Business
Singapore to Consolidate Healthcare Regulation and Enforcement Under HSA
SINGAPORE — Singapore is moving towards a more integrated healthcare regulatory system, with the Health Sciences Authority set to take on additional…
Category: Asia
Thailand
Briton Dies After Penis-Enhancement Injection in Thailand — Now Authorities Are Investigating the Bangkok Clinic
BANGKOK — Thai authorities have opened an investigation into a Bangkok cosmetic clinic after a 43-year-old British-Nigerian businessman and social-media influencer died…
Business
SCAT Airlines to Launch Singapore-Shymkent Flights Via Sanya in October
SINGAPORE — Travellers will soon have a new option for flying between Singapore and Central Asia, with Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines set to…
Business
Singapore Passes New Anti-Scam Law Allowing Restrictions on Suspected Mule Accounts
SINGAPORE — Parliament has passed a new anti-scam law giving the police greater powers to ask banks, telecommunications companies and other service…
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…
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…