Singapore and Malaysia have postponed a meeting between their prime ministers, at which both sides were to sign an agreement on the high-speed rail project that will shorten travelling time to Kuala Lumpur to 90 minutes. The Leaders' Retreat had...
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will be getting its first woman CEO next year. Madam Low Khah Gek, who is now deputy director-general of education (schools) and director of schools at the Ministry of Education (MOE), will step up...
Accused by critics of "moral policing" and "opaque, backroom censorship", the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) yesterday defended its decision to deny ratings to two shows in next January's M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. Performance lecture Naked Ladies and interactive piece...
Singapore - SPH Magazines Pte Ltd (SPH Magazines) has clinched 16 awards at the recent International Creative Media Award (ICMA) 2016. An annual awards organised in Germany, the winners this year came from Singapore, United States, Russia, Brazil, Slowenia, Greece,...
SINGAPORE - Even with economic headwinds ahead, Singapore should remain confident in its ability to overcome challenges, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Thursday (Dec 1) after chairing a Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) meeting for the...
SINGAPORE - Singapore's central bank said on Friday it imposed penalties on the local units of UK-based Standard Chartered Bank and Coutts for money laundering breaches related to Malaysia's scandal-tainted 1MDB fund. The penalties - of S$5.2 million and S$2.4...
The bilateral agreement between Malaysia and Singapore on the High-Speed Rail (HSR) will be signed as scheduled by the end of the year, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan. It is likely to be signed...
With such distinctive cultures and traditions, you can expect the same diversity in the way Asia's cities usher in the New Year! Party with hipsters in Beijing, enjoy the fireworks in Taipei or get foamy in Sentosa with Skyscanner's...
Singapore's canyons of skyscrapers have a new peak with the opening of the Tanjong Pagar Centre on the fringes of the central business district, sitting atop one of the wealth city state's busiest train stations. The complex has been dubbed...
All-day use of PMDs kicks in. Our reporter gives it a go Yesterday was the start of a six-month trial by Land Transport Authority (LTA), allowing personal mobility devices (PMDs) and foldable bicycles onto public trains and buses all day. So,...
