UN asks Afghan staff to stay home until May after female worker ban
April 11, 2023 6:09 PM The UN has asked about 3,000 employees, both men and women, to stay home while consultations and adjustments were made. Read More
Britain’s scandal-hit business lobby CBI fires chief after complaints over workplace misconduct
April 11, 2023 5:18 PM More than a dozen women have claimed to be victims of sexual misconduct by senior figures at the CBI. Read More
Chief of operations at advertising firm acquitted of molesting copywriter at dinner and dance event
The man was making his way to the stage to collect a lucky draw prize when he walked past the woman.Read More
Russian volcano erupts, spewing out a vast cloud of ash
April 11, 2023 3:26 PM Villages were carpeted in drifts of grey ash as deep as 8.5cm, the deepest in 60 years. Read More
Hin Leong founder and former oil tycoon OK Lim on trial for instigating forgery, cheating HSBC in US$111.7 million case
The 81-year-old pleaded not guilty through a Mandarin interpreter.Read More
Leaked documents offer interesting glimpses into the dark world of American intelligence
April 11, 2023 12:12 PM Some of US’ closest allies are bound to raise pointed questions about their treatment by the US intelligence community. Read More
Singapore influencer Melissa Koh’s son, born with a heart condition, has died
Koh’s son, Asher Matthias Chen, would have turned two years old in June. Read More
4-month-old baby suffocated to death co-sleeping with mother, coroner reiterates safe sleeping habits
The mother woke up and realised that the baby was no longer on the mattress. Instead, her legs were sticking out from a gap between the bed and the wall.Read…
Rooms in some hotels snapped up for F1 Singapore Grand Prix weekend five months ahead of event
Two hotels said that they started getting bookings as soon as the last race ended.Read More