Thailand’s embattled premier called Monday for a special session of parliament as protesters planned more rallies to demand his resignation, the release of jailed activists, and...
As of Monday noon (19 Oct), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 infection. This brings the total number of infection...
Last Thursday (15 October), Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Sengkang GRC, Jamus Lim has joined a heated debate over a minimum wage that...
Last Sat (17 Oct), irritated by the term “folksy” used by Workers’ Party (WP) MP Jamus Lim in Parliament to describe union leaders, the former president...
To ensure proper safe distancing, Singapore Red Cross (SRC) will be implementing crowd control measures at its upcoming community blood donation drives this week. In a...
Singapore Athletics (SA), which is now under the newly elected leadership of Team Ground Up, has issued a public apology to marathoner Soh Rui Yong on...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — The push for renewable energy poses a threat to the global coal mining sector — and Indonesia appears to be affected by such...
Taiwan on Monday accused two Chinese diplomats of gatecrashing a hotel function hosted by its de facto embassy in Fiji and assaulting an employee. Taipei’s foreign...
by Eve Szeftel After four years in office, Donald Trump has failed to achieve his promise to eliminate the US trade deficit, and dealt a lasting...
The National University of Singapore (NUS) revealed on Sunday (18 October) that it has sacked a lecturer who taught at Tembusu College in the university following...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made history over the weekend as she became the first-ever Kiwi leader to win an outright majority under the Mixed...
By way of introduction, I am not against the death penalty in general, though there can be situations where I may personally feel that justice and...
The Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC), Koh Poh Koon has criticised the universal minimum wage scheme (of S$1300 per month) proposed by...
The Court of Appeal has set aside the death sentence of Gobi Avedian in account of miscarriage of justice, on Monday morning (19 October). After the...
去年6月,本地媒体关注Dyson 创办人詹姆士·戴森,砸重金买下位于华利世家(Wallich Residence)的三层顶层豪宅,轰动一时。 该豪宅在华利世家第62层楼至64层楼,面积约2万1108平方英尺,豪宅内含各种豪华设施如私人游泳池、按摩浴、烤肉餐区与私人电梯。当然价格也让我们市井小民望楼兴叹,叫价7千380万新元。 事实上,戴森在去年1月,曾宣布将公司大本营由英国转移到新加坡。戴森夫妇也已成为新加坡永久居民,他们无需支付外国人在地置产的额外税款。 不过,如今又有消息指出,戴森现在以6千200万元的价格,将豪宅卖出,亏了1千180万元。然而,戴森公司仍坚称,该公司仍致力在新加坡进行研发和其他业务。 原来,戴森在去年7月,也曾以逾4千万元的价格,买下植物园古鲁尼路(Cluny Road)的优质洋房。 据了解, 购下戴森华利世家豪宅的,是在印尼出生、目前是美国公民的大亨廖凯原(Leo KoGuan)。他是美国廖凯原基金会主席,以及美国国际软件屋公司(SHI)的创办人和主席。在今年的”福布斯全球亿万富豪榜“,排名第1513位,身家14亿美元。