SINGAPORE – Since she was in her 20s, Ms Beverly Li has known what she wants for her wedding day. She and her fiance, Mr Brandon Kam, 36, dreamed of a wedding with song and dance, even before preparations began. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Latest headlines and exclusive […]
Dear ST reader, China will not bully smaller countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Asean leaders this week. In the South China Sea, however, South-east Asian nations are continuing to grapple with Beijing’s use of maritime militia to stake its claims in the disputed waters. Over in Malaysia, Sarawak is due to vote next month, […]
SINGAPORE – A financial analyst who started recording upskirt videos in Malaysia and Singapore in 2015 had nearly 500 voyeuristic videos in his possession by the time he was caught last year. At least 285 of the videos captured clear images of his unsuspecting victims’ faces because he would return to his victims to try […]
SINGAPORE – A couple are under investigation for allegedly instigating others to call and overwhelm public hotlines, including those that help the public with Covid-19 issues. The Straits Times understands that the two are Ms Iris Koh, 45, and Mr Raymond Ng, 48. Ms Koh, a Singaporean, is the founder of a group called Healing […]
SINGAPORE – All civil servants will receive a year-end bonus of one month, the Public Service Division (PSD) in the Prime Minister’s Office said on Thursday (Nov 25). Civil servants in junior grades – equivalent to MX15 and MX16, as well as those in OSS Grades III to V – will get an additional one-time […]
TAIPEI (REUTERS) – Taiwan is looking at cooperating with three Eastern European countries on semiconductors, a minister said on Thursday (Nov 25), a move likely to find favour in Brussels, which has been courting Taiwanese semiconductor firms to manufacture in the bloc. Tech powerhouse Taiwan, home to companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), has […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia is considering not sending any government officials to the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing next year amid growing calls from lawmakers for an official diplomatic boycott, the Sydney Morning Herald said in a report on Thursday (Nov 25). Australian politicians from the ruling Liberal-National coalition and the opposition Labor […]
SINGAPORE – There were 2,079 new Covid-19 infections reported in Singapore on Wednesday (Nov 24), up from 1,782 on Tuesday. The Covid-19 weekly infection growth rate stood at 0.75, down from 0.83 on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update. The infection growth rate is now at its lowest in two […]
SINGAPORE – Workers in the manufacturing industry will be trained in new fields such as industrial sustainability in the coming months, said Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang on Wednesday (Nov 24). Eight new programmes will be launched by the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), with guidance from the Advanced Manufacturing Training […]
SINGAPORE – The land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) set to open between Singapore and Malaysia next Monday (Nov 29) serves a different group of travellers from the VTL between Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which starts on the same day, said experts and travellers. By precluding most short-term visitors travelling for work or […]