Changing of the guard as Serie A clubs reset for title challenge

The Serie A odds point to another Scudetto showdown between Napoli and Inter Milan, though their rivals start the campaign reshaped after a turbulent close season that could see them close the... Read more »

Shares scale fresh peaks in Asia, oil eyes Ukraine talks

SYDNEY :Share markets pushed ahead in Asia on Monday ahead of what is likely to be an eventful week for U.S. interest rate policy, while oil prices were subdued as risks to... Read more »

3 foreigners arrested for working illegally as delivery riders in Singapore: Koh Poh Koon

SINGAPORE – Three foreigners have been arrested for working illegally in Singapore after enforcement operations conducted by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) checked more than 370 delivery workers. In a Facebook post... Read more »

Singapore-developed device for diabetics measures long-term average blood sugar levels within 6 mins

SINGAPORE – A locally developed device for diabetic patients can measure their three-month average blood sugar levels within six minutes, instead of the few days it could take now. Unlike daily blood... Read more »

‘Rats from the sky’: Urban India finds itself divided on pigeons

NEW DELHI – Mr Bandish Sheth and his family have kept up with a daily routine for nearly three decades, despite leading busy lives in India’s commercial capital, Mumbai. Every morning, they... Read more »

Opening Joya Onsen Cafe at 19 is anything but zen, says founder

Singaporeans love Japan so much that a record-breaking number of 691,100 Singaporeans visited the land of the rising sun in 2024, with almost one-fifth of them visiting last December alone. While the... Read more »

Singapore life insurance new business premiums surge 7.7% to nearly S$3 billion in H1 2025 while claims payouts fall 42%

[SINGAPORE] The life insurance industry in the Republic recorded a total of S$2.99 billion in weighted new business premiums for the first half of 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 7.7 per... Read more »

Jail for director of commercial market maker in price and market rigging conspiracies

SINGAPORE: A man who was involved in four conspiracies to rig the market or price for share or unit counters listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) was sentenced on Friday (Aug 15)... Read more »

Dollar eases as data keep September rate cut on track; eyes on Trump-Putin meeting

NEW YORK :The dollar slipped on Friday as a data-heavy week wound down, keeping the case for a September Federal Reserve interest rate cut intact, while traders awaited talks in Alaska between... Read more »

Ong Beng Seng gets S$30,000 fine, no jail term in case involving ex-minister Iswaran

[SINGAPORE] Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng was spared jail time on Friday (Aug 15) as the court showed judicial mercy; he was instead fined S$30,000 for dealings with former transport minister S... Read more »