SINGAPORE: A former auxiliary police officer was fined S$2,500 on Wednesday (Aug 31) after causing a vehicle collision at the Istana last year. Tan Chee Kiat, 30, pleaded guilty to a single charge of causing grievous hurt through a negligent act. He was a Certis CISCO officer at the timeContinue Reading
POCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) – Less than 20 miles from the fortified border with North Korea, a combined force of South Korean and U.S. troops held a major live-fire exercise on Wednesday with artillery, tanks and other weapons as the allies step up their practice for war. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry is hoping for a bigger allocation to promote the country overseas as part of its Budget 2023 wishlist. Read full storyContinue Reading
HONG KONG: U.S. regulators have selected e-commerce majors Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc among other U.S.-listed Chinese companies for audit inspection starting next month, people with knowledge of the matter said. Read full storyContinue Reading
Joseph Schooling’s admission of cannabis use is an important first step. He must now dig deep into his inner resources to recover, says Eugene Tan, who was the team manager of Singapore’s 2004 Athens Olympics national swim team.Continue Reading
The Health Ministry said then that many of the materials published on the Truth Warriors website were from unverified and dubious sources, and that individuals who heed the advice on the website can endanger themselves and the people around them. Ivermectin is a prescription-only medicine registered in Singapore specifically forContinue Reading
Those CNA spoke to called for compassion and say they believe national swimmers Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim can bounce back from this episode. Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: Two of Malaysia’s largest mobile carriers do not plan to take stakes in a state-owned 5G agency, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters – a setback that threatens to throw the country’s 5G rollout into further disarray. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM), in partnership with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), will be hosting the Global Islamic Finance Forum 2022 (GIFF2022) in October. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: GXS Bank, the digital bank joint venture between ride-hailing firm Grab Holdings and Singapore Telecommunications, on Wednesday launched Singapore’s first digital bank and bundled it with a savings account. Read full storyContinue Reading