Olympics: Streamlined Tokyo Games may set future standard, says Coates

[caption id="attachment_8020" align="alignnone" width="969"] File photo of two women posing in front of the Olympic rings. [/caption] SYDNEY: The Olympic movement faces its biggest challenge...

Hole in none: How screen golf got serious in South Korea

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

News Sports

[caption id="attachment_8015" align="alignnone" width="960"] Ha Ki-won celebrates his victory in the GTour screen golf tournament in Daejeon. [/caption] DAEJEON, South Korea: On the final green...

FedEx pilots, union call on company to suspend Hong Kong operations

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Business News

[caption id="attachment_7993" align="alignnone" width="976"] File photo of a FedEx truck driven through downtown in Los Angeles, California, US, Jul 22, 2019. [/caption] HONG KONG: The...

China records highest daily COVID-19 cases in three months

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Healthcare News

[caption id="attachment_7955" align="alignnone" width="960"] FILE PHOTO: Residents wearing face masks line up to receive nucleic acid tests after new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were...

More than 13,000 job attachments available for mid-career jobseekers under new SGUnited programme

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Business News

[caption id="attachment_7964" align="alignnone" width="971"] Office workers at Singapore's central business district are seen wearing mask on Wednesday, Sep 18, as haze worsens and PSI readings...

Emergency response team dispatched to Australia COVID-19 outbreak

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Healthcare News

[caption id="attachment_7905" align="alignnone" width="962"] Australia has seen a surge in cases, with dozens of infections linked to a home for the elderly in Melbourne. [/caption]...

South Korea launches safety probe into Tesla vehicles

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Business News

[caption id="attachment_7990" align="alignnone" width="971"] Tesla electric vehicles for test driving are parked in Hanam, South Korea, on Jul 6, 2020. [/caption] SEOUL: South Korea said...

PM Lee fears US-China tensions may continue past upcoming US presidential election

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Breaking News News world

[caption id="attachment_7896" align="alignnone" width="960"] Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking at a virtual dialogue with the Atlantic Council on Jul 28, 2020. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Prime...

China’s Mars probe photographs Earth en route to Red Planet

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

News Science & Technology

[caption id="attachment_7952" align="alignnone" width="966"] A view of the Earth and Moon taken by China's Tianwen-1 Mars probe from a distance of 1.2 million km. [/caption]...

Face verification technology to allow SingPass holders to sign up for DBS digital banking services using a selfie

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

Business News

[caption id="attachment_7976" align="alignnone" width="975"] DBS and GovTech to pilot SingPass Face Verification technology for digital banking sign-ups via a process akin to taking a selfie....