SINGAPORE – The bodies of two men, aged 26 and 28, were retrieved from the Singapore River early on Sunday (April 18). Police said they were alerted at 1.57am to a case of suspected drowning near 6 Eu Tong Sen Street – the address of Clarke Quay Central. A spokesman for the Singapore Civil Defence... » read more
SINGAPORE – He thought he was doing his colleagues a favour by consolidating orders and fulfilling them – except that the orders were for contraband cigarettes. He was among six men – five Chinese nationals and one Malaysian aged between 32 and 43 – arrested in an enforcement operation by Singapore Customs on Tuesday (April 13)... » read more
SINGAPORE – A jobless man who housed two young brothers and their mother at his flat, but sexually abused the boys during their two-month stay, was sentenced to 18 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane on Tuesday (April 13). The man, who was the godfather of the two boys, had pleaded guilty last... » read more
MADRID (AFP) – Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid made Liverpool pay for more defensive errors on Tuesday (April 6), a 3-1 victory putting them in sight of the Champions League semi-finals. Vinicius and Marco Asensio both profited in the first half after darting behind Liverpool’s makeshift back-line before a simple move from a... » read more
CADIZ, Spain (REUTERS) – Valencia were told by organisers to resume playing Sunday’s (April 4) La Liga match at Cadiz or they would have to forfeit the points after they had left the pitch when Mouctar Diakhaby complained he had been racially abused, fellow defender Jose Gaya said. Valencia’s players walked off the field in... » read more
SINGAPORE – Identified as a close contact of a church member who tested positive for Covid-19, Mr Kenneth Lek was quarantined in February last year. During the two weeks at home, the 52-year-old investment manager was touched by the kindness of his neighbours and fellow church members, who dropped by to leave meals for him... » read more
JAKARTA, Mar 31, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – PT WIJAYA KARYA (Persero) Tbk. [WIKA] booked a net profit of Rp322.34 billion on the back of Rp16.54 trillion in sales in the financial year ended on 31 December 2020. The achievements marked WIKA’s success to exceed its revised targets due to the COVID-19 Pandemic... » read more
SINGAPORE – Six food and beverage (F&B) outlets were ordered to close and three were fined for breaching safe management measures, said the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) on Monday (March 29). Club Mao by Barcode in Oriental Plaza was ordered to close for the second time, after it failed to minimise physical... » read more
SINGAPORE – A signalling fault along the North-South Line that lasted nearly five hours caused delays for commuters on Monday (March 29) morning. Rail operator SMRT told commuters in a tweet at around 7.30am to add 45 minutes of travelling time between Raffles Place and Bishan stations. The fault had occurred between Newton and City... » read more
– Leading manufacturer of nameplates and plastic injection moulded parts to MNC customers– Proceeds for purchase of machinery and equipment to expand capacity, grow market share in E&E and automotive industries KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The shares of Volcano Berhad (VOLCANO) have been oversubscribed by 176.6 times ahead of the Group’s listing on... » read more
SINGAPORE – When Singapore’s Covid-19 cases were rising quickly in March last year, and more spaces were needed to quarantine people, a group of organisations came forward to work with the Government on solutions. There was no leader among them, no well-laid plan to follow, but in three days, they transformed the Singapore Expo Convention... » read more
SINGAPORE – A smaller proportion of workers was retrenched last year amid the economic upheavals caused by the pandemic compared with previous recessionary years. However, the total number of workers who lost their jobs surpassed figures not seen since the dot.com bust in 2001 and the Asian financial crisis in 1998, when more workers were... » read more
SINGAPORE – The number of workers employed fell last year in the sharpest decline seen in Singapore in more than two decades, with foreigners bearing the brunt of the contraction. The latest labour market data from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Tuesday (March 16) showed that non-residents accounted for all of the employment decline... » read more
SAKHIR, BAHRAIN (REUTERS) – Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren bosses, whose teams were the top- three in Formula One last year, have given their backing to proposed Saturday sprint qualifying races. The sport is expected to confirm the experiment, which would award championship points on Saturday as well as in Sunday’s race, for a limited... » read more
MADRID (REUTERS) – Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema struck an 88th-minute equaliser to snatch a 1-1 draw at La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid on Sunday (March 7) and keep his side in the title race. Luis Suarez had put the hosts in charge in the 15th minute, producing an ice-cool finish to beat Thibaut Courtois... » read more
LIVERPOOL (AFP) – Mario Lemina condemned troubled Liverpool to a sixth successive home defeat as Fulham earned a shock 1-0 win that left the champions’ top four bid in turmoil on Sunday (March 7). Jurgen Klopp’s side are four points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea, who can extend that lead to seven if they beat Everton... » read more
SINGAPORE – More than 3kg of heroin was seized, along with other drugs, by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Thursday (Feb 25) and Friday. A man and two women, all Singaporeans, were arrested for suspected drug offences. The drugs seized are estimated to be worth close to $480,000. Some $47,879 in cash was also... » read more
Four work pass holders who breached safe distancing measures while spending a day on Lazarus Island last year have been permanently banned from working in Singapore, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said yesterday. MOM has revoked their work passes. They were part of a group of 12 people who were on Lazarus Island on Aug... » read more
SINGAPORE – An accident involving a lorry and a bus on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) on Thursday morning (Feb 25) left 12 people injured and caused a major jam during the morning peak hour. A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesman told The Straits Times they received a call for assistance about the accident... » read more
Amid the Covid-19 gloom, there was some cause for comfort last week when the annual joint graduate employment survey was released. Overall, 93.6 per cent of graduates last year were employed in full-time, part-time, temporary or freelance work within six months of completing their final examinations – up from 90.7 per cent in 2019. Those... » read more