SINGAPORE: A Singaporean couple has been killed in India after a speeding truck slammed into their car on Sunday (Mar 12). The couple, identified by Indian media as Selvarajan and his wife Naga Jyothi, were pilgrims who were on their way from Chennai to Tirumala in south India when the incident happenedContinue Reading
A police inquiry has found evidence for legal and disciplinary action against Narathiwat police, including their chief, for protecting suspects in drug and weapons cases.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Fewer than four in 10 people in Singapore believe that they and their families will be better off economically in five years’ time, according to a survey conducted by consultancy Edelman. This is the lowest level of economic optimism in the 23 years that the firm has conducted the annualContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: When asked how they would act towards a person they strongly disagreed with, fewer than one in three Singapore respondents polled said they will be willing to help them if they were in need, a report by global public relations firm Edelman revealed. The report also found that nearlyContinue Reading
The Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced two teenage boys to two years each in prison for attempting to set fire to a police vehicle during an anti-government rally under an expressway over Din Daeng intersection in 2021.Continue Reading
“The leaders will discuss strengthening the bilateral partnership in forward-looking areas across the economic, socio-cultural and security spheres,” PMO said in Wednesday’s news release. Mr Lee and Mr Widodo will also witness the exchange of several Memorandums of Understanding signed ahead of the retreat, including in emerging areas such as energy,Continue Reading
Vast majority expect CEOs to take a public stand on treatment of employees, climate change and discrimination.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: After racking up debts through excessive spending, Vanessa Faye Tan Jiewen devised a scheme to sell hotel room bookings worth a total of S$4,150 that customers never received. The 27-year-old woman also cheated two acquaintances of money to pay off what she owed. On Wednesday (Mar 15), she was sentencedContinue Reading
SONGKHLA: Three dead men believed to the migrant workers, one with his hands tied, were found at the edge of a forest in Bang Klam district of this southern province on Wednesday morning.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The increased buyer’s stamp duty for properties of higher value did not deter buyers as new private home sales rose in February, according to property analysts. Excluding executive condominiums (ECs), developers sold 432 units last month, a nearly 10 per cent jump from the 393 units sold in January,Continue Reading