Scotch whisky: India outdrinks France as top buyer by volume
2023-02-13
Whisky makers say the sky’s the limit for sales of Scotch, long seen as a status symbol in India.Continue Reading
A year since Sengkang Town Council started managing Anchorvale, residents say estate is cleaner
2023-02-13
The town council took over the direct management of Sengkang town on Feb 1, after it failed to receive any bids for a managing agent for three other divisions. Continue Reading
Poultry salesman pocketed S$193,000 of customers’ cash to pay off brother’s debts, gets jail
2023-02-13
SINGAPORE: In a bid to pay off his brother’s debts to loan sharks, a sales representative working for a poultry wholesaler began gambling on football matches and slot machines. However, this led to more losses and got him addicted to gambling. When his brother died, the illegal moneylenders began harassingContinue Reading
South China Sea: Philippines says China used ‘military-grade’ laser against boat
2023-02-13
The “military-grade” laser temporarily blinded the Filipino crew in the South China Sea, it says.Continue Reading
Budget 2023 to set out how Singapore can secure its prospects in a troubled world: DPM Wong
2023-02-13
Mr Wong said in a TikTok video on Feb 10 that the Government will also update its policies based on feedback and ideas given in the Forward Singapore exercise, which aims to “review and refresh Singapore’s social compact”. The plans will be announced in the Budget statement. Mr Wong launched ForwardContinue Reading
Non-emergency 995 calls jump 27.5% in 2022: SCDF
2023-02-13
The number of non-emergency calls went up from 9,050 in 2021 to 11,538 in 2022.Continue Reading
Cambodia’s Hun Sen shuts down independent media outlet Voice of Democracy
2023-02-13
Hun Sen closes one of the last remaining independent outlets just months before an election.Continue Reading
Fish supplier jailed for conspiring with boss to give NTUC FairPrice team leader S$25,000 in bribes
2023-02-13
As a result of the bribes, the NTUC FairPrice senior team leader bought 200kg to 400kg more fish per day from Fish Vision.Continue Reading
Public transport satisfaction in 2022 improves slightly following big dip the year before
2023-02-13
A separate survey on the commuting experience for people with disabilities and their caregivers also revealed that satisfaction levels went up from 2021 to 2022.Continue Reading
Singapore commuters keep masks on despite discarded COVID-19 public transport rule
2023-02-13
On the first day where masks were no longer required to be worn on public buses or trains, CNA observed most people taking off their face coverings after alighting from a ride or exiting a station.Continue Reading