SINGAPORE: Asian shares were pinned to three-week lows on Thursday, as a housing policy briefing in China underwhelmed investors and property stocks slumped, while the euro touched an 11-week low ahead of an expected rate cut by the European Central Bank. Profit at chipmaking giant TSMC beat market expectations, and it expects revenue to rise sharply...
SINGAPORE: A female cyclist who clung onto a car bonnet during a row with a driver in East Coast Road in June 2023 was sentenced to a five-day short detention order (SDO) on Thursday (Oct 17). Offenders given an SDO are jailed for a short time, but they will not have a criminal record after their...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong hosted Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak, for lunch at the Istana here on Tuesday (Oct 15). Wong said they had a wide-ranging discussion on global developments, Asean's future, and Singapore-Malaysia ties. "It was good to catch up with him again since our last meeting in 2022. As...
SINGAPORE (Bernama): Singaporeans who are interested in some late-night shopping this Deepavali season may want to travel across the Causeway to Johor Bahru for the Malaysia Midnight Sale from Oct 30 to Nov 2. Tourism Malaysia Singapore deputy director Mohana Murni Shanmugam said the event offers shoppers extended hours until midnight, along with entertainment and exclusive...
SINGAPORE: The Muslim Converts' Association of Singapore (MCAS) has denied any affiliation with GlSB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) or the Al-Arqam movement. Its president, Muhammad Imran Kuna, said MCAS, also known as Darul Arqam Singapore, has recently come across several social media posts linking them to the movement and will not hesitate to take appropriate measures,...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Refusing to accept a ticket over a parking offence, a man offered a S$10 (RM33) bribe to a parking warden as he wanted to be let off the hook. Vikneswaran Kumaran, who was working for Certis Cisco Protection Services at the time, rejected Guo Chuankui’s offer and alerted the police. Guo, a 46-year-old...
SINGAPORE: An insurance agent allowed a friend, who was then working with a similar company, to make fraudulent claims, and the company was then duped into paying out more than S$1.88 million in total. Benjamin Song Junde, 40, who was working with Manulife (Singapore) at the time, was sentenced to a year, six months and two...
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore-based Malaysian property tycoon Ong Beng Seng is set to be charged on Friday (Oct 4), according to reports by Singaporean media. Channel News Asia reported that according to court records, Ong, who is also a hotelier and Singapore GP head, is likely to be charged with one count each of abetting under Section...
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans will get help to tackle ongoing cost-of-living worries, says Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, acknowledging that the issue remains a concern even as inflation has been moderating. “My team and I will do everything we can to help you get through this difficult period,” he said in a video posted to his YouTube channel on...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Traffic at the Woodlands Causeway and Tuas Second Link remained clear on Oct 1 after the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) scheme for foreign-registered vehicles to enter Malaysia kicked in. However, queues at the VEP offices in Woodlands and in Johor Bahru showed no signs of easing. From Oct 1, motorists entering Malaysia must...
