SINGAPORE – When a polytechnic student swiped right on a Tinder profile in March 2021, he was expecting to fall in love and start a relationship, but he ended up losing his hard-earned money to
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Borders to reopen on April 1, says PM
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s borders will reopen on April 1, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced today. “With this, Malaysian citizens with valid travel documents can enter and leave the country as they did before the
Read moreSingapore in discussion with Malaysia to expand VTL-Land to private vehicles
Meanwhile, Minister for Transport S. Iswaran said Singapore would deepen and extend VTLs with Asean neighbours including Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. “We are in advanced discussions to expand the VTLs to Penang and
Read more‘Gangster is nothing’: Former inmate who renounced gang membership in prison says it gave him freedom
SINGAPORE: John (not his real name) is no stranger to life behind bars. Coming from a broken family, he was 14 when he joined a gang. Soon he committed crimes involving violence, drugs and housebreaking.
Read moreSPH Media, Adwork partner to offer Malaysian businesses advertising space in Singapore
SINGAPORE – SPH Media and Adwork on Tuesday (Jan 4) formed a partnership to enable the advertising firm’s clients in Malaysia to advertise their businesses in Singapore. Under the partnership, Adwork’s Malaysian clients, which consist
Read moreSingapore contributes US$60,000 for flood and typhoon relief efforts in Malaysia, Philippines
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Government will contribute US$60,000 (S$82,000) as seed money to support the Singapore Red Cross’ public fundraising to aid disaster relief and recovery efforts in Malaysia and the Philippines, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
Read moreThe A-Zs that rocked 2021: Xi Jinping crackdown
SINGAPORE – A number of scandals rocked the Chinese entertainment scene this year – notably the arrest of pop star Kris Wu for rape, and the surrogacy and tax evasion controversies involving actress Zheng Shuang. And Chinese President
Read moreMalaysians in Singapore buoyed by home quarantine option, but approvals less straightforward than expected
JOHOR BAHRU: Durian seller Louis Lee has not seen his wife and two young children for a year. The 31-year-old from Muar is among the thousands of Malaysians who are working in Singapore away from
Read moreSingapore reports highest daily cases on karaoke, fish market clusters
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s health ministry reported 88 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases today, the highest daily toll since August last year, driven by growing clusters of infections linked to karaoke bars and a fishery port. The outbreak
Read more48 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, all imported in 10-month high
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 48 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Sunday (Jan 24), said the Ministry of Health (MOH). This is the highest number of imported infections in Singapore since Mar 23, when 48
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