Coinciding with the start of the Tokyo Paralympics on 24 August is the launch of a new café in the Japanese capital city where the staff...
While delivering his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (29 Aug), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Muslim nurses in the public healthcare sector will...
While it is feasible to provide better support for delivery riders with legislation — such as medical and leave entitlements — this may lead to higher...
Singaporeans must learn to adapt to more frequent extreme weather due to climate change in their daily lives, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace...
Starting from Wednesday (1 September), Singapore has imposed a nationwide ban in the sale of elephant ivory and ivory products, after first announcing it in 2019....
The International Paralympic Committee Wednesday defended a decision to disqualify a Malaysian shot putter for turning up late, leading to him being stripped of a gold...
A researcher from the University of Hong Kong has been detained by police in China, where he was studying the politically thorny issue of workers’ rights,...
The Philippines topped two million coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the country battles a record surge in infections that the World Health Organization confirmed is being...
As of Wednesday noon (1 Sep), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 180 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore. This brings the...
The High Court on Wednesday (1 Sep) awarded S$210,000 in damages to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his civil libel lawsuit against TOC editor-in-chief Terry...
The United Nations warned on Wednesday that weather-related disasters have skyrocketed over the past half-century, causing far more damage even as better warning systems have meant...
Lawyers in Singapore must collectively “recover” their rights to carry out their duties without fear and intimidation from any entities, said human rights counsel Ravi Madasamy....
China’s new data security law takes effect from Wednesday — the latest effort to tighten oversight of the country’s mammoth tech sector. The broadly worded law seeks...
Dr Yeo Sow Nam, a well-respected anaesthetist in Singapore, was charged with four counts of molestation on 7 Feb 2020 stemming from a complaint made by...
Google on Tuesday extended the option for its employees to work from home into next year due to the pandemic. Returning to Google campuses will remain...