ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor is considering designating a lane for those travelling to and fro the special financial zone (SFZ) in the Forest City at the Immigration checkpoint of the Second Link here. State works, transportation and infrastructure committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said the move could smoothen the traffic flow at the bridge connecting Malaysia...
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE: On its first day of operations in September, Kenangan Coffee at Raffles City Shopping Centre sold more than 1,500 drinks. This helped the Indonesian chain achieve its highest daily revenue at an outlet, said co-founder and chief executive Edward Tirtanata. Kenangan Coffee was founded in 2017 and operates more than 900 stores, most of them in...
SINGAPORE: Following a dramatic rescue involving motorists and the police on a busy expressway, a pet dog was reunited with his tearful owner a day after he escaped. Footage of the incident circulating on social media shows Katsu the Italian greyhound running along the expressway on the morning of Dec 1, with car drivers and motorcyclists...
The 32-year-old star, who is here for the Yes 933 Hits Fest, also tells 8days.sg that he doesn’t mind taking on a romance drama though something similar to Word of Honor would probably be off the cards. No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. How big is Chinese singer-actor, Zhang Zhehan? Major. The 32-year-old is in Singapore to perform...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said he will hand leadership of the ruling People's Action Party to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as soon as the party's 70th anniversary in November 2024, a year before an election is due. The party is widely expected to extend its dominance of a nation...
JOHOR BARU: Police here have arrested eight people in connection with an illegal money lending syndicate for threatening and intimidating borrowers, says Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat. He said the suspects were caught between Oct 22 and Oct 25 in Kota Tinggi, Seri Alam and Segamat, adding that the eight local men are...
Sheerios, the man heard all of you thinking out loud. The + – = ÷ × Tour (pronounced The Mathematics Tour) is finally arriving on our shores on Feb 16, 2024. The one-night-only concert will be held at the National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub, with tickets starting at $88. Now, we also know what you’re thinking. Ticket...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will discuss with Singapore to allow the KTMB Shuttle Tebrau train service to continue even after the completion of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project, Parliament was told. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that under the previous bilateral agreement between the two countries, one of the agreed-upon conditions is to...
JOHOR BARU: Motorists travelling towards Jalan Jim Quee and Jalan Ismail Sultan (city centre and Stulang Laut-bound) here will have to take an alternate route from Oct 24 to 31. Malaysia Rapid Transit System Sdn Bhd said in a statement on Friday (Oct 20) the traffic diversions will take place following lane closures along both routes. “The...
2024 is looking good for music fans in Singapore. Just two weeks after Coldplay's six-night concert in January, British musician Ed Sheeran will be in town on Feb 16 for his +-=÷x world tour, with Calum Scott as a special guest. In an announcement this morning (Oct 20), concert promoter AEG Presents Asia said the UOB cardmembers presale...
