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Survey: Most Singaporean parents see tuition as necessary despite wanting less academic pressure

SINGAPORE, Nov. 10 -- Three in four parents polled believe tuition outside primary school is necessary for their children to do well, according to a new survey released yesterday. Families spent a med... Read More


Court to hear AGC application for fresh order to facilitate Najib's house arrest

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 10 -- The High Court in Kuala Lumpur is expected to have a hearing this afternoon the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) application to correct a court order or issue a fresh court o... Read More


US$75b divorce? Nvidia boss Jensen Huang's affair raises prospect of split dwarfing Jeff Bezos' payout

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 -- Nvidia billionaire Jensen Huang's admission of an extramarital affair has sparked a US$75 billion (RM303.8 billion) question: Could his wife of more than four decades walk away... Read More


Two winning shares split nearly S$12.2m Toto jackpot in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Nov. 10 -- The holders of two winning shares are splitting a nearly S$12.2 million (RM38.6 million) Toto jackpot following the cascade draw yesterday. The winning numbers were 5, 27, 29, 3... Read More


Around 100 evacuated after fire breaks out at Orchard Gateway mall in Singapore, no injuries reported (VIDEO)

SINGAPORE, Nov. 10 -- About 100 people were evacuated by the police as a precaution after a fire broke out at Orchard Gateway shopping mall yesterday. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told As... Read More


Goods van crashes onto walkway outside Pasir Ris condominium in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Nov. 10 -- A 32-year-old man is assisting with police investigations after the van he was driving crashed onto the pedestrian walkway outside a condominium in Pasir Ris. A photograph of th... Read More


'This is a scourge': Video of nearly 50 teens riding bicycles, e-bikes through Singapore's Central Business District draws backlash

SINGAPORE, Nov. 10 -- Despite a series of recent enforcement actions against errant teenage cyclists and sustained clampdown on illegal and modified active mobility devices, it seems some teenagers ar... Read More


Singaporean lured by RM12,685 job offer arrested, remanded seven days over RM1.5m cannabis haul at Ipoh Airport

IPOH, Nov. 10 -- A S$4,000 (RM12,685) job to deliver a package landed a 29-year-old Singaporean in trouble after police found RM1.5 million worth of dried cannabis leaves in his luggage at the Sultan ... Read More


Water surge at Pertak river: Four more bodies found, bringing toll to five

HULU SELANGOR, Nov. 10 -- Four more bodies of victims swept away by strong currents at Sungai Pertak in Kuala Kubu Bharu were found this morning, bringing the number of victims located to five out of ... Read More


Why ignorance may be the real existential threat - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 10 -- We are accustomed to the language of climate emergency. Wildfires, floods, climate refugees are the images that haunt our imagination of the future. Rightly so. Climate change... Read More