoaster for the short video app, which has come under growing scrutiny from overseas governme
Netizens praise Singapore and Malaysia silat opponents for their sportsmanship during SEA Games semis, Singapore News,Finding sportsmanship in top-level sports can be hard at times. Just ask Singapore silat exponent Sheik Ferdous Sheik Alau'ddin, who was left unconscious during the SEA Games 20
The cover-up: Malaysian officials reveal just how much 1MDB probe was obstructed, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – The government of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak spent years systematically obstructing probes into the alleged looting of state fund 1MDB, while also ruthlessly muzzling criti
Prenatal smoking tied to higher risk of infant sleep-related deaths, Health News,Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more than twice as likely to have babies die suddenly in their sleep as women who avoid tobacco, a US study suggests. More than 3,700 US infants up to 12 months old die each year o
Singapore migrant worker's poem speaks of heartache and struggle, Singapore News,Toiling for long hours for meagre salaries and living in crowded dormitories, migrant construction workers have helped build modern-day Singapore, but remain all but invisible to many in the affluent city state. No
