Business
Pinnacle@Duxton Five-Room Flat Sets New S$1.701 Million Record
SINGAPORE — A five-room HDB flat at The Pinnacle@Duxton has been sold for a record S$1.701 million, setting a new price benchmark…
Category: Asia
Indonesia
Indonesia’s Wildfire Emissions Surge to World’s Highest as Haze Crisis Worsens
JAKARTA — Indonesia recorded the world’s highest wildfire emissions during the first week of September as devastating forest and peatland fires continued…
Entertainment
G-Dragon and Jay Chou Team Up With McDonald’s and Starbucks in Singapore Collaborations
SINGAPORE — Music and lifestyle are coming together as K-pop star G-Dragon and Mandopop icon Jay Chou launch separate collaborations with McDonald’s…
Business
Singapore COE Prices Rise Across All Categories as Category A Hits Record S$133,009
SINGAPORE — Certificate of Entitlement premiums rose across all five categories in Singapore’s first bidding exercise for September, with Category A reaching…
Business
Hong Kong Woman Finds Live Newborn Rat Inside Takeaway Noodles
HONG KONG — A woman in Hong Kong was left horrified after discovering a live newborn rat moving inside her takeaway meal,…
Business
Grab Singapore Apologises After Microdrama Sparks Safety and Harassment Concerns
SINGAPORE — Grab Singapore has apologised after its new microdrama, I Fell In Love With My Grab Driver, sparked criticism from netizens…
Thailand
Pulis Binaril at Napatay ang Sariling Asawang Guro sa Thai Kindergarten — 44 Bata Agad Inilikas
BANGKOK, Thailand — Nauwi sa karahasan ang isang insidente sa loob ng isang kindergarten sa Chonburi, Thailand, matapos umanong barilin at mapatay…
Business
Thailand to Launch 50 Billion Baht Rooftop Solar Support Scheme in October
BANGKOK — Thailand’s government will launch a major rooftop solar support programme in mid-October, providing 50 billion baht in assistance to encourage…
Thailand
Two Bangkok Technical Campuses Closed for Three Months After Fresh Student Brawl
BANGKOK — Authorities have ordered two rival technical education campuses in Bangkok to close their premises for three months following a fresh…
Entertainment
Accident on BKE Causes Heavy Traffic Towards Woodlands Checkpoint
SINGAPORE — Travellers heading to Woodlands Checkpoint faced delays on Wednesday, Sept 9, after a traffic accident on the Bukit Timah Expressway…