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Malaysia to expand use of QR code system for crossing Johor-Singapore border

The use of QR codes instead of passports for Malaysian travellers crossing the Johor-Singapore border by bus or motorcycle will be extended to those travelling by other forms of transport in 2025.

Sri Lankan President keeps finance minister portfolio

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Ms Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Nov 18 as the Indian Ocean island nation targets stronger recovery from a draining financial crisis.

In stifling voices after Zhuhai car attack, China recycles crisis playbook

Control aimed at ensuring that any dissatisfaction with govt doesn't brew

Former ministers face ‘massacre’ charges in Bangladesh court

Thirteen former top government officials in Bangladesh appeared in court on Nov 18 for “enabling massacres”, with prosecutors repeating extradition demands for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina.

Delhi shuts schools as pollution surges to season's worst levels

No quick respite in sight for residents amid unfavourable weather conditions

Ukraine's allies leaning on Zelensky for ways to end the war

Almost 1,000 days since the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's allies are pushing President Volodymyr Zelensky to consider new ways to lure Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, as they seek an end to the fighting.

Biden cements legacy wlth deczszon to let Ukraine use US mzsszles on Russza

Move fuelled by fears of Putin using US transfer of power as chance to subdue Kyiv

Breakthrough in G-20 talks on climate finance, say sources

Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilt over into the Group of 20 (G-20) summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20 major economies reached a fragile consensus on climate finance that had eluded UN talks in Azerbaijan.

Public sector in Singapore shrinks carbon footprint

2023 improvement is another step towards target of net-zero emissions around 2045

PM Wong meets South African President

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Nov 17, on the sidelines of this year's Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

First express feeder bus service to start on Dec 9 in Tampines

A first-of-its-kind express feeder bus service will ply the roads in Tampines from Dec 9, allowing residents to get to the town centre and major transport nodes like Tampines MRT station faster, with the bus calling at fewer stops.

Hin Leong founder 0.K. Lim gets 17l/2 years, jail for cheating, forgery

Deterrent sentence warranted to prevent offences from pervading financial ecosystem: ludge

$1.85b in assets surrendered by 15 suspects on the run

Assets worth about $1.85 billion have been surrendered to the state by 15 foreigners who are on the run from the police in Singapore's lar-gest money laundering case.

S'pore may miss 2024 key exports forecast after 4.6% fall in October

Global trade and growth prospects in 2025 remain vulnerable to uncertainties: Analyst

British singer Imogen Heap embraces AI

Unlike the bulk of her peers, Grammy-winning British singer Imogen Heap (right) is embracing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her music as well as to set up a music collaboration platform.

Wife Yoko Ono is rightful owner of John Lennon's stolen watch: Swiss court

A rare watch given to English singer-songwriter John Lennon by his wife Yoko Ono and which was stolen after his death does not belong to an Italian man who bought it from an auction house years later, a Swiss court ruled on Nov 14, paving the way for its return to Ono.

Accolade for Singapore films Wonderland, A Year Of No Significance

Golden Rooster Awards

US fans celebrate K-pop group Seventeen amid company tussle

South Korean boy band Seventeen had fans chanting their names in Oakland, California, last week as part of their Right Here world tour to promote the group's 2024 album, 17 Is Right Here.

Can writers on world literature's margins be recognised?

Writer Li Zi Shu, touted by her readers as a potential Nobel laureate for literature after South Korean writer Han Kang's win, does not think the prize would be awarded to a Malaysian writer working in the Chinese language like herself.

Strong sessions on Korean literature and adaptations

Better communication was needed on the morning of Nov 16 for a full house of attendees for the session, Discover A Thousand Wonders With Geronimo And Thea Stilton, at Victoria Theatre.

Humour and hard science in Cat Bohannon's lecture

The author held a packed Victoria Theatre audience rapt with her wide-ranging talk

Race, nature and discrimination in three panels

Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan used to be a veritable night owl. At 10pm, she and fellow writer husband Steven Price would brew a pot of coffee and hunker down for a grueling night of writing that usually ended only close to 4am.

Star dancers and nuanced collaboration in Akram Khan's Gigenis

DANCE GIGENIS - THE GENERATION OF THE EARTH Akram Khan and guests Esplanade Theatre

Singapore is Emerald City in The Wizard Of Oz

Wild Rice's annual pantomime includes crimes of Yishun and Singlish of the exaggerated kind, set against a wondrous, trippy set

The unspoken grief of never becoming a grandparent

Ms Lydia Birk, 56, has held on to her favourite copy of The Velveteen Rabbit since her three children - now in their 20s and 30s - were young.

Helping children to bloom in their own time

Give a late bloomer time and support, so that he or she can flourish eventually

LIONS' STEPPING-UP PLAN

Coach Ogura's aim to groom new leaders sees Shah captaining side in Myanmar win

Chess opened door to a 'different world' for Luther

Growing up in the 1970s in Germany was tough for chess grandmaster Thomas Luther.

Tuchel gives England 'great chance' of success

England captain Harry Kane expects incoming manager Thomas Tuchel to have the backing of fans despite his nationality, adding that the German's track record could help the team end a 58-year wait for a major trophy.

HUNGARY PRAISED FOR CARRYING ON

Dutch captain van Dijk hails rivals' strength to play on after assistant coach's bout of fits