Tag: news

A 19-year-old boy who pretended to be a Singapore Airlines pilot has been arrested for molesting a 15-year-old girl in Hong Kong. According to The Independent, the boy, surnamed Sit, met the victim at a cafe on September 10. Inside, he claimed that his ... ( read original story ...)

Once a victim of bullying, Sharmen Diana Frugtniet, 19, took things in her stride and managed to change her life for the better. In primary and secondary school, she faced racist taunts from her schoolmates, which discouraged her. But Sharmen, whose father ... ( read original story ...)

Unless you've been living under a rock, you would surely have seen or heard about the buzz and adoration surrounding the casual fine-dining restaurant up on the hills of Dempsey — aptly situated right next to the spiffy Dover Street Market, The Dempsey ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore had much to celebrate. The island nation launched its 2017 Intellectual Property Week by signing a Memoranda of Understanding with Deloitte to assist 100 promising enterprises turn their ideas in to assets. The investment speaks to The Lion City ... ( read original story ...)

US IMPORTS Shannon Shorter and Ronald Roberts combined for 39 points as the Adelaide 36ers won their opening game of the Merlion Cup in Singapore on Thursday night. Shorter top scored with 20 and Roberts added 19 as the Sixers started the tournament with a ... ( read original story ...)

Every time you read about the gig economy in the local news, you get the feeling that freelancers and gig workers are descending upon Singapore in a swarm, leaving destruction in their wake, refusing to submit to a desk job like any good Singaporean should ... ( read original story ...)

Photo: maison photography / Shutterstock.com. Singapore has created a new body to lead the delivery of a cross-border high-speed railway between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Singapore High Speed Rail (SG HSR) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)

1. Mediacorp, the country’s other main news group that publishes the Today newspaper, said in August it would stop the print edition. Singapore Press’s market value fell below that of its U.S. peer New York Times Co. for the first time in 12 years ... ( read original story ...)

The news is significant as it reduces the chances of Vettel having ... but he is still considered one of the best drivers 1505919971 F1 Haas hopes Singapore marks end of 'struggles' Haas boss Gunther Steiner hopes his Formula 1 team now has all of its ... ( read original story ...)

Two out of three companies in Malaysia and Singapore are not transparent about their palm oil use, the World Wildlife Fund contends. Most of these companies do not source palm oil that has been certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. ( read original story ...)

Shawn Lim is a reporter at The Drum, covering industry news around the Asia Pacific region with a focus on Singapore and Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, he has worked across photography, video and online, covering a range of subjects including current ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has formed SG HSR Pte Ltd as wholly-owned subsidiary to act as Infrastructure Company for its part of the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail project. SG HSR will be responsible for building, owning, funding and ... ( read original story ...)

Sebastian Vettel's Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 engine is available to ... can remain in the pool to be used again if required in the remaining six races. The news is significant as it reduces the chances of Vettel having to take a grid penalty later ... ( read original story ...)

A baggage handler at Singapore's international airport allegedly swapped hundreds of baggage tags, sending luggage to the wrong destination. Tay Boon Keh has been charged with 286 counts of mischief, according to the Straits Times newspaper. He swapped ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (AP) — Just a few months ago, President Xi Jinping was welcoming leaders from around the world to discuss China's multibillion-dollar plan to build a new Silk Road trade route. Presidents and prime ministers came from Russia, Turkey and nearly ... ( read original story ...)

The Prime Minister of Singapore has traveled to Beijing to try to smooth relations over between the tiny city-state and China, which have clashed in territory disputes in recent years over the South China Sea. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met ... ( read original story ...)