SINGAPORE: South Africa, Australia, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Thailand, Mongolia, Iceland, New Zealand, Italy, Cameroon, Portugal and the Netherlands. The list of countries which 34-year-old David Low has visited reads like a traveller's dream. His usual itinerary, however, ...
Jose Mourinho accused Manchester City of lacking class in a scathing response to his own appearances in a documentary series about the Premier League champions. The eight-part series, 'All or Nothing' was released by streaming service Amazon last week amid much fanfare. The fly-on-the...
The Loss of the Venerable Himalayan Pine Posted in Horticulture on August 18 2018, by Garrett Barziloski A message from Carrie Rebora Barratt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and William C. Steere Sr. President and Todd Forrest, Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Co...
BERLIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (Aug 18) called on Europe to financially contribute to the reconstruction of Syria to allow millions of refugees to return home. "We need to strengthen the humanitarian effort in the Syrian conflict," he said ahead of a meeting with...
First of all, this lovely exhibition at the Singapore Philatelic Museum isn’t an exclusive event of Singapore Night Festival 2018 . The exhibition’s been on since June and will continue till March next year. With several museums in the heritage district opened till late for the night ...
H ailed as a watershed moment for Asian American representation in Hollywood, the new romantic comedy ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ has been given a more muted reception in Singapore, the setting of the colourful tale of glamour and excess. As the first Hollywood movie to feature an all-East As...
Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who died on Saturday, lashed out at the state of global leadership in an exclusive interview with AFP last year, urging more cooperation to deal with terrorism, migration and climate change. "Honestly speaking, we are in a mess," the Nobel peace laureate sa...
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Saturday (Aug 18) that his country would not be cowed by the United States, his latest broadside in the bitter feud between Ankara and Washington. The two Nat members are at odds over Turkey's detention of an American p...
JAKARTA (AFP) - North and South Korea marched together in a stirring display of unity as the Asian Games, one of the world's biggest sports events, opened in a blaze of colour in Jakarta on Saturday (Aug 18). South Korean women's basketball player Lim Yung-hui and North Korean footbal...
JAKARTA - The biggest Asian Games in history opened on Saturday (Aug 18) night as Indonesia welcomed the continent's top athletes to Jakarta and Palembang. At the capital's Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, 40,000 spectators were entertained by a opening ceremony that featured cultural ...
MUMBAI: American singer Nick Jonas on Saturday (Aug 18) announced Indian superstar Priyanka Chopra will be "Mrs Jonas" after the couple performed a traditional ceremony in Mumbai, the home of Bollywood cinema. Jonas, 25, posted a photo with Chopra on Instagram, captioning it: "Future ...
The release this week of Crazy Rich Asians has been hailed as a win for Asian and Asian-American representation in Hollywood. And it’s a win also for the place where much of the film is set: Singapore. The island’s savvy tourism board is making the most of the opportunity, partnering ...
SHANGHAI: China supports the Turkish government's efforts to safeguard security and economic stability and believes that it will overcome its "temporary difficulties", China's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, told Turkey's foreign minister on Saturday. China's foreign ministry ...
JAKARTA: Indonesia president Joko Widodo declared the 18th Asian Games open in a glittering ceremony on Saturday (Aug 18), launching what promises to be a frenetic fortnight of breathless sporting action featuring the best of the continent's athletes. Some 13,000 athletes will compete...
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A Colorado man who spoke of worriedly leaving the lights on for his pregnant wife and two small daughters when they failed to come home as expected has been charged with killing them. Chris Watts, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday (Aug 15) and faces three counts ...
ADVOCATING FOR PATIENT CYBERSECURITY? The recent media coverage of the hacking of 1.5 million patient health records at SingHealth in Singapore, including those of the Prime Minister and other ministers, revealed a key gap. Those directly affected – the ordinary patients and their pat...
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA (AFP) - Mansour al-Amer swipes a card to reveal a narrow sleep pod, reminiscent of Japan's famed capsule hotels. But this pod is in Saudi Arabia, where the Muslim haj pilgrimage begins Sunday (Aug 19). The kingdom has plans to introduce capsule rooms in the western...
With more than one million plants, Gardens by the Bay , is one of the world's top 20 most checked-in places on Facebook, according to its site. The gardens, which are free to visit, are spectacular. Plus, there are standout attractions like the Flower Dome ($8 per adult), which is the...
SINGAPORE - From cash-back to sale promotions, banks are using a variety of ways to encourage their customers to go cashless as part of Singapore's smart nation drive. Since March, DBS Bank has been offering a cash back incentive of up to $50 a month for customers who withdraw $400 or...
The plucky swimmers of far-flung nations who train in the sea where stingrays and crocodiles lurk are ready to strike a blow for the sport's minnows at the Asian Games. As Olympic champions such as China's Sun Yang and Japan's Kosuke Hagino soak up the limelight, simply getting to Jak...
Partenariat entre Bpifrance et Enterprise Singapore le 17 août 2018 - AP REDACTION - Entreprise - Vie des entreprises © DR - Skyline du business district de Singapour. Bpifrance et l'agence de soutien aux entreprises du Gouvernement singapourien viennent de s'allier pour stimuler l'ém...
He is one of the 60 blind runners who train there with Runninghour, an inclusive running club. The cooperative provides support for special needs runners, including those who might be physically, visually or intellectually challenged.
GENEVA: There was an outpouring of condolences from leaders around the world on Saturday (Aug 18) after the death of former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan . Here are some of the tributes: Advertisement UNITED NATIONS Current United Nations c...
Chi controlla Autostrade oltre ai Benetton? Se l’azionista di riferimento di Atlantia, la holding quotata in Borsa che detiene tra l’altro il 100% di Autostrade, è la famiglia di Ponzano Veneto, con una quota del 30,254% detenuta attraverso Sintonia, il secondo maggior azionista è il ...
GENEVA: Former United Nations secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80 on Saturday (Aug 18). Two of his close associates told AFP news agency that Mr Annan died in a hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday. Advertiseme...
ACCRA/GENEVA (BLOOMBERG) - Mr Kofi Annan, the soft-spoken Ghanaian diplomat who served as the first United Nations secretary-general from sub-Saharan Africa, has died. Mr Annan died on Saturday (Aug 18) after an unspecified short illness, according to a statement from his family and t...
KOCHI (AFP) - A heavily pregnant woman stranded by floods in the Indian state of Kerala gave birth just after being airlifted to safety, an Indian Navy spokesman said, as the military stepped up rescue operations on Saturday (Aug 18). Dozens of navy helicopters have embarked on high-r...
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The tradition of a father walking his daughter down the aisle has become much more than giving the bride away. It has since become a special and emotional moment shared between father and daughter during a life-changing milestone....
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written a congratulatory letter to Mr Imran Khan after the latter was sworn in as Pakistan's Prime Minister on Saturday (Aug 18), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The text of the letter is as follows: 18 August 2018 Dear Prime Minister, Congratu...
