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BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Stonehenge tunnel
Transcript The mysterious, prehistoric site of Stonehenge. It’s captured the imagination of British people for centuries. Even today it’s the
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / The city with no street names
Transcript A city of three million people, with only a handful of street names. No wonder trying to deliver a
Firefly landing marks start of its Seletar Airport operations
Malaysian airline Firefly made its inaugural landing at Seletar Airport yesterday morning, nearly five months after its services to Singapore
Marriott to build world’s tallest modular hotel in New York
NEW YORK • The world’s biggest hotel company is betting that factory-built guest rooms are a key to juicing revenue
Over 200 die in Sri Lanka church and hotel blasts
Easter Sunday’s calm was shattered in Sri Lanka by a series of coordinated explosions across different cities in the country
Firefly makes inaugural Seletar landing
Malaysian airline Firefly made its inaugural landing at Seletar Airport at 10.50am yesterday, nearly five months after its services to
Government prepared for economic cycles: Heng Swee Keat
The Singapore economy will go through cycles and the Government is prepared to use counter-cyclical monetary and fiscal policy to
Government ready to steer Singapore economy through ups and downs: Heng Swee Keat
The Singapore economy will go through cycles and the Government is prepared for that, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told
Christians worldwide flock to churches to mark Easter
Easter is a special day for florist Lydia Teo, as it was the day she was baptised three years ago
Busy week for earnings, economic data
Fresh off the Good Friday holiday, the Singapore market returns to trading, with a slew of economic data releases and
Bomber queued at hotel buffet before unleashing chaos
COLOMBO • The suicide bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon
ST interactive graphics unpack issue of online packaging waste
It is clear that Singaporeans love the thrill of online shopping, with online retailers raking in more than $201 million
Ex-bank exec aims to take family’s TCM shop to next level
Mr Bobby Ng used to resent having to help out at his family’s traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) shop in Bedok
Attacks aim to create hatred, says President Halimah
The terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka are aimed at creating conflicts and hatred among communities, President Halimah Yacob said yesterday,
Global Invacom calls off proposed Tactilis acquisition
Satellite communications equipment provider Global Invacom Group (GInva) and vendor Tactilis Pte Ltd have decided to mutually terminate GInva’s proposed
Sri Lanka explosions: Scale of attacks suggests sophisticated planning, training
The blasts in Sri Lanka come amid an undercurrent of religious tensions in some parts and point to a fresh
Sabana Reit Q1 DPU down 14.8%
Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Sabana Reit) reported on Saturday a 14.8 per cent fall in distribution
World leaders condemn bombings, express condolences
COLOMBO • Religious and world leaders have condemned a series of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 200
Helping family firms stay in business
Helping family companies stay afloat in a competitive market contradicts a capitalism tenet that promotes the survival of the fittest,
Measles under control here, no sign of outbreak: MOH
The number of measles cases worldwide quadrupled in the first three months of the year, compared with the same period
A billionaire’s bet on India’s rising middle class is paying off
MUMBAI • Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s debt-fuelled bet on the rise of the Indian consumer is starting to pay off, with
Bahrain king reinstates citizenship of 551 amid mass trials
DUBAI: Bahrain‘s king on Sunday reinstated the citizenship of 551 people convicted and stripped of their nationality amid a series
Several Americans killed in Sri Lanka attacks: Pompeo
WASHINGTON: Several Americans were among the more than 200 people killed Sunday in a series of bombings of hotels and
Top US Democrat says party will decide soon on impeachment
WASHINGTON: A leading Democratic lawmaker said Sunday that his party would likely decide within a few weeks whether a move