Future of 38 Oxley Road: What happens next

In determining the compensation amount, the Singapore Land Authority will weigh the market value of the site [SINGAPORE] The National Heritage Board (NHB) on Monday (Nov 3) gave the owner of 38... Read more »

BT Explains: A timeline of events surrounding 38 Oxley Road

A family feud surrounding the house erupted in June 2017 over an apparent disagreement between Lee Kuan Yew’s children over whether the house should be demolished THE fate of the former home... Read more »

Yes, S’pore has a snail farm now, & it provides fresh escargot meat

Snails aren’t just a French delicacy. They have a variety of use cases and are finding their way into beauty labs and biotech research.  Singapore startup WholeSnail is tapping into this trend... Read more »

Murali Pillai says his poster was defaced during GE2020

Murali Pillai says defacing of GE2020 campaign poster done by ‘a small group for political purposes’ Senior Minister of State for Law and Transport Murali Pillai has revealed that his campaign poster... Read more »

PAP government does not pretend race is absent in Singapore; framework ‘not perfect’ but worth safeguarding: Murali

“TIMELY REMINDER” Referencing Coordinating Minister for National Security and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam’s ministerial statement on race and religion in parliament on Oct 14, Mr Murali said the statement was a... Read more »

Baseball-Dodgers rally to beat Blue Jays, repeat as World Series champions

TORONTO :The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in extra innings of a decisive seventh game of the World Series early on Sunday to become Major League... Read more »

S’pore’s water quality normal after 2 pollution incidents in Johor, PUB suspends operations at Johor River Waterworks

S’pore ‘closely monitoring’ East Johor Strait after 2 water pollution incidents The National Environment Agency (NEA) has assured that Singapore’s water quality has been “normal” following two pollution incidents in Johor. Nevertheless,... Read more »

Court rejects woman’s bid to sell condo unit held in trust for son due to non-disclosures

SINGAPORE: The High Court on Friday (Oct 31) rejected a bid by a woman to sell a condominium unit that she had purchased for S$1.8 million (US$1.38 million) in 2019 in trust... Read more »

3-year-old boy in Thailand scalded with boiling water during treatment at clinic

Doctor scalds 3-year-old boy with boiling water, claims it is a curing method A father in Chonburi, Thailand, filed a police report after his three-year-old son was scalded with boiling water by... Read more »

Governments must invest more in preparing workers for AI, ‘cannot leave it to the market’: PM Wong

GYEONGJU, South Korea – As artificial intelligence evolves, governments must invest more in preparing their workers and cannot leave it to the market, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)... Read more »