‘No passengers, only drivers’: Why the Singapore-Malaysia cross-border taxi scheme needs a revamp

SINGAPORE/JOHOR BAHRU: It is 2pm on a weekday at Ban San Street Terminal in Singapore, where licensed taxi drivers are authorised to pick up passengers headed across the border to Johor Bahru.... Read more »

How seniors and lower-income families learn to safely navigate the online space

Buying a new pair of sneakers or that viral Korean skincare product is often just a click away for many Singaporeans. With online shopping becoming part of everyday life for many,... Read more »

60 businesses that have shaped Singapore

[This is the second instalment of Vulcan Post’s three-part SG60 series, where we shine the spotlight on 60 homegrown businesses that have shaped Singapore. You can read the first part here.] In... Read more »

South Korea paves way for trainee doctors’ return to hospitals in autumn semester

SEOUL – South Korea’s trainee doctors are expected to begin returning to hospitals in the autumn semester, marking a turning point in a stand-off with the government that began in 2024 over... Read more »

Analysis: How mounting losses and an ageing fleet could have sparked BlueSG’s ‘strategic pause’

SINGAPORE: BlueSG’s move to suspend operations were likely influenced by losses caused by an ageing fleet, but its brand could take a hit from such a move even as the Singaporean car-sharing... Read more »

Trump could meet Putin over Ukraine as soon as next week, official says

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday (Aug 6), as the US maintained plans to impose secondary sanctions on... Read more »

PLUS Malaysia to trial ANPR toll trial in move toward MLFF

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia could soon introduce a barrierless toll booth system to ease congestion on major highways in efforts to revamp its toll-collection processes and manage traffic congestion. Plus Malaysia, the... Read more »

Man gets jail for forcing victim to drink urine in ‘deplorable’ incident

SINGAPORE: A man recruiting people willing to sell bank account information for cash roped in an acquaintance into the scheme. However, this was uncovered by the father of the acquaintance, which resulted... Read more »

Petit Parc, Malaysian coworking space and playground in KL

Gen, the founder of Petit Parc in Pavilion Damansara Heights, never quite intended to be an entrepreneur.  Born in Malaysia, he spent bits of his childhood in Brunei Darussalam before moving to... Read more »

SG60: Many hands behind Singapore’s success story

ON JUL 7, 2003, Time magazine published an article headlined “The Lion In Winter” that scrutinised Singapore’s economic prospects and asserted that “after years of prosperity, Singapore’s economic formula for success is... Read more »