Building a business that also helps underprivileged women ‘an uphill task’ but these Singaporeans have done it
In a city ranked among the world’s most expensive to live in, is it possible to balance purpose and profit? The solopreneurs behind local brands Books Beyond Borders and Studio…
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 1
October 01, 2023 6:39 AM A selection of news stories that happened overnight, Oct 1, 2023. Read More
‘It’s like a thrill’: More wildlife sightings in Singapore due to habitat change, people seeking out animals
Recent glimpses of a Malayan tapir and a silvered langur have underscored a pattern of more frequent wildlife sightings. Shifting environments have also caused humans and animals to interact more…
Commentary: SingPost is giving households stamps – but writing letters is a dying art
Exchanging mail with loved ones was a simple joy of childhood. It’s a shame kids today don’t experience it much, says author Vivian Teo.Read More
After hottest summer in 174 years, how prepared is Asia for more extreme heatwaves?
There could be changes in agriculture and other outdoor work, government policies, urban cooling demands and the way people live. The programme Insight looks at what has been happening in…
Britain aims to offer military training inside Ukraine, minister says
October 01, 2023 5:59 AM LONDON – Britain’s government wants to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, in addition to training Ukrainian armed forces in Britain or other Western countries as…
White House seeks to reassure Ukraine after aid funding omitted from shutdown Bill
October 01, 2023 5:53 AM Help for Ukraine was omitted from a short-term spending Bill that averts a government shutdown in the US for 45 days.. Read More
Senior Senate Democrat threatens to block military aid to Egypt on human rights grounds
October 01, 2023 5:53 AM The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Saturday that he would block military aid to Egypt if it does not take…
Brazil’s Lula stable after hip surgery, starts walking in physio sessions
October 01, 2023 5:23 AM Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is clinically stable one day after hip surgery and has begun to walk in physiotherapy sessions, the Sirio-Libanes…
Fire erupts at pipeline in west Ukraine, injuring nine
October 01, 2023 5:11 AM KYIV – A huge fire erupted at an oil pipeline in the western Ukrainian region of Ivano-Frankivsk on Saturday, injuring nine people, authorities said. Read…