SINGAPORE: Badminton mixed doubles pair Terry Hee and Jessica Tan won a historic gold for Singapore on Monday (Aug 8) when they beat England 21-16, 21-15. It is Singapore’s first Commonwealth Games gold in the mixed doubles event, and the first gold in badminton since 2002 when Li Li wonContinue Reading
Japan should reduce corporate taxes on crypto to prevent entrepreneurs leaving the country, one of the nation’s most high-profile crypto businesspeople said. Read full storyContinue Reading
The Nigerian man who fled from Phuket to Phnom Penh after being infected with monkeypox will be charged with immigrations offences in Cambodia and later be deported.Continue Reading
StarHub did not address compensation for affected users, when asked by CNA.Continue Reading
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has found 83 entertainment places with safety issues, some with inadequate emergency exits for patrons, but most of them continue to operate.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who raped his 14-year-old daughter continued to do so after his wife had to undergo treatment for cancer. The 44-year-old man was on Monday (Aug 8) sentenced to 24 years’ jail and the statutory maximum of 24 strokes of the cane. The victim’s identity is protected byContinue Reading
Fifty-five Thais who flew to South Korea’s Jeju island with a package tour group last week have disappeared and it is suspected they were illegal job seekers, known as “little ghosts”.Continue Reading
Baidu Inc has won approval to deploy the first completely autonomous self-driving taxis on China’s streets, giving it an edge more than rivals like Pony. ai Inc and XPeng Inc. Read full tale Continue Reading
The particular Meteorological Department prediction is for more large rain nationwide into Tuesday.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Seeping water due to a domestic plumbing fault caused areas of a ceiling on the NEX shopping center in Serangoon to fall on Saturday (Aug 6), said a spokesperson for that mall. Videos circulating on social media on Sunday showed a gap in the ceiling associated with Basement 1Continue Reading