Chinese scientists create multi-hued, rechargeable, glow-in-the-dark succulents

Imagine strolling through a street just after sunset and seeing your path lit  – not by the orange glow of a sodium streetlamp – but by a row of glowing, multi-coloured palm trees. A... Read more »

India and Singapore must ‘double down’ on critical ties in turbulent world: PM Wong

“So when Prime Minister Modi and I last year announced our agreement to upgrade our bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, it is not just in name, it is in substance,”... Read more »

Global bond markets stabilize, for now, as fiscal storm looms

LONDON/TOKYO/NEW YORK :A sense of calm settled on the world’s biggest bond markets on Wednesday, but concerns about the fiscal health of major economies from Japan to Britain and the United States... Read more »

Dog left confined in cramped Toa Payoh HDB service yard, rescued by NParks

Dog seen trying to escape cramped Toa Payoh HDB service yard, rescued by NParks on same day A large dog left confined in the cramped service yard of a Toa Payoh HDB... Read more »

Sax-playing pilot Anutin Charnvirakul plots path to Thai premiership

BANGKOK – Saxophonist, occasional pilot and heir to a construction fortune, Mr Anutin Charnvirakul was once banned from politics but is now the leading candidate to become Thailand’s next prime minister. The... Read more »

Citi & SMRT celebrate 20-year partnership with S$400 cashback, 5% savings on M’sian Ringgit spend & more

Citi & SMRT 20-year partnership perks include upsized S$400 cashback & 20-cent treats For close to two decades, Citi and SMRT have been the dynamic duo making commuting and everyday spending in... Read more »

Hyflux trial: Banks concerned about cashflow from electricity side of Tuaspring Project, says witness

The prosecution’s case is that the company allegedly hid the fact that it would fund the sale of water at a very low price to national water agency PUB with sales of... Read more »

Exclusive-Amazon US Prime sign-ups slow despite expanded promotion, data shows

SAN FRANCISCO :Amazon doubled its Prime Day discount sales to four days this year and touted blowout numbers days after the event. But by one critical metric, it missed the mark. Sign-ups... Read more »

Man caught ferrying passengers from Malaysia to Singapore for RM100 and had contraband cigarettes

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian man who was stopped by Singapore Customs at Woodlands Checkpoint was later found to be ferrying five passengers to Singapore illegally, as well as importing contraband cigarettes. For the... Read more »

Sidelining Trump, China’s Xi rolls out carpet for Ukraine war aggressors

BEIJING – In a show of solidarity with the aggressors in Europe’s worst war in 80 years, Chinese President Xi Jinping will convene with his Russian and North Korean counterparts for the... Read more »