3 taken to hospital after pile-up in Jalan Bukit Merah, second multi-vehicle accident on same day
SINGAPORE - An accident on Jan 24 involving a taxi and seven cars in Jalan Bukit Merah was the second multiple-vehicle ...
Anti-graft rally in KL kicks off, around 100 participants begin march to Merdeka Square
The organiser is a previously unknown group that calls itself the People’s Secretariat Against Corruption, Read more at straitstimes.com.
In China, rare dissent over a programme to save on drug costs
Some top doctors and hospital leaders have called on the government to change how it buys drugs for its public hospitals.
Weekend Trip: 5 food spots worth queueing for in Melaka
A round-trip flight to Melaka costs around $120, while one-way bus fare costs $33. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mexico rejects landing request for US military flight deporting migrants, sources say
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY – Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow a US military ...
Book review: Thuan’s absurdist detective novel Elevator In Saigon lingers on Vietnam’s past
Vietnamese novelist Thuan's Elevator In Saigon examines Vietnam's history from 1954 to 2004 using a detective story frame.
Book review: Food, not bullets, makes soldiers in Hai Fan’s Delicious Hunger
Hai, whose real name is Ang Tiam Huat, spent 13 years of his life as a soldier of the MCP. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BookTalk: Re-reading queen of crime Agatha Christie’s books
Who: Ms Bernice Yeoh, who is in her 50s, is the executive director of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration, which ...
‘Let’s not hyperventilate’: Political and business elite search for new answers as Davos week concludes
Thailand’s commerce minister, for one, is already on the go. Others are finding their way. Read more at straitstimes.com.
New trail passing through part of restored coastal forest opens in Labrador Nature Park
The trail features an elevated boardwalk that is 1.5m off ground level, built with rising sea levels in mind. Read more at ...
Indian soccer fans building 25,500-square-foot hand-painted banner
Fans of India's oldest top-flight soccer club are readying a 25,500-square-foot hand-painted tifo (banner) when their team, Mohun Bagan Super Giant, hosts Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League at ...
US orders pause to programs allowing temporary immigrant settlement, NYT reports
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have ordered what amounts to a pause in several programs that allow immigrants ...