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STI Tracks Regional Declines as Trump's Tariffs Rattle Markets

• Local index down 0.8%, with Singtel sliding 3.3% to $3.22 • Decliners beat gainers 348 to 201 in the broader market • Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Australia all end in the red

Ready for her close-up in S'pore

At 64, soprano Sarah Brightman feels she is the right age to play Sunset Boulevard's faded star Norma Desmond

Man deported after jail time here, arrested in Montenegro on arrival in private plane

Police there accuse him of organising illegal online betting platforms

Singapore factory activity grows at slower pace as trade war looms

Electronics still the main driver, but its growth also slows in January

Fire breaks out in Little India shophouse; no injuries reported

A fire broke out at a two-storey shophouse in Little India on Feb 3, damaging neighbouring shops and a car.

Red-Hot Hits and Misses

With Los Angeles still reeling from the devastating wildfires, the mood at the 2025 Grammys, held at the city's Crypto.com Arena, was more somber – everywhere except the red carpet.

Thailand to push for dustproof rooms in 20,000 restaurants

It aims to hit goal within 3 months, as part of wider initiative covering public areas

Racial and religious harmony scores rise in Singapore: IPS study

General trend over past 5 to 10 years shows improvement across broad set of markers

McIlroy thrilled to win at 'one of golf's cathedrals'

Rory McIlroy delivered an overwhelming back-nine performance on Feb 2 for a two-stroke victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am to capture his 27th career PGA Tour title.

Barbie Hsu Dies in Japan From Influenza Complications

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, star of the seminal idol drama Meteor Garden (2001 to 2002), who is also known by her stage name Big S, has died at the age of 48.

Beyonce wins best album

The singer takes home the top prize for her eighth album Cowboy Carter, while Kendrick Lamar scores five awards

Heat-reflective paint initiative to be rolled out to all HDB estates by 2030

An initiative to coat Housing Board blocks with heat-reflective paint will be rolled out to all HDB estates by 2030, after a pilot project in Tampines showed that the cool paint reduced ambient temperatures by up to 2 deg C.

Woman admits causing mischief at adult son's lion dance contest

A woman who was fined in 2022 for harassing her neighbour and his family amid the Covid-19 outbreak created a ruckus a year later during her son's lion dance competition.

Changing shape of Kim's game reaps rewards

Kim A-lim of South Korea completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Tournament of Champions despite some hearty competition behind her on Feb 2 in Orlando, Florida.

Getting There

Multiple airlines—including Scoot, Singapore Airlines and Peach Aviation—operate nonstop flights from Singapore to Osaka’s Kansai International Airport.

Freed Thai hostages recount how they survived in captivity

Mr Pongsak Tanna, one of five Thai hostages released by Hamas on Jan 30, is currently receiving medical care at a hospital in Tel Aviv under the supervision of the Israeli government.

Postecoglou hopes Danso will lift decimated Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou is hoping his injury-ravaged squad are beginning to get the help they need after snapping a seven-game English Premier League winless run with a 2-0 victory at Brentford on Feb 2.

The art of a deal in a Trump-Xi summit

Trade, tariffs and Taiwan are expected to be on the table, but questions remain on what the US President hopes to gain and the price he is prepared to pay.

10 things to know about Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu

News of popular actress Barbie Hsu's sudden death due to influenza-related pneumonia has left the Taiwanese entertainment industry and her fans reeling.

Narita Airport counts over 20 million non-Japanese passengers in 2024

The total number of non-Japanese passengers aboard international flights arriving at and departing from Narita Airport near Tokyo exceeded 20 million in 2024 for the first time since its opening in 1978, according to Narita International Airport Corp (NAA).

India - A Large Source of Illegal Migration - Hopes to Navigate Trump Crackdown

Delhi's Moves Include Taking Back 18,000 Migrants Who Are Under Final Removal Orders

Pioneering surgeon behind nation's first kidney transplant dies at 95

His work enabled the procedure to become a standard treatment for kidney failure here

Official Secret can reveal himself over longer

Exciting newcomer (1) ARABIAN BLUE could be the next in line to show her talent.

Thailand to Push for Dustproof Rooms in 20,000 Restaurants

It aims to hit goal within 3 months, as part of wider initiative covering public areas

OpenAI Cites US Roots to Dodge India Courts Over Copyright Case

But Lawyers Say Case Can Be Heard as Telegram Failed With Similar Defense in 2022

Samsung chairman cleared of accounting fraud in merger case

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong was found not guilty of accounting fraud and stock manipulation by a Seoul appeals court on Feb 3, in a ruling that could remove long-running legal risks that he has faced from criminal cases.

SoftBank, OpenAI to Jointly Offer AI Services to Companies in Japan

SoftBank Group and OpenAI will create a joint venture to develop and sell artificial intelligence (AI) services to businesses across Japan, establishing one of the broadest efforts yet to sell the fast-growing start-up's tools to enterprise customers outside of the US.

Environment ● Earth and its ecosystems cannot adapt to destruction wreaked by humans

I was shocked to read Mr Goh Ee Kiat's letter \"Is it worth disrupting tradition to get grandpa to forgo shark's fin soup?\" (Jan 27).

Fox Earns His Spurs, LaVine to Be a King

The Kings, Spurs, and Bulls are putting the finishing touches on a three-team National Basketball Association (NBA) trade that will send De'Aaron Fox to San Antonio and Zach LaVine to Sacramento, ESPN reported on Feb. 2.

Over 970,000 Illegal Health Product Units Seized by HSA in 2024

More than 7,300 online listings taken down, and nearly 3,000 online sellers warned