Property market update: Private home sales dip while prices keep climbing, Money News,2021 continues to be an interesting year. First-time homeowners continue to keep their fingers crossed, hoping for a break; while at the same time sellers wonder if now’s the time to sell (if you sell high, you mig
5 tasty titbits that will take you back to your childhood, Lifestyle News,Remember the good old days, when you’d save up your pocket money to buy treats at a provision shop? Here are five titbits that take us right back to our childhoods. 1. Pola snack These savoury animal–shaped crackers are perfec
Rich countries' access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns: Group, World News,GENEVA – The Omicron-fuelled wave of Covid-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in ove
Australia had hottest month on record in January: Weather bureau, World News,MELBOURNE – Australia endured its hottest month on record in January, with sweltering conditions expected to persist through April, the country's weather bureau said on Friday (Feb 1). The heatwave, in which temperatur
Shorts cuts for a new take on branding, Singapore News,The video scrolls on your social media feed, and unfolds into what looks like an episode of a TV series or a short film. Maybe it's a tearjerker, which, after you've watched to the end, you \”Like\” and \”Share\”, with a comment on how won
As Covid-19 cases edge up, Taiwan unveils mass vaccination plan, Asia News,Taiwan reported a rise in domestic coronavirus infections on Wednesday (June 2) after six days of falls, and unveiled details of a mass vaccination plan that aims to eventually cover 1.7 million people a week. After months of
Thailand bids to avert 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping birth rate, offering parents childcare and fertility centres, while also tapping social media influencers to showcas
Super rare, purple-pink diamond up for auction, could fetch $52m, World News,HONG KONG – An extremely rare, vivid purple-pink diamond mined in Russia is expected to fetch up to $38 million (S$ 52 million) when it goes under the hammer on Nov 11, the auction house Sotheby’s said on Monday. The oval g
Whoopi Goldberg quits Twitter because 'it's a mess', Entertainment News,Whoopi Goldberg has quit Twitter. The 66-year-old actress has announced that she's walking away from the micro-blogging platform after it was recently acquired by Tesla boss Elon Musk. Speaking on The View, W
