UN peacekeepers in Lebanon urge de-escalation after heavy airstrikes
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon urged immediate de-escalation as hostilities rumbled on at the ...
‘I wouldn’t trade it for anything else’: Returning volunteers for the Singapore Grand Prix
SINGAPORE - A monitor lizard sauntering its way on the track in the midst of a practice session created a buzz at the 2023 Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix. In the thick of the ...
Russia dismisses Zelenskiy's 'victory plan' as gambit to keep West onside
MOSCOW - Russia on Friday dismissed a \"victory plan\" elaborated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a gambit to ...
Jail for cyclist who rode bike with faulty brakes and caused pedestrian’s death
Li Lanying had known for about three months before the accident that her bicycle brakes were faulty. Read more at ...
In her fourth novel, Sally Rooney returns with 30-something questions
Her characters have grown along with her, but her scalpel remains sharp and precise as ever. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Mao Shan Wang durians a Malaysian ‘brand’ till 2034, says minister
The local intellectual property protection certificate for the Musang King – popularly known in Singapore as Mao Shan Wang – durian has been renewed for 10 more years by Malaysia’s Intellectual ...
Hundreds in Singapore queue for new iPhone 16 ahead of launch
The crowd outside the Apple Store in Orchard Road counted down, erupted in cheers and applause as the first few customers in the queue entered the store in an orderly manner at 8am on Sept 20 to get ...
S’pore consumers, ports could benefit from reshuffling of alliances among world’s largest shipping lines
The changes in global shipping alliances will strengthen the connectivity via Singapore, PSA said. Read more at ...
S’pore doubles clean electricity imports through regional grid, more power to come from Malaysia
SINGAPORE - Singapore will be doubling its clean electricity imports via a regional power grid, after an extension of the ...
Double workplace deaths at Lentor: Victims were young fathers, one was planning to build new home
One worker was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other died in the hospital. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Poland arrests former lawyer of late Russian oligarch Berezovsky, radio reports
WARSAW - Polish authorities have arrested the former lawyer of late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky in an investigation ...
Russia accuses West of blatant pressure on China over Taiwan, expresses support to Beijing
MOSCOW - Russia said on Friday the West was applying blatant pressure on China over Taiwan and its \"provocative\" actions ...