SINGAPORE: Singaporeans in Lebanon should leave the country "immediately via commercial options" while they remain available, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in an updated travel advisory on Saturday (Sep 28). They should also avoid trave
SINGAPORE: Some Grab users were unable to use their credit cards on the app on Saturday afternoon (Sep 28) due to a "service disruption". Users could only use GrabPay, but could not top it up using credit cards. Credit card options were greyed out o
SINGAPORE: Recovery works on the East-West Line are progressing, following the days-long disruption that has hit Singapore's second-oldest train line. In a Facebook update, rail operator SMRT said "as of Saturday (Sep 28), we have successfully recov
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Saturday (Sep 28) stressed the need to "empower and transform" the United Nations (UN) so that it is "future-ready" and capable of responding to emerging global challenges. Delivering the country's national statement at the U
SINGAPORE: Capital cities don't just happen. They develop slowly over decadesqqjili, perhaps centuries, before resembling their creator's dream - if they ever do. Indonesia is discovering such massive endeavours are hard work and prone to delays. Ec
SINGAPORE: A popular tuition centre near my home charges S$1,000 a month to prepare children for the Gifted Education Programme’s (GEP) maths syllabus. The centre boasts a high admission rate to the GEP, if parents are willing to dish out S$12,000 a
SINGAPORE: Since the 2021 coup, working conditions and labour rights protections in Myanmar’s garment sector have eroded significantly, with some calling for multinational companies to divest. The garment industry has resisted these demands, claimin
SINGAPORE: How does one announce the diagnosis of a terminal illness?panalobet At 50, instead of fleshing out my retirement plans or planning grand adventures with my daughter, I am grappling with an incurable disease. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
SINGAPORE: Are taxis in a death spiral as an essential transport service in Singapore? Recently, my wife was at the One Holland Village mall looking for a taxi. After waiting at the mall for some time, she finally got a taxi on the Comfort app. No p
SINGAPORE: I've covered political summits, quizzed world-class athletes and even interviewed the president of a Pacific island nation. But nothing prepared me for a rather different assignment one early morning in June. This time around, the tables
