SINGAPORE – Cromwell EReit Management, the manager of Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (Cromwell E-Reit), has appointed industry veteran
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Singapore shares rise at Monday’s open; STI up 0.29% to 3,341.55
SINGAPORE – Singapore stocks opened stronger on Monday (April 15), with the Straits Times Index advancing 0.29 per cent or
Leadership team development key to governing for long term: Chan Chun Sing
In order to govern for the long term, leadership team development is key, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun
DPM Teo Chee Hean: Continual policy review key to meeting aspirations
Singapore’s approach to governance is one of continual refinement as no policy can last for all time, even if it
New Menteri Besar of Johor sworn in
A new Johor Menteri Besar was sworn in yesterday, following tensions between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and the state’s
STB targeting baby boomers and millennials
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will target retired baby boomers from countries such as Japan and Australia, and younger millennials
116 cameras for Changi’s ‘smart digital tower’ trial
There are 116 cameras along the two runways at Changi Airport, as Singapore prepares for a trial later this year
Quality tourists over quantity is new STB chief’s mantra
Hordes of tourists? No thanks, says the Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) new chief executive Keith Tan. When it comes to
New public spaces to expand draw of Gardens by the Bay
Visitors to Gardens by the Bay now have more attractions to check out, with the launch of a new area
US hopes trade talks with China ‘close to final round’
WASHINGTON/TOKYO • US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said an American-China trade agreement would go “way beyond” previous efforts to open
Indonesian elections: Thousands turn up for early voting in Singapore
Thousands of Indonesians in Singapore headed to their embassy yesterday to cast their vote for a new president and Parliament,
Expect state Cabinet reshuffle, says new Johor Menteri Besar
JOHOR BARU • Dr Sahruddin Jamal, a Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) assemblyman, was sworn in to replace Datuk Osman
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Ivory smuggling
Transcript It’s an impressive haul. Four tonnes of ivory, with a market value of $6m. Customs officials in Thailand say
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / Return of the lynx
Transcript Elusive, shy and an excellent predator… but the lynx was hunted to extinction in Britain over 1,000 years ago.
BBC Learning English – Words in the News / What’s the meaning of a royal name?
Transcript A little baby with a big name. This is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, the daughter of The Duke and Duchess
Sudan protesters set demands as military rulers urge global support
KHARTOUM: Sudanese protesters demanded new military rulers set up a civilian government as the foreign ministry called Sunday for backing
Israeli delegation cancels talks at Bahrain conference
DUBAI: Israeli speakers scheduled to appear at a business conference in Bahrain next week have cancelled their talks over “security
Kim Jong-un warns of ‘dark and very dangerous’ future unless US changes attitude
Kim Jong-un has warned of “dark and very dangerous” prospects unless the US changes its policy by the end of
Finland goes to polls as leftists tipped for next government
HELSINKI: Finns voted on Sunday in a general election in which widespread public dissatisfaction with recent spending cuts looked likely
Kamala Harris is latest 2020 Democratic contender to release taxes
BALTIMORE: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released 15 years of tax returns, including her returns for 2018, and the
World’s largest aircraft capable of launching vehicles in space successfully flight-tested
The world’s largest all-composite aircraft Stratolaunch, which has the capability to several launch vehicles carrying satellites in space in a
121 killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya fighting: WHO
TRIPOLI: Fighting in Tripoli has killed 121 people and wounded 561 since commander Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this
Assange’s father calls on Australia to bring him home
SYDNEY: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange‘s father on Sunday called on Australia to bring his son home, saying he was shocked
Indonesians to vote in world’s biggest single-day election
JAKARTA: Tens of millions of Indonesians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections this week after campaigns focused on the
3 killed in plane crash in Nepal
KATHMANDU: At least three people were killed and four injured on Sunday after a small plane crashed into a parked