At least 14 people have died in a tropical storm that has hit Vietnam after pummelling China. The two countries are dealing with the aftermath of Storm Talas, which was accompanied by torrential rain and
Read moreDay: July 19, 2017
Goodbye gambling dens, hello tablets!
GEORGE TOWN: Now that illegal gambling dens cannot ‘pretend to be family entertainment outlets’ anymore, operators are changing strategies but the police are still on to them. “Some of the operators are now visiting food
Read moreTaxi fares in Singapore are 20th cheapest in the world: Index
SINGAPORE: Taxi fares in Singapore are the 20th cheapest in the world, according to an index compiled by online used car dealer Carspring, which is based in the United Kingdom. The 2017 Taxi Price Index
Read moreFunding boFunding boost for Hong Kong education hits a snag as pan-democrats stage silent protestost for Hong Kong education hits a snag as pan-democrats stage silent protest
A Hong Kong committee looking at an application for an education funding boost of HK$3.6 billion was suspended twice on Wednesday morning, with the city’s opposition camp warning that it could no longer be business
Read moreTengah Air Base to be expanded; more than 80,000 graves exhumed, 4 farms to be acquired
SINGAPORE – About 80,000 graves and six farms occupying more than 106 hectares of land – about a quarter the size of Clementi town – will make way for the expansion of a military airbase
Read moreAustralian Tammy Davis-Charles ‘lost everything’ after her arrest on surrogacy charges in Cambodia
AN AUSTRALIAN nurse charged with providing commercial surrogacy services in Cambodia has told a court she has “lost everything” since her arrest eight months ago and is suffering from cancer. Cambodia banned commercial surrogacy last
Read morePM: Country’s progress shows Malaysia is not a failed state
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak being brieffed by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister office Datuk Dr. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki about the new Putrajaya Islamic Complex model before officates it in Putrajaya. Also
Read moreSIA reviewing serving of nuts on flights following toddler’s allergic reaction
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is reviewing the serving of nuts on board its flights after a toddler suffering from anaphylaxis – an allergy towards peanuts – had a reaction on board a Melbourne-bound flight. According
Read moreSingapore offers SAF assistance to counter terrorism in Philippines
SINGAPORE: Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has offered the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) assistance to counter the threat of terrorism in Philippines together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Ministry of Defence
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