Focus shifts to Tibet earthquake survivors as search called off
The temblor shook buildings as far away as Nepal and parts of India, and destroyed more than 3,600 houses. Read more at ...
Autism-focused preschools to be opened in Malaysia nationwide, says DPM Zahid
PUTRAJAYA - Autism-focused preschools will be established across Malaysia, announced Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi.
Sweden army to buy tanks for $2 billion from KNDS
HELSINKI - Sweden's army will buy tanks from German-French defence equipment maker KNDS for 22 billion Swedish crowns ($1.97 billion), the Nordic country's government said on Thursday. Read more at ...
Style News: Watsons revamps flagship store, Culture Cartel returns, Celine opens new boutique
The Watsons store at Takashimaya Shopping Centre reopens after more than three months of renovations. Read more at ...
Arts Picks: Singapore Art Week highlights from OH! Open House, Suzann Victor and Fort Canning
Navigate the avalanche of shows during SAW with recommendations from Life's arts team. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Los Angeles wildfires spread to Hollywood as 100,000 ordered to evacuate
The Los Angeles Fire Department issued an evacuation order for people in an area within Hollywood Boulevard to the south, ...
Mozambique opposition leader returns after fleeing on post-election safety fears
MAPUTO - Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned home on Thursday, after fleeing in the days following a ...
Residents evacuated from 7 floors of Hougang HDB block after fire breaks out
SCDF said it was fighting the fire in a unit on the third floor of Block 971 Hougang Street 91. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US teen Basavareddy breaks new ground ahead of Djokovic match-up
MELBOURNE - Moments after Nishesh Basavareddy reached his first ATP semi-final at the Auckland Classic on Thursday, the American teenager named Novak Djokovic as his favourite player and said he had ...
Concierge allegedly made off with over $47k of residents’ money, stole items worth more than $2m
SINGAPORE – A senior concierge, accused of misappropriating nearly $47,700 in cash earlier collected from a condominium’s ...
From banks to tech: Potential Singapore winners from the Johor-Singapore SEZ
Banks, gaming, industrials, tech and telecommunications will benefit, said Maybank. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Italy says no US extradition request for detained Iranian businessman so far
The United States has not submitted any formal request of extradition for an Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini detained in Milan, Italy's justice minister said in an interview published on Thursday ...