The Mass Speedy Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is going ahead with the second round of bidding for the construction from the Orange Line’s western extension, as it is of interest a Central Administrative Court verdict which usually ruled its decision to scrap the very first round of bidding as unlawful.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Parents and youths on Thursday (Jul 21) said social media platforms could be more responsive to Singapore’s needs, amid growing concerns over online safety. During a public consultation on online safety on Thursday evening, several participants highlighted that some services offered by social media platforms could be better designedContinue Reading
Thailand has recorded its first case of monkeypox, and the infection was diagnosed in a 27-year-old Nigerian man who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Thursday evening.Continue Reading
The Singapore dollar has touched all-time highs against the yen and ringgit, and strengthened against the euro and the pound. What does this mean for holidaymakers and businesses?Continue Reading
Red notices are published by Interpol at the request of a member country and must comply with Interpol’s constitution and rules.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Thursday (Jul 21) dismissed an eleventh hour bid by a convicted drug trafficker against his death sentence, one day before it is due to be carried out. Nazeri Lajim, 64, was convicted in 2017 of possessing not less than 33.39g of diamorphine for theContinue Reading
OG department store chain says a new tenant will take over the space at Orchard Point.Continue Reading
It is important to exercise crisis plans regularly, says the Ministry of Home Affairs, after a false bomb threat at Evergreen Secondary School.Continue Reading
A Singaporean and his Thai wife who skipped bail in Singapore on charges of internet fraud involving luxury watches and bags worth hundreds of millions of baht are reported to have fled to Thailand.Continue Reading
KUCHING: In 1942, British civil servants from Sarawak were among those killed by Japanese troops in an attack on the remote Dutch outpost of Long Nawang in east Kalimantan. Read full storyContinue Reading