Grab has officially launched its Intercity feature which allow users to purchase bus and ferry tickets from the app. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Mongolia have a sound foundation to grow relations, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (Jul 8), adding that the two countries have a warm and longstanding relationship. Speaking at an official lunch hosted for visiting Mongolian Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, Mr Lee said: “We share aContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who allegedly chased another man while holding a katana sword was charged on Friday (Jul 8) with possessing a scheduled weapon. Kenneth Tan Hong Chang, 27, was previously also charged with criminal intimidation using a foam replica of a samurai sword on a separate occasion. The policeContinue Reading
Pedestrians crossing the road in Hong Kong may now find themselves bathed in a red glow after authorities installed a device reminding the public to obey traffic lights. Read full storyContinue Reading
Amazon.com Inc has signed a lease for about 369,000 square feet (34,200 square meters) at the new IOI Central Boulevard Towers in Singapore, the Business Times reported without citing where it got the information from. Read full storyContinue Reading
The veteran Singaporean arts administrator, who died on Jul 7, led SAM for five years and organised two editions of the Singapore Biennale. He also had a stint as the director of the prestigious Asia Society Museum in New York.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he is deeply shocked by the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday (Jul 8). Mr Abe was at an election campaign event in the western region of Nara when a man opened fire at him from behind. Japanese mediaContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man was on Friday (Jul 8) jailed for 13 months and one week for assaulting his two young sons then aged one and six. The man cannot be named to protect the identities of the two victims. His lawyers told the court that his intention was toContinue Reading
Shinzo Abe collapsed halfway during his speech, and appeared to be bleeding, media reports say.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old worker died in a forklift accident at a Housing Board project site at Keat Hong Link on Thursday (Jul 7), bringing the total number of workplace fatalities this year to 29. The Indian national was standing on the rear counterweight of a forklift while tying an electrical cableContinue Reading