Travelling to JB during the March holidays? Follow these tips to protect yourself and your car, Lifestyle News,[UPDATED, March 17]: Malaysia announced on Monday (March 16) that it will be implementing a lockdown for two weeks from March 18 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It will be barring
Daily roundup: Kenneth Ma says Jacqueline Wong didn't talk to him about her latest drama – and other top stories today, World News,Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Kenneth Ma says Jacqueline Wong didn't talk to him about her latest drama It wasn't too long a
Perfect storm of virus peril in Asia's sprawling slums, Asia News,Mary Grace Aves is terrified of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, but the best weapons to protect her family — isolation and sanitation — are unreachable luxuries in the Manila shantytown they call home. The same particularly da
China's Xi Jinping offers another S$82.4 billion to Africa, but says no to 'vanity' projects, World News,BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping offered another $60 billion (S$82.4 billion) in financing for Africa on Monday and wrote off some debt for poorer African nations, while warn
Child abuse cases in Singapore rise 63% after hitting decade-high in 2020, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – There was a sharp spike in the number of child abuse cases investigated by the authorities in 2021. This follows the rise in 2020, which saw the highest number of cases in a decade, according to dat
UK banks told to reimburse customers tricked by scams, World News,LONDON – Banks will have to reimburse customers tricked into sending money in a type of online scam that has become Britain's largest type of payment fraud, the Payment Systems Regulator proposed on Thursday. The PSR proposed tha
Motorist mocks lorry driver about education after getting called 'f***face', Singapore News,People lash out in all kinds of ways when they are hurt or angry, from name-calling to belittling the other party. A video of a road dispute between a car driver and a lorry driver along Orchard Roa
Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation (SDIC) explainer: How it safeguards our hard-earned savings, Money News,SDIC — our fail-safe in case financial institutions in Singapore collapse. Here’s what you need to know about the company that insures your deposits up to $75,000. Keeping our hard earned
Trump weighs authorising US troops to medically screen migrants, World News,WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's administration is considering giving US troops on the border with Mexico the authority to carry out medical screening of migrants, US officials told Reuters on Tuesday (Nov 20). The
Breakthrough infections can lead to long Covid; genes may explain critical illness in young, healthy adults, World News,The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by pe
Thailand to start human trials on Covid-19 shots via nasal spray, Asia News,BANGKOK, Aug 11 – Two coronavirus vaccines administered using a nasal spray being developed in Thailand are due to start human trials by the end of this year, after promising results in trials involving mice, a government of
Case says more than 38 'misled' by e-shop's hidden membership fees; Fashion Interactive denies using 'fine print', Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Online shoppers are being warned about reading the fine print after several complaints about an online shop's membership program
Australia approves national plan to safeguard Aboriginal heritage, World News,MELBOURNE — Australia will set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, after a review of mining standards following Rio Tinto's destruction of sacred rock shelters for an iron ore m
Pakistan bus blast kills 13 including Chinese; Beijing blames bomb, Asia News,PESHAWAR, Pakistan/BEIJING – A blast on a bus killed 13 people in north Pakistan on Wednesday (July 14), including nine Chinese nationals in what Beijing said was a bomb attack but Islamabad called a vehicle failure. Two P
Why expatriates should get international health insurance in Singapore, Money News,Living abroad may not be easy but it doesn’t have to be. In a bid to help you feel more at home, we have analysed the most important aspect for you: your safety as well as your family’s. From why you should get intern
At least 49 people, mostly migrants, killed in Mexico trailer road accident, World News,TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico – At least 49 people, most of them migrants from Central America, died in a trailer crash in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, officials said on Thursday (Dec 9), in one of the worst
Apple AirPods Max review: The ultimate expression of AirPods, Digital News,The AirPods Max is a collection of numbers: 4 years in the making, 40mm drivers, 9 microphones, 9 sensors of all sorts, and 2 H1 chips. But the biggest number of them all is the price – $849. As someone who spends his nights
Mum who hit daughter with phone charging cable sentenced to detention order, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A Chinese national was sentenced to a 10-day short detention order on Tuesday (Sept 15) after she used a mobile phone charging cable to hit her then eight-year-old daughter on her arms and lower b
