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St Luke's ElderCare aims to raise $30m to serve more than 45,000 beneficiaries

St Luke's ElderCare (SLEC) aims to raise $30 million over the next five years to serve more than 45,000 beneficiaries, as Singapore moves towards becoming a super-aged society.

Man gets life in prison for killing drunk neighbour in Punggol

Accused, who stabbed victim using latter's knife, also to receive 10 strokes of the cane

2 in 3 divorces uncontested in 2023 after simplified track's 2015 launch

Mediation, counselling effective in taking the sting out of divorce proceedings: CJ

Upgraded Old Airport Road Food Centre brighter, but some say ventilation poor

Dakota resident Oh Ai Khim missed making a daily pit stop for a meal at her favourite food centre when it was closed for four months to get upgraded.

Wife of convicted Hin Leong founder puts GCB up for sale at $100m

The wife of convicted Hin Leong Trading founder Lim Oon Kuin has quietly put up for sale her good class bungalow (GCB) in Queen Astrid Park for $100 million.

MBS to complete hotel revamp by second quarter of 2025

By the second quarter of 2025, almost half the hotel rooms at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) will be transformed into suites, and its butler team almost tripled — as the iconic hotel makes an aggressive push for the luxury market in its first major brand refresh in 14 years.

School dismisses coach who asked students to join his private academy

Services of table tennis coach terminated as he breached contract: Presbyterian High

New NTU academy to provide training on navigating carbon markets

Courses to help professionals develop projects, learn about emissions reporting

Canada orders shutdown of TikTok's business in the country

Canada on Nov 6 ordered Chinese-owned TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security risks, but added the government was not blocking Canadians' access to the short-video app or their ability to create content.

Fearing uncertainty, German industry urges fast snap election

Industry leaders highlight need for fast reform to address economic challenges

British PM tightens ministerial transparency rules after donations row

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Nov 6 set out a code of conduct for ministers aimed at improving transparency, after he was caught in a row over lawmakers accepting gifts such as clothes and Taylor Swift concert tickets.

Surge in dengue cases across Bangladesh worries docs

Bangladesh is struggling to tamp down a surge in dengue cases as climate change turns the disease into a year-round crisis, leaving some paediatric wards packed with children squeezed two to a bed.

Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for under-16s

No exemptions for parental consent, age-verification system being trialled

Ash cloud over Laki-Laki volcano after 8 eruptions

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted eight times on Nov 7, spewing a plume of volcanic ash up to 8,000m high, officials said, as the government scrambled to build homes for victims of a big eruption that killed nine.

S'pore, Malaysia leaders meet to advance SEZ discussions

Both countries to work towards signing joint agreement at leaders' retreat in 2024

Thai court clears woman over deadly 2015 shrine bombing

A Thai court on Nov 7 cleared a woman of involvement in a 2015 bomb attack on a popular shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people, most of them tourists.

Teen electrocuted to death Malaysia halts use of sockets in express buses

Malaysia's Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) has temporarily banned the use of sockets in express buses until an investigation into the alleged electrocution of a youth on a bus is concluded, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Nasi lemak popcorn among Singapore products at Shanghai fair

Trade show draws 44 firms from Republic keen for slice of large Chinese market

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with key ally China

There were no casualties but Beijing issued a furious rebuke.

3 WP leaders formed panel to throw Raeesah under the bus: Prosecution

Same party leaders who learnt of ex-MP's lie eventually recommended her expulsion

Key points on Day 12: Your evidence is incredible, prosecution tells Singh

Deputy Attorney-General Ang Cheng Hock on Nov 7 sought to poke holes in the credibility and consistency of Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh's version of events, as the Leader of the Opposition took the stand for the third day in a trial over his alleged lies.

Resist or retreat? Democratic voters torn over whether to fight on

CALIFORNIA - Ms Cynthia Shaw worked at a polling place in the Detroit suburbs on election day and went to bed \"still hopeful\" that Vice-President Kamala Harris could win, she said. By the morning of Nov 6, she was bereft, her head pounding.

Harris concedes election but vows to keep fighting for ideals

She will keep pushing for women's rights, people's dignity and against gun violence

On South-east Asia Region may have to contend with flood of cheap China goods

While United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose blanket tariffs on imports, the greater danger for South-east Asian countries is the risk of being flooded by cheap Chinese goods which have been shut out of the American market, say analysts.

On East Asia allies Japan, S. Korea aim to build rapport with Trump amid security concerns

TOKYO/SEOUL - Japan's and South Korea's then leaders cemented a friendship with Donald Trump during his first presidency that led to breakthroughs in the three countries' Indo-Pacific and North Korea policies.

Growing fears that US inflation will resume upward trend

Expect interest rates to remain high and the Singapore dollar and other Asian currencies to ease as US President-elect Donald Trump starts to bring his inflationary economic agenda into reality.

Security jitters as cloud hangs over US support for Ukraine, Nato

BRUSSELS - European heads of state and government were set to gather on Nov 7 in the Hungarian capital of Budapest to discuss their continent's security challenges.

Long queues as Max Maeder serves fans curry puffs

Olympic kitefoiler helps out at Katong stall to keep pledge after winning Young World Sailor of the Year

New S'pore wildlife park to feature one of world's rarest monkeys

Wildlife lovers can soon see one of the world's rarest monkeys, the Francois' langur, for the first time in Singapore at Rainforest Wild Asia, which opens in March 2025.

Construction firms urged to take safety timeout of 2 weeks

Concerns rise as the 10 deaths between July and October is double from first 6 months