10-time MLB All Star Mike Trout diagnosed with rare back condition
Mike Trout has been diagnosed with a rare back condition — a costovertebral dysfunction at T5 — that is likely to affect him for the rest of his playing career.Continue Reading
More than S$37,000 lost by victims this month amid ‘sudden surge’ in IRAS phishing scams
At least 51 victims have fallen prey to the phishing scams impersonating IRAS since the beginning of July, authorities said.Continue Reading
Daily round-up, Jul 28: Sizzling sale of Ang Mo Kio’s AMO Residence; Meta’s revenue drops for the first time; Richie Koh in the spotlight
Let’s get you caught up for the day’s top tales. AMO Residence, a condo development, sold a lot more than 98 per cent of its 372 devices in a single day on Saturday (Jul 23). Only seven units of the mutual private residential project between developers UOL Group, Singapore LandContinue Reading
‘Until the clock runs out’: Law Society president Adrian Tan reveals he has cancer, says will fight illness and continue his work
SINGAPORE: Law Society chief executive Adrian Tan stated on Thursday (Jul 28) that he had been diagnosed with cancer within March, just months after he has been elected to the posting in January. Mr Bronze, a partner and head of intellectual home and technology on TSMP Law Company, said inContinue Reading
Options look short for Cristiano Ronaldo as transfer speculation intensifies
It was less than a year ago that Cristiano Ronaldo made his sensational return to Manchester United, but the superstar is once again involved in another transfer saga.Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines swings to profit as passenger traffic improves
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) swung to a first-quarter net profit of S$370 million, this said on Thursday (Jul 28), after a fourteen-fold increase in passenger traffic year upon year thanks to a good easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions. The amount was a major improvement from the S$409 million lossContinue Reading
China drops GDP target mention, aims for ‘best possible’ results instead
BEIJING: China will try hard to obtain the best possible results for your economy this year, state media said on Thursday (Jul 28) after a high-level meeting of the ruling Communist Party, in contrast to earlier calls to meet the full-year economic growth target. In the second half of 2022,Continue Reading
‘An absolutely beautiful moment’: How the inaugural Tour de France Femmes can change women’s cycling
It seems somewhat of an tiefstapelei to call the particular Tour de France a bike competition.Continue Reading
Second monkeypox case found, this time in Bangkok
The general public Health Ministry documented Thailand’s second monkeypox case on Thursday night, a man living with 10 other people in Bangkok.Continue Reading
Singapore’s Keppel posts 66% jump in half-year profit as businesses rebound
Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp reported a 66 per cent rise in first-half income on Thursday (Jul 28), helped by higher earnings across most of its main businesses and a come back in performance from its offshore and marine (O& M) unit. Keppel, which traces its roots to some small shipContinue Reading