Heatwaves are predicted to sweep through northern China in the next two weeks, with more than 250 million people expected to grapple with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in some regions. For four to six days, the regions of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia, and the provinces of Hebei, Henan, Gansu and Shaanxi, will see temperatures...
The Housing Board regularly monitors the resale market for HDB coffee shop transactions, as well as the prices of food, and "will not hesitate to review its policies to address affordability concerns", said National Development Minister Desmond Lee. Mr Lee was replying via written response on Tuesday (July 5) to parliamentary questions on efforts to keep...
To surprise their friend on his birthday, a group of young adults decided to "turn" him into Singapore's favourite police officer. TikTok user T1ew posted a video documenting the entire process last Sunday (July 3). The minute-long video showed the group of friends planning the prank, leading up to the very moment where they sprung the surprise on birthday boy...
Malaysians were given a rude shock in April, following the revelation that the personal data of 22.5 million citizens ranging from their full names to identification numbers, home addresses, phone numbers and ID photos, were stolen from government servers and sold on the dark web for a reported price of just US$10,000 (S$14,000). Barely two months...
Hong Kong will look into shortening Covid-19 quarantine requirements for travellers, while still aiming to curb the spread of the virus and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, the city's new leader John Lee said on Tuesday (July 5) Lee spoke at his first weekly news conference as the city's chief executive after being sworn in on...
North Korea appears to have released water from a dam near its border with South Korea, prompting vacationers in the neighbouring country to evacuate over rising water levels on the Imjin River, officials said on Tuesday (July 5). The water level at a bridge at the river in the South's border county of Yeoncheon surpassed 1m...
Torrential rains kept battering Australia's east coast on Tuesday (July 5), intensifying the flood crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes after rivers swiftly rose past danger levels. About 50,000 residents in New South Wales, most in Sydney's western suburbs, have been told to either evacuate or warned they might...
When it comes to durians, some will go to pretty extreme lengths just to get a taste of their favourite fruit. Take one businessman in Malaysia for example who recently took his helicopter from Kuala Lumpur to Johor with three of his very lucky friends to satisfy their durian craze. The four of them flew to durian farmer Lokman Hakim Johar's Kampung...
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. After almost four decades, the owner of Borobudur Snacks Shop at 537 Bedok North Street 3 has decided to retire, citing old age and occupational injuries. The owner, a 74-year-old man surnamed Zheng, told Shin Min Daily News that he's selling his entire business — which includes...
To pump, or not to pump?The Straits Times file With the imminent ban on Russian oil and the increased demand worldwide, petrol prices have now hit a new high in Singapore, going for as much as $4 per litre. It wasn't too long ago that petrol prices saw a slight drop, but that appears to be short-lived....
