Doctor sues property adviser who recommended UK hotel investment that flopped, gets S$85,000
Dr Lim Chong Teck decided to buy a unit in the Tillington Hall Hotel because of what Ms Wendy Kwek said at her seminar, exhibition and emails, but did not…
Actor Desmond Tan and wife expecting first child and he’s already bought ‘daddy’s girl’ her first gift
“I just hope I don’t faint in the delivery room” and become fodder for the nurses’ and gynaecologists’ water cooler chats, the father-to-be joked.Read More
Singapore sets eligibility criteria for international carbon credits to offset firms’ taxable emissions
The new eligibility criteria, entailing seven principles, will ensure that carbon credits are of high environmental integrity. Read More
Mexican border state: costs of ‘migrant crisis’ reach nearly $1 billion
October 04, 2023 10:04 AM The costs of spiking migration for a key Mexican border state due to a sharp downturn in U.S.-bound cargo trucks total nearly $1 billion over…
CN Rail says outage that sparked rush-hour travel chaos in Toronto resolved
October 04, 2023 9:44 AM Canadian National Railway Co (CN) said on Tuesday evening an internet connectivity failure that led to signal issues and long delays and cancellations for Toronto…
North Korea slams US for labelling it as ‘persistent threat’
October 04, 2023 9:39 AM North Korea criticised a new U.S. strategy on countering weapons of mass destruction for describing the reclusive state as among those it considers a “persistent…
More owners hold on to older cars, spend more to maintain them amid high COE prices
As long as COE prices keep climbing, workshops will see more customers wanting their cars to run and look as good as possible, said observers.Read More
US senators examine TikTok hiring of ByteDance executives
October 04, 2023 9:20 AM Efforts to give the Biden administration new powers to ban TikTok have stalled in Congress. Read More
Liz Truss and other rivals haunt PM Rishi Sunak at UK Conservatives’ annual conference
October 04, 2023 9:16 AM The Tories are currently trailing the opposition Labour Party by double digits. Read More
France to hold crisis meetings on bedbug ‘scourge’
October 04, 2023 9:00 AM One in 10 French households are believed to have had a bedbug problem over the past few years. Read More