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'Advantageous being a millenial': Young entrepreneurs on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia list

Founders of e-commerce app Carousell and YouTube channel Night Owl Cinematics, are among the Singaporeans named in Forbes’ inaugural 30 Under 30 Asia list. They tell Channel NewsAsia what drives them.

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Eu Yan Sang reports 95% plunge in Q3 net profit

Net profit for the three months to Mar 31 was S$286,000, down from S$5.45 million in the same period a year ago.

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TODAY's brief, Monday, May 16

Man charged with hurting 3 madrasah students back in court
The 48-year-old man charged with hurting three madrasah students last month is due back in court on Monday (May 16). Koh Weng Onn, who has been diagnosed with a mental disorder with delusions of…

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Everyone chips in for Auntie

They noticed that the Malay food stall at their school canteen no longer had the mee rebus that they enjoyed eating.

During assembly, St Joseph’s Institution International (SJII) students were told that the stall operator,…

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Errant retailers play a game of cat and mouse

THE SIM LIM SQUARE SAGA

The outcry over errant retailers at Sim Lim Square had been brewing for years.

But the anger reached a high in November 2014 after Vietnamese tourist Pham Van Thoai was seen…

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She can't walk, but worries for hubby

She still cannot stand on both feet, three months since the accident that nearly cost her her right foot.

Doctors have told Madam Jamaliah Yacob that it will be a year before she can…

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It's a Red Bull race across Europe – with no money

They travelled to seven European countries over seven days, covering a distance of 2,557km, and they were not allowed money or mobile phones for personal use.

The only “currency” this group of National University of Singapore…

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Consumer protection act to get more bite?

Mention Sim Lim Square and many will remember it with a frown and a shake of the head.

The electronics mall became synonymous with dishonest retailers in late 2014, after some of their unsavoury sales tactics came to light….

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PROPOSED CHANGES TO CPFTA

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) proposed to amend the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act following a review of the legislation last year.

As part of the review, the ministry consulted industry stakeholders. They…

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It's a Red Bull race across Europe

They travelled to seven European countries over seven days, covering a distance of 2,557km, and they were not allowed money or mobile phones for personal use.

The only “currency” this group of National University of Singapore…

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