SINGAPORE: Temasek Holdings announced on Tuesday (Jul 11) a record net portfolio value of S$275 billion (US$197 billion) as at end-March 2017, up from S$242 billion (US$180 billion) a year ago. The Singapore-based investment company posted
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Netizens pick on Singapore beauty pageant contestants over their looks
It’s tough being a beauty contestant, whether you’re drop-dead gorgeous or not much of a looker. Invariably, there would be unkind remarks one way or another – from sexist ones to the downright crude at
Read moreBoon Tat Street murder victim sold ‘everything he owned’ to save business
The victim of the fatal Boon Tat Street stabbing managed to turn around a shipping business on the brink of bankruptcy during the 2007-2008 economic crisis. Mr Spencer Tuppani, 38, who was the chief executive
Read moreSingapore Night Festival 2017 celebrates 10 years by bringing back its popular acts
Singapore Night Festival (SNF), which turns 10 this year, will be looking towards the future by reflecting on its past. To commemorate the festival’s journey, SNF invites visitors to take a walk down memory lane
Read morePassenger removed from Garuda flight over bomb joke
A Garuda Indonesia passenger was removed from a Timika-Denpasar flight on Monday after a flight attendant heard him joke to another passenger that his heavy bag contained a bomb. The man, identified only by his
Read more5 places in Penang you must not miss
The island has all the factors a tourist is looking for – tasty authentic food, diverse cultures, a vibrant art scene, picturesque sunsets, and enchanting landscapes. Imagine narrow streets with old colonial buildings and small
Read moreWhy are supermarkets selling rotten fruits and vegetables?
ALOR SETAR – Fancy dining healthy with fruits and vegetables? If so, look carefully before you pay for these items at the cash register. A survey by The Star at various hypermarkets and supermarkets here revealed
Read moreSuspect in Boon Tat Street stabbing: ‘He’s my son-in-law, let him die’
When a customer told him that a man was bleeding outside his restaurant, Mr Eldad Tan, 28, rushed out to help the victim. He was shocked when an elderly man told him not to help
Read moreMan jailed, caned for attempted rape of tourist at Choa Chu Kang Park
SINGAPORE: She said “no” and put up a struggle, but Indian national Daler Singh paid no mind to the victim’s pleas. He pinned her to the ground and forced himself on her. The 29-year-old Indonesian
Read moreMyanmar’s 1st MMA champ Aung La N Sang: ‘I’m no politician, but I fight for my people’
SINGAPORE: Aung La N Sang feels good. “Amazing”, even, with barely a week having passed since he was crowned Myanmar’s first-ever mixed martial arts (MMA) champion. On June 30, willed on by a thunderous Yangon
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