14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (387+ words) Chen Xiuhuan had been a True Fitness member since 2017, patronising the gym almost three times a week over the years. The local actress, who turns 61 next month, said she found out about the business' closure only when she attempted to…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (244+ words) A former Hong Kong secondary school principal has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from his former employer after being dismissed over alleged misconduct during a school delegation's visit to Singapore. Lee Cheuk Hing, the former principal of San Wui Commercial…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (205+ words) Fuel prices in Malaysia rose for the third time in four weeks on Thursday (Sept 10) amid renewed US-Iran hostilities. Announcing the adjusted petrol and diesel prices for the period of Sept 10 to 16, the finance ministry said retail prices for unsubsidised…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (501+ words) The adjustment to political salaries enables Singapore to continue attracting capable people into politics, which, in turn, provides the quality of Government Singapore deserves, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Taking to social media on Thursday (Sept 10) after MPs debated…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (567+ words) A gradual and growing inner realisation that his private sector experience could perhaps be put to good use — beyond building an organisation and changing lives — led Minister Tan See Leng to consider giving back to Singapore. "I just felt I…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (708+ words) "There is never going to be a politically convenient time to adjust political salaries," said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Parliament on Thursday (Sept 10) as he wrapped up the debate on a revised political salary framework and the Government's response…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (633+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday (Sept 9) to send every American adult US$5,000 (S$6,320) if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (723+ words) OSLO — Norway bade its final farewell to Harald V on Wednesday (Sept 9) as crowds lined the streets and foreign royals and leaders converged on Oslo for the funeral of the long-serving king, who was remembered as a popular monarch with…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (169+ words) MOSCOW — Russian state-owned oil and gas company Zarubezhneft signed a framework agreement with Vietnam's state energy firm Petrovietnam on co-operation in a project to set up a strategic oil reserve in Vietnam. The agreement was signed during Vietnamese leader To…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (179+ words) SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un used celebrations marking the 78th anniversary of the country's founding to praise troops engaged in "overseas military operations", state media KCNA said. In a speech at Pyongyang's assembly hall on Wednesday, Kim thanked workers and…...