Sports World: Palace punish 10-man West Brom

Palace punish 10-man West Brom LONDON • Wilfried Zaha, returning after a two-game absence due to a positive Covid-19 test, scored twice while Christian Benteke also grabbed a double as Crystal Palace cruised to a 5-1 away win over 10-man West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League yesterday. The Baggies, who equalised via Conor Gallagher,... » read more

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 6
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 6

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Dec 6. SIA, other firms look to build on existing vaccine handling capabilities Significant volumes of Covid-19 vaccines are set to pass through Changi Airport. READ MORE HERE Bangladeshi worker who beat Covid-19 after 5-month battle in S’pore longs to go home Mr Raju... » read more

Ensure the low-income group can live in ‘choice’ public estates
Ensure the low-income group can live in ‘choice’ public estates

Sixteen years ago, I covered the sales launch of Singapore’s poshest public housing project. It was like covering a rock concert. The fans were 20-somethings, clutching glossy brochures. The star was The Pinnacle@Duxton, the Housing Board’s new skyscraper project along Cantonment Road. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited... » read more

Naples renames icon after Maradona
Naples renames icon after Maradona

ROME • Italian side Napoli’s San Paolo Stadium has been officially renamed the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after the late Argentina footballer who led them to their only two Serie A titles and the Uefa Cup, the city’s council said on Friday. Maradona died in his sleep on Nov 25 after a heart attack at... » read more

All I want for Christmas this year… is a tree
All I want for Christmas this year… is a tree

For some families celebrating Christmas, having a real tree to put presents under is at the top of their wish list. But those pining for some festive foliage to spruce up their homes this year may be disappointed. With Covid-19 curbing leisure travel and causing shipment delays, demand for Christmas trees seems to be outstripping... » read more

SmartBiz Expo and Franchising Show open today
SmartBiz Expo and Franchising Show open today

Empowering SMEs to ride the stay-at-home-economy wave HONG KONG, Dec 2, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – In light of the continuing global pandemic, the fourth HKTDC SmartBiz Expo and the sixth HKTDC Hong Kong International Franchising Show, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), are being held online from 2 to 4 December, with official websites to... » read more

SIA to prioritise airfreight capacity for Covid-19 vaccines, trial flights soon
SIA to prioritise airfreight capacity for Covid-19 vaccines, trial flights soon

SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) will prioritise the mass shipments of Covid-19 vaccines into and through Singapore when they are available. The carrier will also conduct test flights to trial vaccine transportation “soon”, similar to what airlines in Belgium and United States are doing. “SIA will make available cargo space on its flights and accord... » read more

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 5
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 5

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Dec 5. 6 heroes in fight to end Covid-19 pandemic named ST Asians of the Year The recipients of the award capture the entire trajectory of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE HERE Singapore’s first digital banks: What services can you expect... » read more

Is this the greatest era?
Is this the greatest era?

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WTA preparing to make Jan 4 return

LONDON • The WTA is planning to start the 2021 season in the first week of January outside Australia before the players travel to Melbourne for quarantine ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year, women’s Tour chief Steve Simon revealed. “We’re… hopefully close to finalising in the next week or so the ability... » read more

Are we ready to talk about race?
Are we ready to talk about race?

Since it was set up seven months ago, Instagram page @minorityvoices has gained 10,200 followers. Through its 170 posts, which detail individuals’ experiences of racism and discrimination in Singapore, the account has attracted hundreds of responses, as users weigh in on these stories. Platforms like this show how discussions about race are already taking place,... » read more

Police warn public of fake bank advertisements on mobile phone promotions
Police warn public of fake bank advertisements on mobile phone promotions

SINGAPORE – The police have warned the public about a new variant of phishing scams involving fake bank advertisements on mobile phone promotions. The fake advertisements claim that banks are working with telcos to offer mobile phone promotions, said the police in a statement on Friday (Dec 4). Such advertisements have been seen on social media... » read more

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 4
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Dec 4

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Dec 4. No train services on Thomson-East Coast Line on Friday morning after signalling fault SMRT said on its Twitter page that free buses and bridging buses are provided at affected stations. READ MORE HERE No Malaysian workers found sleeping rough in Singapore, says MOM... » read more

One new case from workers’ dormitory, eight more imported ones
One new case from workers’ dormitory, eight more imported ones

The lone locally transmitted coronavirus case reported yesterday was from a workers’ dormitory, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement last night. The man was asymptomatic and the infection was detected through proactive surveillance, said MOH, adding that his polymerase chain reaction test result indicated a low viral load. His close contacts in... » read more