National servicemen will soon be able to tap dedicated skills training programmes to help them navigate a weak job market and economic uncertainty. This will be done through collaborations between Safra, public agencies and education providers, Senior Minister of State for Defence and Manpower Zaqy Mohamad said yesterday. Discussions are under way with Workforce Singapore... » read more
SINGAPORE – A former national football player was sentenced on Friday (Nov 13) to 18 weeks’ jail and a fine of $1,000 for offences including molesting his Tinder date’s friend. The incident happened after Mohammad Imran Sahib Mohamed Ibrahim Sahib met a woman on the online dating platform and they went clubbing together in 2018... » read more
Lions captain Hariss Harun yesterday revealed his disappointment after Johor Darul Takzim’s season ended prematurely following the Malaysian champions’ announcement they will not be participating in the AFC Champions League and Malaysia Cup. In a statement posted on the club’s social media channels on Wednesday, JDT technical director Alistair Edwards said they were informed by... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – England manager Gareth Southgate said Football Association chairman Greg Clarke had no option but to resign after making a series of inflammatory remarks when giving evidence to lawmakers on Tuesday (Nov 10). Clarke, 63, resigned just hours after he referred to black players as “coloured”, claimed the lack of footballers of a... » read more
Jovic to pay fine to avoid jail sentence MADRID • Real Madrid and Serbia forward Luka Jovic has agreed to pay a fine in exchange for a six-month jail sentence after flouting Serbia’s Covid-19 restrictions, according to a court statement. The court said the footballer has been ordered to pay a fine of around €30,000... » read more
NEW YORK • Asked about his childhood as he stood on the practice range at a golf tournament in Connecticut this summer, Bryson DeChambeau said his overriding memory was a conviction that a non-conformist would eventually get more done. “Even as a little boy, I always questioned everything,” said a smiling DeChambeau, whose eccentric, hard-swinging... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Nov 9. Asia expects Biden to stress diplomacy China’s leadership remains conspicuously silent as other governments express hopes for closer relations. READ MORE HERE Keep cycle of good governance and stability going: PM Lee Hsien Loong This virtuous circle must not be broken even... » read more
SINGAPORE – The People’s Action Party must maintain its core identity and continue representing all Singaporeans even as it responds to Singapore’s changing politics, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Nov 8). He stressed that the party must continue to govern Singapore well, work the ground, stay accessible to voters and lead by example,... » read more
SINGAPORE – Robinsons will begin its storewide sales on Friday (Nov 6) at its last two stores in Singapore at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre. There will be a storewide discount on fashion, beauty, homeware, accessories and travel items, said marketing agency BWP Group on Friday. “Everything has been reduced and must go…... » read more
RIYADH • Saudi Arabia will host a Formula One grand prix for the first time next year in Jeddah, state TV reported yesterday. “Hosting this event is part of the ‘Vision 2030’ project, with the support of our leadership and especially His Highness, the Crown Prince,” Saudi Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz Turki said yesterday, referring... » read more
LONDON • Crystal Palace defender Mamadou Sakho has won “substantial” damages from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) over allegations he had taken banned performance-enhancing drugs. “I consider myself innocent,” he said in a statement. “To officially receive the apology from Wada was for me something essential in order to be able to definitively turn the... » read more
MADRID • Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is looking forward to boosting his impressive goal tally after netting a milestone 100th for the club in all competitions to help them secure a vital 3-2 Champions League win over Inter Milan on Tuesday. Ramos, who has won 22 trophies including four titles in Europe’s elite club... » read more
Mr Karl Liew, son of the former Changi Airport Group (CAG) chairman, will be charged today with furnishing false information and giving false evidence in court, the police said yesterday. The Attorney-General’s Chambers had directed the police to conduct further investigations on Mr Liew, in the light of comments a High Court judge made on... » read more
PARIS • Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez has said that the vastly reduced prize money on offer for tennis players is the “best we can have” after setting up a Paris Masters second-round tie against Rafael Nadal. The final ATP Masters event of the season started at Bercy Arena on Monday behind closed doors, just days... » read more
Hamilton, Ohio, Nov 2, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – 80 Acres Farms, the sustainable solution for fresh, pesticide-free food, announced that it added Barclays as a strategic investor in the business, joining Virgo Investments, Orange Wings Capital, QuietStar Capital, and other family office investors. 80 Acres Farms’. Fully-Automated vertical farm located in Hamilton, OH 80... » read more
Singapore strongly condemns the terrorist attack at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Nice in the south of France on Oct 29, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) yesterday. “It had resulted in the death and injury of innocent people in a place of worship. We extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved families, and... » read more
IMOLA • Lewis Hamilton may go on to win 10 world drivers’ titles, but his status as the greatest could be undermined by a lack of true rivals, according to two of Britain’s best-known former racers. Martin Brundle and Damon Hill both agreed the six-time Formula One champion is a deserved success story, with the... » read more
After 4½ years as a research associate specialising in 3D printing, Mr Gregory Chua decided it was time for a career change. Last month, the 32-year-old was introduced to local precision engineering firm 3D Metalforge and landed a job at the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) as a senior additive manufacturing engineer. To help him ease... » read more
Singapore’s labour market showed signs of improvement in the third quarter but the overall picture remains gloomy amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, economists said. Preliminary data released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday showed that total employment continued to contract, as retrenchments and unemployment rates rose in the July to September period. But there... » read more
SINGAPORE – A man who sold mobile phones has become the first person in Singapore to be charged with failing to register the goods and services tax (GST) for online sales. Edwin Pang Chung Jie used to own two firms – Edmobile and Moggi – through which he sold mobile phones and accessories on platforms... » read more