2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1577+ words) Former Singapore president Halimah Yacob said Wednesday (19 Aug) that she now has to "constantly restrain" herself from patting children on the head, following an incident at Roxy Square where a 73-year-old man was allegedly pushed to the ground after patting…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (175+ words) If you're a private condominium owner looking to downgrade, or a family considering buying a BTO flat, the two recent housing policy changes would have brought some relief. In July, the 15-month wait-out period for private residential property owners who…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (349+ words) Eurozone inflation jumped to 3.3 percent in August, the highest level in three years, as the war in the Middle East kept pushing up energy costs, official data showed Tuesday. Well above the European Central Bank's two-percent target, the figure from…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (873+ words) SINGAPORE – Singapore is the pilot site for Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche's global effort to accelerate precision medicine in the treatment of cancer because of its strong research and clinical capabilities, among other reasons. Roche also partnered with local institutions such…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (636+ words) SINGAPORE – A new $300 million grant in Singapore has been established to help turn promising research into technologies that businesses can invest in. The grant will support these technologies until they are commercialised via spin-off companies or licensing to enterprises, ripe…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (451+ words) SINGAPORE – Singapore Post (SingPost) recorded an operating profit of $4.1 million for its first financial quarter ended June 30, up 55.2 per cent from $2.6 million in the corresponding year-ago period. The growth was driven primarily by cost management, lower labour-related costs and efficiency…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (509+ words) BENGALURU, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Indian economic growth slowed slightly to 7.1% in the April-June quarter, according to a Reuters poll of economists, on more subdued private investment, though supported by consumer spending and ‌government expenditure. Last year's Goods and Services Tax rate…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (304+ words) South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative deal on wages and bonuses, both sides said on Tuesday after a rare full-day strike. Around 40,000 employees of a roughly 73,000-strong domestic workforce at the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (286+ words) SINGAPORE – The space occupied by Korea Artiz Studio has been repossessed by Carlton Hotel, the hotel confirmed with The Straits Times on Aug 20. A notice, dated Aug 20 and pasted on the doors of the studio, reads: "Please be informed that…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (307+ words) SINGAPORE – There will be a changing of the guard at the Singapore Totalisator Board (Tote Board), with Mark Tan Kiak Yang taking over as chief executive from Tan Choon Shian on Oct 1. Tan Choon Shian, who has served as the…...