While national swimmers Amanda Lim and Joseph Schooling have apologised for their drug investigations, Singapore must examine the factors and look for ways to support athletes, says SUSS sport professor Eugene Chew.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who skipped court in October last year over charges of exposing others to the risk of COVID-19 has been remanded and given new charges. Verner Chua Jun Jie, 22, was handed two new charges on Thursday (Sep 1) for cutting his GPS tag at a flat in BukitContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s military shot down an unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet just off the Chinese coast on Thursday (Sep 1), after the government vowed to take tough new measures to deal with an increase in such intrusions. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own againstContinue Reading
NAKHON PHANOM: Residents of four districts along the Mekong River and its tributaries have been warned the water level has risen to almost nine metres and it could soon overflow its banks.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was found guilty of corruption on Thursday (Sep 1). Rosmah, 70, was charged with soliciting RM187.5 million (US$41.9 million) in bribes from contractor Saidi Abang Samsudin in 2016 and 2017 so that his company Jepak Holdings couldContinue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has given his personal assurance there will be no recurrence of the disastrous 2011 floods this year.Continue Reading
She is known for her lavish taste, including 272 Hermes bags that were found at the couple’s residence.Continue Reading
To strengthen workplace safety, MOM introduced a six-month “heightened safety” period, which takes effect from Thursday till Feb 28. Under this, companies who are found to have serious workplace safety lapses as well as their senior management will be held more accountable. Among the new measures, companies with unsafe workplaceContinue Reading
TOKYO: Asia’s factory activity slumped in August as China’s zero COVID curbs and cost pressures continued to hurt businesses, surveys showed on Thursday, darkening the outlook for the region’s fragile recovery. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Standard Chartered and FairPrice Group on Thursday rolled out their digital bank focusing on Singapore’s retail segment, a move that comes on the heels of digital bank launches by GXS Bank and China’s Ant Group in the affluent city-state. Read full storyContinue Reading