Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 – Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, two Pakistani sources said, deepening military cooperation... Read more »

2025 GCE O-Level results to be released on Jan 14

SINGAPORE: The results of the 2025 Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) examination will be released on Jan 14 at 2pm. School candidates may receive their results from their secondary schools on... Read more »

Singapore rejects request to release funds from firms linked to alleged Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi

[SINGAPORE] A district judge from the State Courts has dismissed the application made by a former employee of alleged Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi, for the release of seized funds. This comes... Read more »

Iran’s top judge warns protesters of ‘no leniency’ as unrest persists

DUBAI, Jan 7 – Iran’s top judge warned protesters on Wednesday there would be “no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic”, while accusing Israel and the U.S.... Read more »

Tupperware’s big return: iconic plastic container brand bids farewell to direct sales for retail debut

After narrowly avoiding liquidation, the storied brand adopts accessibility as key to success [SINGAPORE] A Tupperware party probably has not been held here in years, if not decades. Soon, even the vendors... Read more »

NMP appointee wears PAP shirt in 2023 photo, says he now has no party

NMP appointee Haresh Singaraju wears PAP Tampines shirt in 2023 photo posted on Instagram Dr Haresh Singaraju, one of nine individuals who will be appointed as Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) this... Read more »

Jail for Singaporean, Briton over offences linked to Wirecard

[SINGAPORE] Singaporean R Shanmugaratnam, who was earlier convicted of 13 counts of falsification of accounts linked to nearly €1.1 billion (S$1.65 billion) purportedly held in escrow for collapsed German payments company Wirecard and its... Read more »

Kith Café scales back to just 2 outlets after 16 yrs in S’pore F&B

It was once 10 outlets strong Singapore’s brutal F&B landscape has claimed another casualty: Kith Café. While the brand has not shut down entirely, several Kith Café outlets have ceased operations in... Read more »

Trump says US oil producers to invest billions in Venezuela following Maduro capture

He describes an ambitious vision to use US financial resources and industry know-how to restore the South American nation’s oil sector [PALM BEACH, FLORIDA] US President Donald Trump said American oil companies... Read more »

How are Singapore youth hashing out their career aspirations?

She thought her first job out of university would be at a large multinational, working in software engineering. But Miss Cheng Ruo Xi’s plans took a different trajectory when a friend alerted... Read more »