ST Now, News As It Happens – March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016 6:42 AM
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Quincy wins by massive 14 strokes
Quincy Quek towered over his rivals and set new highs yesterday.
He etched his name in the record books with what is said to be the biggest margin of victory over three rounds in a local professional tournament – a massive 14…
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He was working to save up for school
It’s easy to tell that Mr Nasrulhudin Najumudin, 26, was excited about his new job at SMRT.
The Temasek Polytechnic graduate gave up a spot at the Singapore Institute of…
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Pavan goes fast
He grew up idolising Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton, religiously following the fortunes of the Englishman, first at British outfit McLaren and now with the German marque Mercedes.
When Pavan Ravishankar turned 12, a friend…
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Remembering LKY one year on
Yesterday marked a year since the death of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
In remembrance, Singaporeans and foreigners alike made their way to locations islandwide, where activities had been organised by…
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2 online shopping sites bag venture funding
THE e-commerce game is strong in Singapore. Homegrown platforms ezbuy (known formerly as 65daigou and which provides Taobao shopping services) and iFashion (a new roll-up play which targets online fashion sites) have raised US$20 million and S$1 million respectively in venture capital, amid a competitive landscape.
Negative inflation persists, but core inflation inches up
Consumer prices may have fallen for the 16th straight month in Singapore, but that doesn't mean prices are subdued across the board.
Four attackers carried out Brussels blast; two identified as brothers, one on the run
Belgian prosecutors said on Wednesday that two brothers carried out suicide attacks at Brussels airport and on a metro train, with one of them leaving a desperate will in a trash can saying that he did not know what to do any more.
Oil industry in uncharted territory, says IEA senior exec
The world is in uncharted territory where oil prices are concerned, a senior executive of the International Energy Administration (IEA) has said.
