Incoming deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat will shoulder greater political responsibilities as Singapore’s No. 2, and these would involve
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Six in 10 households recycle often, but not all get it right
About six in 10 Singaporean households say they recycle regularly, two new surveys show. But many still get it wrong
Gearing up Asean’s workforce for future of work
A new Asean initiative is in the works to boost the region’s ability to prepare for the changing nature of
Firms urged to view reskilling, training as investment
Only two countries have designed a framework to help workers re-skill and remain employable, and they are Singapore and France,
UN chief tells China to uphold human rights in Xinjiang
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres raised the plight of ethnic Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang region during talks with Chinese
Tulsi rolls over Kamala in fundraising among Indian-Americans
WASHINGTON: Does religion matter more than national or ethnic identity to Indian-Americans? That’s among questions which have popped up after
Pompeo says Russia will still be meddling ‘in 2050’
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday warned that Russia would seek to interfere in elections for decades
Pope Francis donates $500,000 to migrants at US-Mexico border
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis recently donated $5,00,000 to help migrants in Mexico who are attempting to enter the United States,
Iran drone video of American carrier appears ‘years old’: US Navy
WASHINGTON: Footage of an American aircraft carrier in the Gulf which Iran claimed it shot with a drone in the
Las Vegas becoming the perfect destination for divorce parties
In October 2015, Ariel Khawaja travelled to Cozumel, Mexico, to say “I do” before a group of 55 wedding guests.
One dead, 7 injured in Baltimore shooting
BALTIMORE: A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street,
Two US Navy warships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait
WASHINGTON: The US military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases
Chinese President Xi meets Imran Khan, calls for improvement of India-Pak relations
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday and expressed hope that Pakistan and India
Deadly synagogue shooting suspect in California linked to mosque arson
POWAY, Calif.: A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting
Lanka’s Roman Catholic leader says Easter blasts ‘insult to humanity’; holds special mass
COLOMBO: The Archbishop of Colombo on Sunday condemned the Easter suicide bombings as “a great tragedy” and an “insult to
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China’s Belt and Road
KHORGOS, Kazakhstan: Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on
At least 10 dead, thousands displaced after severe Indonesia floods
JAKARTA: At least 10 people are dead and eight are missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on
Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence
MADRID: Spain voted on Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more
Afraid but unbowed: Sri Lanka Catholics pray for Easter bombing victims
COLOMBO: Church bells tolled mournfully at Colombo‘s devastated St Anthony’s Shrine on Sunday, as scores of Christians wept but defiantly
Start-ups here snagged US$10.5 billion in financing last year
SINGAPORE – Start-ups here closed 353 financing deals worth US$10.5 billion last year, an increase from the 160 deals worth
US increasingly drawn to Asia’s tech start-ups: Enterprise Singapore
SINGAPORE – Venture capital investors in the United States are increasingly interested in Asia because of the region’s promising and
China’s vast investment in Africa hits a snag in Congo
PARIS: China’s investment strategy of throwing money at developing countries appears to have hit a snag in the Republic of
Pittsburgh synagogue: Violence ‘must end. Enough is enough!’
PITTSBURGH: The Pittsburgh synagogue that six months ago was the site of the deadliest attack on Jews in US history
Saudi royal advisor in Khashoggi trial no-show
WASHINGTON: Two top Saudi royal advisors have been linked to journalist Jamal Khashoggi‘s murder. One has been labeled the “ringleader”
Donald Trump, US media in open war on annual dinner date
WASHINGTON: It’s meant to be the annual Washington love-in, a dinner where White House journalists and the president yuck it