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UNITED HAVE 'LESS DEPTH' THAN RIVALS

Ten Hag highlights their injury problems in defence, now strengthened by Yoro signing

Hughes tells Lyles: I'll talk with the spikes

United States sprint star Noah Lyles has a last competitive track outing at the London Diamond League on July 20 before heading across the English Channel to the Paris Olympics.

Hyundai's second made-in-Singapore electric car launched

South Korean carmaker Hyundai launched its second made-in-Singapore electric vehicle (EV) on July 19, opening order books for a locally assembled version of its Ioniq 6 sedan.

Sats to partner Japan's Mitsui to expand business

Wholly owned subsidiary set up to pursue potential food solutions-related investments

Doubts over AI boom taking root among some experts

Sceptics say commercial hopes for tech may be overblown, fearing inflating stock bubble

Man used phone to hit girlfriend's son, 3, for crying

He repeatedly bashed the boy's forehead and hit the mother when she tried to stop him

UN member states urged to 'turbocharge' sustainability action

United Nations member states are “heavily off-track” in terms of achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will, among other things, uplift impoverished communities globally, and need to intensify efforts in spite of the various wars raging in the world today.

Five nursing leaders receive President's award

They get highest accolade for the profession for sustained outstanding contributions

Chan: S'poreans can be a bridge among different cultures in fragmented world

Minister urges students to go beyond festivals and food, and understand other races better

TTSH makes frail, senior patients key priority as it celebrates 180 years

With growing numbers of seniors visiting its busy emergency department (ED), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) said a key priority is to look out for frail, senior patients, some of whom are at risk of readmission after they have been discharged.

SBS Transit beats four rivals to bag Seletar bus contract again

Its winning bid of $526m includes initiatives that would raise standards for industry: LTA

60 rare Siamese crocodiles hatch in Cambodia

A group of 60 rare Siamese crocodiles has hatched in Cambodia, boosting hopes for one of the world's most endangered reptiles, conservationists said on July 18.

At least 5 killed in fresh Bangladesh job-quota protests

Telecoms links also widely disrupted, and TV news channels go off the air

Shanghai to launch public testing for driverless taxi services

Shanghai will launch a public testing programme for its driverless taxi services as soon as next week, marking a step forward in the city’s pursuit of intelligent and connected autonomous vehicle applications.

Elite Hezbollah commander killed in strike, says Israel

A field commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces was killed in an Israeli strike on south Lebanon, the Israeli military and two security sources said on July 18, the latest senior member of the group to be killed in months of tit-for-tat strikes across the border with Israel.

Netanyahu pressured on ceasefire deal before US visit

Israeli protesters, world leaders, families of hostages urge PM to act ahead of speech to Congress

China's pledge of economic reform met with cautious welcome

Businesses await details to gauge policy changes' impact

US opens embassy in Vanuatu amid Pacific rivalry with China

The United States opened an embassy in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on July 18, the latest US move in a long-running competition with China for influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Trump presidency would be hard for Ukraine: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged in an interview published on July 18 that a victory for Donald Trump in the US election in November would be difficult for his country, but Ukrainians were prepared.

Japan to speed up entry process amid record wave of tourists

Foreign visitors arriving in Japan may get to breeze through immigration soon, as the country looks for new ways to amplify a tourism boom that is boosting its economy.

36 rescued at sea after ships catch fire near Pedra Branca

No reports of oil spill after tankers collide; two crew members airlifted to hospital

Chinese fraudster behind network of 95 accounts to be blocked here

The man behind a network of 95 accounts that the authorities have ordered to be blocked in Singapore under the foreign interference law was once a property mogul.

High Court rejects Iswaran's bid to compel prosecution to provide witness statements

A High Court judge has rejected a bid by former transport minister S. Iswaran to compel the prosecution to provide conditioned statements of all 56 witnesses it has lined up for his upcoming trial on 35 charges.

Confusion, frustration for many caught in outage in Singapore

Motorists were stuck at carparks – some for as long as 20 minutes – when electronic gantries stopped working, while many others found themselves logged out of their computer systems when a major global technology outage hit on July 19.

Manual check-ins for over 10 airlines at Changi Airport

Disruption delays some departing flights, wreaks havoc on air, rail travel elsewhere

Global tech outage deeply disruptive in Australia, less so in S. Korea and China

Undergraduate student Gabriel was working at his part-time job when Microsoft Windows kept suddenly shutting down on him.

Social media sites ordered to block 95 accounts under law on foreign interference

Five social media platforms have been directed by the authorities to block a network of 95 accounts that published coordinated posts spreading allegations that Singapore is being controlled by China.

Software glitch disrupts essential services worldwide

Defective update crashed millions of Windows computers, including in S'pore

Up to $100m boost for Al, quantum capabilities in finance sector

Latest MAS funds are on top of 150m pledged to tech, innovation grant scheme

Partnership ended in out-of-court settlement

Luxury and lifestyle company Group MMM and its director Manoj Murjani said they have reached an out-of-court settlement to end their business partnership with Peranakan cooking doyenne Violet Oon and her children.