LONDON (Reuters) – European shares climbed on Thursday as better-than-expected results from chipmaker STMicro delivered a boost to the tech sector, shaking the market out of a subdued mood caused by slowing global growth. The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.4 percent by 0930 GMT, in line with Germany’s DAX .GDAXI while Italy’s FTSE MIB .FTMIB […]
SINGAPORE – A roadmap to identify and deal with “next generation cyber threats” in the telecommunications sector for the next five years is in the works. The plan will be developed by the newly formed Telecom Cybersecurity Strategic Committee, which will publish its first set of recommendations later this year. It is fundamental to secure […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written to India’s President Ram Nath Kovind and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi respectively to congratulate them on India’s 70th Republic Day, the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday (Jan 26). In her letter to Mr Kovind, Madam Halimah said […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Jan 25. Public memorial might be held for Aloysius Pang, his family’s ‘precious’ Aloysius Pang’s talent manager Dasmond Koh (left) and the late actor’s second-eldest brother, Kenny, speaking to members of the media at Changi Airport on Jan 24, 2019. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA […]
SINGAPORE – An accountant who worked for two companies dealing with steel products abused his position for 6 1/2 years, siphoning more than $2 million from the firms. Yeo Yong Heng used his ill-gotten gains to buy shares, a Toyota Wish car as well two apartments in Amber Road and Jalan Dusun near Balestier Road. […]
MANILA (AFP) – Voters have decisively approved a new Muslim-led region in the Philippines’ south, which is hoped will bring a measure of peace after decades of fighting killed thousands and mired the area in poverty. The results, announced on Friday (Jan 25), will begin the process of the Catholic-majority nation’s largest rebel group, the […]
SINGAPORE – Fans, celebrities and politicians took turns to pay their respects to late actor Aloysius Pang on Saturday (Jan 26). Even though the morning wake at MacPherson Lane was reserved for Mr Pang’s close friends, family or VIPs, members of the public started streaming in as early as 10am to form a queue to […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is due to start sifting through an avalanche of annual tax returns on Monday, with a workforce hard-pressed by the partial government shutdown and Congress uncertain how to avoid chaos for taxpayers. In what could be a politically explosive chapter in the shutdown saga that already is […]
NEW DELHI (AFP) – Indian dairy traders have lodged a police complaint after cinema fans stole huge amounts of milk to pour on film posters for an upcoming movie to bring it good luck. “Paal abhishekam” is a Hindu religious practice involving pouring milk on the idols of deities. But film buffs often perform the […]
HANOI (REUTERS) – Vietnam has not been informed about any time or venue of a possible second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but is confident in its ability to host such a meeting, it said on Thursday (Jan 24). Hanoi is preparing to receive Kim Jong Un […]