What does it take to help bring the Korean peninsula back from the brink of war? It turns out that there are two key ingredients: soccer and soju. Last December, as US President Donald Trump was threatening Pyongyang with fire and fury and Kim Jong-un was describing the US president as a “dotard”, others were […]
SINGAPORE – Indonesian startup Gojek will be extending its ride-hailing services to the whole of Singapore from Wednesday (Jan 2). When Gojek first launched the beta version of its app in late November, only rides beginning and ending in the eastern and south-central parts of the island were available. On Tuesday, a spokesman for Gojek […]
TOKYO – In a rare instance of rampage in Japan, a 21-year-old man in a rented car deliberately ploughed into pedestrians on a famous Tokyo street, which was closed to vehicles for the New Year, injuring nine people. Kazuhiro Kusakabe, who was arrested for attempted murder, confessed to having the intent to kill when he […]
To many, Sir Stamford Raffles is held in esteem as the founder of modern Singapore who initiated the setting up of a trading port here for the British East India company, following his arrival in 1819. But a new exhibition opening next month at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) will seek to peel back the […]
SINGAPORE – More than two years since Jurong West market burned down, its replacement was given its official opening on Tuesday (Jan 1). The new $6.2 million two-storey market, eating house and community complex – known as Jurong Central Plaza – is located at Jurong West Street 41, the same site as its predecessor. The […]
Relations, if not the weather, on the Korean Peninsula appear to be warming as South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula had cast an early chill over preparations for the Winter Olympics next month. But as hosts South Korea get ready for talks with North Korea on […]
Explosion rips through market in northwestern town of Sopore in Indian-administered Kashmir. Four police officers have been killed in a bomb blast set off by rebels fighting Indian rule in a northwestern town in disputed Kashmir, according to police. The explosion ripped through a market in the town of Sopore on Saturday, police spokesman Harmeet […]
Yemeni PM accuses southern separatists of staging a coup after taking over government buildings in the port city. Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher has accused separatist forces backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of staging a coup in the southern city of Aden, after they took over government headquarters. The prime minister also […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Large crowds have been drawn to Canada Goose’s new outdoor wear store in downtown Beijing, its first in mainland China, since its opening on Friday (Dec 28), despite sub-zero temperatures and a chill in China’s relations with Canada. A long line of shoppers in thick winter coats queued outside the two-storey store […]
SINGAPORE – A warm and breezy start to 2019 is expected, said the weatherman on Monday afternoon (Dec 31). This follows a warmer than usual December. At the Changi climate station – the only one in Singapore – the mean monthly temperature for December 2018 was 27.6 deg C. This was 1.2 deg C higher than the […]