‘Shocking and brutal’: 18 years’ jail for woman who killed adoptive father over flat ownership after mother’s death

SINGAPORE: Angered that her adoptive father was refusing to share flat ownership with her after her mother died, a woman bought a chopper and hacked the 67-year-old man to death after he... Read more »

Singapore boosts support for Timor-Leste as it prepares to join Asean

[SINGAPORE] Singapore will step up its support of Timor-Leste’s development of its government’s capacity, as the region’s youngest nation prepares to join Asean as a full member. The upgraded Singapore-Timor-Leste Asean Readiness... Read more »

BOJ to consider revising up inflation forecast at July meeting, sources say

TOKYO :The Bank of Japan will consider revising up this month its inflation forecast for the current fiscal year, reflecting persistent rises in rice and broader food costs, said three sources familiar... Read more »

Man who killed 5-year-old daughter gets life sentence after appeal against 35-year jail term fails

SINGAPORE: A man who beat his five-year-old daughter to death had his sentence increased to life imprisonment on Friday (Jul 11) after failing in an appeal to reduce his 35-year jail term.... Read more »

Armed with franchising experience from Popeyes, Fei Siong Group takes Encik Tan to Indonesia

[SINGAPORE] With experience gained from managing the local franchise of US fried-chicken chain Popeyes, Fei Siong Group is making its first foray overseas – by taking its hawker-cuisine brand Encik Tan to... Read more »

Faeces allegedly thrown from Yishun HDB weekly since last year, used sanitary pad found too

Yishun resident frustrated by faeces allegedly thrown from HDB, NEA serves notice to flat owner While occasional littering isn’t new in Singapore, one Yishun resident says she’s had enough after months of... Read more »

Is going to the bathroom ‘just in case’ bad for you?

As children, many of us were encouraged to pee before we left the house or whenever a bathroom was nearby. There was a good reason: Using the bathroom “just in case” can... Read more »

I lost my daughter to Kpod addiction: Father of 19-year-old shares heartbreak and lessons

SINGAPORE – The last image Mr Delfard Tay has of his 19-year-old daughter Shermaine is a video of her stumbling out of their three-room flat in Tanjong Pagar. She looks unsteady in... Read more »

CEO salaries: How much Singapore’s top companies pay their leaders

[SINGAPORE] From telcos to banks, companies have released their annual reports in the past few months. Those reports include a breakdown of how much CEOs were paid in the previous year. Their... Read more »

Philippines grapples with online gambling boom

MANILA – It started with a 100 peso (S$2.25) bet on a game she found through a Facebook advertisement. Ms Ana Reyes (not her real name), a 28-year-old clothes vendor in the... Read more »