Culture
The Offices Only a Newsperson Could Love
There is something inspiring about an ugly building. I don’t mean high-concept ugly, like a brutalist tower, but rather a place that’s…
Swedan Margen
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Business
A Holiday Gift Guide: Presents for Music Lovers
It’s easy to think of music as ephemeral and essentially free, rather than a thing you can dotingly select, acquire, and present to your…
Culture
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
These days, C.K. occupies a strange place in the culture. He is in a cancellation limbo, joined by the likes of Chris Brown and Andrew…
Culture
My Mother’s Memory Loss, and Mine
My cat, Harriet, is curled up on the TV console when I walk into the living room. She blinks at me, slowly. Cats blinking at you is…
News
Singapore: 12 Migrant Workers Arrested in CNB Drug Raid at Woodlands Dormitory
Twelve migrant workers were arrested for suspected drug-related offences during a multi-agency raid at a Woodlands dormitory on Thursday,…
News
Singapore Cyclist, 39, Killed in Collision with Tower Transit Bus Along Admiralty Drive
A 39-year-old cyclist died on Saturday, November 29, after he was involved in an accident with a bus along Admiralty Drive, near Sembawang…
News
Singapore: 64-Year-Old PMD User Dies in Hospital After Falling onto Tracks at Fajar LRT Station
A 64-year-old man has died on Friday, November 29, after falling onto the tracks at Fajar LRT station on the evening of November 19. SMRT…
News
Singapore: Two People Hospitalised After Fire Breaks Out at Telok Blangah Coffee Shop
About 80 residents living in a Housing Board block in Telok Blangah were evacuated on Friday, November 29, after a fire broke out at a…
News
Singapore: 35-Year-Old Man Charged with Dangerous Driving Causing Death Following Fatal Tampines Accident
A 35-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday, November 28, for dangerous driving causing death and several other traffic offences…
Fashion
Taxi Driver Season 3 Episode 4 to Feature a Clash Between Rainbow Heroes and Cha Byung Jin's Gang
Taxi Driver season 3 episode 4 will air on SBS on Saturday (November 29) at 9:50 PM KST. The SBS hit action-packed black comedy crime…
News
Kent Man Who was Obsessed with Violent Pornography, Killed His Mother's Friend, Tried to Have Sexual Intercourse with Her Corpse
Ernestas Juska, 21, murdered his mother's friend, Nina Denisova, 39, while she slept in a spare bedroom at his mother's house in Dartford,…
Fashion
Moon River Episode 8: What Lies Ahead for Lee Kang, Park Dal I?
Moon River episode 8 will air on MBC on Saturday (November 29) at 9:50 PM KST. The MBC drama, starring Kang Tae Oh and Kim Se Jeong, will…
Fashion
Last Summer Episode 9: Baek Do Ha, Song Ha Kyeong, Seo Soo Hyeok Love Triangle Intensifies
Last Summer episode 9 will air on KBS2 on Saturday (November 29) at 9:20 PM KST. The chapter will follow Seo Su Hyeok, Baek Do Ha, and…
News
Typhoon Family Episode 15 to Feature Kang Tae Poong, Pyo Hyun Jun showdown
Typhoon Family episode 15 will air on tvN on Saturday (November 29) at 9:10 PM KST. The chapter is likely to feature the final showdown…
News
Airbus Grounds 6,000 Passenger Jets for Urgent Software Update after Flight Suffered Sudden Altitude Loss Mid-Air
Airbus has temporarily grounded more than 6,000 of its popular aircraft for an urgent software update after one plane unexpectedly dropped…
Fashion
Oregon High School Teacher Accused of Sexual Relationships With Several of Her Students
Students of an Oregon school district have accused a former teacher of sexually abusing them, alleging that other faculty members were…
Business
Bank Indonesia seeks rate cuts while balancing stability, growth
Tariff worries have made the rupiah South-east Asia’s worst-performing currency this year Bank Indonesia (BI) will strike a balance…
Business
Amazon, Flipkart take aim at India’s banks with new consumer loan offerings
Interest rates on loans for consumer durables from traditional lenders typically range between 12% and 22% Amazon is preparing to offer…
Business
China’s robotics stocks face investor scrutiny over bubble fears
Beijing has been on a so-called anti-involution drive this year, aiming to curb destructive competition across industries Investor hype…
Business
Silver hits fresh record after topping peak from October squeeze
Silver jumped to a record, surpassing a peak set during a historic squeeze in the London market in October. Spot prices surged as much as…
Business
Chinese carmakers shift to ‘asset-light’ models in overseas expansion
CHINESE carmaker Geely is betting that an “asset-light” investment model will accelerate its overseas expansion, as competition among…
Lifestyle
Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch
Airbus has sold 12,257 of the aircraft by the end of September, compared with the sale of 12,254 Boeing 737s Several airlines announced…
Fashion
Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
Europe’s Airbus said on Friday (Nov 28) that it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a…
Business
India’s Adani seeks up to US$5 billion investment in Google data centre to join AI boom
Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have also unveiled investments in building data centre capacity India’s Adani Group…