2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1111+ words) SINGAPORE: There will be no immediate increase from S$1.1 million to S$1.8 million for an MR4 minister, and most at that entry-level grade are expected to be paid about S$1.35 million by the end of the current term, Coordinating Minister for…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (199+ words) JAKARTA: Hosts Indonesia will take on Singapore after Malaysia play guest side Bangladesh when the inaugural FIFA Asean Cup's Premier Division kicks off in Jakarta on September 25, the global soccer body said on Thursday. The new 14-team competition, featuring 11 Asean…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (277+ words) SINGAPORE: A man entered the home of a woman who had mild intellectual disability and schizophrenia and molested her. Court documents stated that the victim could not protect herself from abuse due to her conditions, and she had also been…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (126+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Techna-X Bhd has appointed Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar as its executive director and deputy chairman, effective today. Tunku Kamariah, 70, is a member of the Johor royal family. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the diversified…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (326+ words) BALIK PULAU: Four Chinese nationals, including a woman, claimed trial at the Sessions Court here on Thursday (Sept 10) to charges of kidnapping a Singaporean man. The accused: Liu Ting Jun, 46; Huang Jin, 39; Wang Hao Yu, 32; and Guan Siqi, 24, pleaded not…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (718+ words) HONG KONG: For Fernanda Cardoso, a restoration ecologist who is part of a team developing a fully functional and diverse subtropical forest on the hillsides of Hong Kong's highest mountain, Tai Mo Shan, commitment to conservation has everyday tangible results....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (264+ words) In a statement, the exchange said the battery manufacturing company was reprimanded for failing to issue its annual report that included the annual audited financial statements together with the auditors’ and directors’ report for the 18-month financial period ended Dec…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (724+ words) BAOSHAN: As a Taiwan director who has worked on the mainland for more than a decade, Chiu Ching-ling has used his camera to capture the subtle, genuine connections between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait — from tea trees…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (422+ words) SINGAPORE: Among the 227 cases of molestation in homes in the first half of the year, 38 per cent involved victims under the age of 16. Minister of State for Home Affairs Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim said this in Parliament on Sept 9, in response…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (133+ words) The Star PETALING JAYA: QES Group Bhd is proposing to acquire two office units at New Industrial Road, Singapore, from JVA Nir Pte Ltd for RM17.49mil. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, QES Group said the proposed acquisition will allow it…...