SINGAPORE – The founder of an anti-vaccine group which discourages people from getting Covid-19 jabs, has apologised for having asked followers to flood public hotlines with calls. In a Facebook post on Monday (Nov 29), Ms Iris Koh, founder of Telegram group Healing the Divide, said: “Asking people to flood the call centre for no... » read more
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Tiger Woods has ruled out making a full-time return to professional golf as he works his way back from career-threatening leg injuries. The 15-time major winner told Golf Digest in an interview published on Monday that although he is confident of eventually making a return to the sport, he expected he... » read more
SINGAPORE – The issue of choosing the next prime minister is an important matter that cannot be put off indefinitely as the Covid-19 situation stabilises, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Nov 28). “The 4G team will need a little longer to make a decision. But I am confident they will settle it... » read more
SINGAPORE – The People’s Action Party has started a new sociopolitical website on Sunday (Nov 28) to better explain the party’s decisions and policy positions. Petir.sg seeks to be the digital counterpart of the party newsletter Petir, and was launched at the party’s convention. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the party has to update... » read more
SINGAPORE – Before members of the People’s Action Party (PAP) can talk about emerging stronger from Covid-19, it is important to acknowledge some of the bubbles they find themselves in, how they lead to the divides seen today, and what it will take to bridge them, the party’s youngest elected MP in Parliament said on... » read more
SINGAPORE – A new Covid-19 vaccine could be available in Singapore, with American firm Novavax having applied for interim authorisation by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). Confirming this, the authority told The Straits Times that Novavax had submitted data in its application via the Pandemic Special Access Route on Nov 22. “HSA has commenced a... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – The International Tennis Federation (ITF) expects to announce the host cities for next year’s Davis Cup Finals before the end of this year’s event which begins on Thursday (Nov 24). This year’s 18-nation competition is being staged across three cities – Madrid, Turin and Innsbruck. The men’s team competition, which began in... » read more
SINGAPORE – A “digital banking issue” that disrupted services for DBS Bank and POSB users for more than 15 hours recurred on Wednesday morning (Nov 24). DBS, in an update to its Facebook post at 10.50am, said its services were restored early Wednesday morning. “Unfortunately, yesterday’s digital banking issue has recurred and this has affected our services,”... » read more
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Tiger Woods posted video of himself hitting balls on Sunday (Nov 21), delivering an upbeat update on his recovery from serious leg injuries suffered in a February car crash. “Making progress,” Woods said in the caption to the video, his first official update on his recovery since April. The 45-year-old looks... » read more
SINGAPORE – As Singapore marks 50 years since its first Tree Planting Day, each and every Singaporean can do his or her part to keep the country green and sustainable, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Sunday (Nov 21). “The saplings planted 50 years ago have grown into beautiful trees with broad canopies... » read more
DOHA (AFP) – Lewis Hamilton on Thursday (Nov 18) distanced himself from his Mercedes team’s request for a stewards’ review of a flashpoint incident in last Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix when Max Verstappen forced him off the track. Speaking to reporters ahead of this weekend’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, the defending seven-time world champion revealed... » read more
SINGAPORE – There is a risk of flash floods occurring in several areas in Singapore after heavy rain on Thursday (Nov 18) filled drains and canals to near full capacity, the PUB warned. In social media posts, the national water agency said water levels in drains and canals had reached 90 per cent in Pasir... » read more
SINGAPORE – There are those in the US who advocate financial decoupling from China, but wholesale financial decoupling is impossible and partial decoupling is likely to make America, China and the world more susceptible to financial crises, said former US treasury secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday (Nov 18). It is crucial to have a mechanism for... » read more
DOHA (REUTERS) – Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen take their title battle into the unknown this weekend as Qatar hosts a Formula One grand prix for the first time at a track better known for two-wheeled thrills. The last of three races on successive weekends from Mexico via Brazil, Qatar also starts a final run... » read more
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – China and the world must work together to boost global economic growth, Vice-President Wang Qishan said, vowing that Beijing will continue opening up more to foreign investment at a time when more countries are raising barriers over national security concerns. “China cannot develop in isolation from the world and nor can the world... » read more
SINGAPORE -Three National University of Singapore students who invented a glaucoma screening device have beaten more than 2,000 entries from around the world to win the international James Dyson Award this year. The invention, aptly named Hopes (Home Eye Pressure E-skin Sensor), is a glove that uses sensor technology and artificial intelligence to enable patients... » read more
PARIS (AFP) – Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff said “diplomacy” had ended as he demanded on Tuesday (Nov 16) a review of an incident from last weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen appeared to force Lewis Hamilton off the track. Mercedes are convinced that Verstappen, then leading the race, defended too... » read more
SAO PAULO (AFP) – Lewis Hamilton conceded on Thursday (Nov 11) that he may have to take a new engine and, with it, a five-place grid penalty at the Brazilian Grand Prix – a setback that might wreck his diminishing title hopes. But, as his Mercedes team waited on the delayed arrival of freight containers... » read more
SINGAPORE – A fire broke out on the ninth floor of a Housing Board flat on Wednesday night (Nov 10), caused by a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) being charged along the corridor. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 94 Pipit Road at about 8.05pm. Once the firefighters arrived,... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Tyson Fury was “very badly injured” going into his knockout victory over Deontay Wilder last month and has since undergone elbow surgery to correct the problem, the British heavyweight champion’s father has said. According to an interview with British broadcaster BT Sport, John Fury said Tyson had cortisone injections in both elbows... » read more