KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 24, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Southern Score Builders Berhad is pleased to present an incentive of RM100,000 to Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, who won Malaysia’s first gold at the 2022 World Badminton Championships in Tokyo last month. Soh Wooi Yik, Gan Yee […]

SINGAPORE – The authorities are studying whether the Jurong Lake District station on the Cross Island MRT line (CRL) and the Jurong Town Hall station on the Jurong Region Line will be linked as an interchange, said Transport Minister S. Iswaran on Saturday. Speaking to reporters at the official reopening of the upgraded Ayer Rajah Food […]

SINGAPORE – It is the third most popular sport and physical activity in the country after walking and jogging, and according to the Government’s Open Data Portal, the percentage of the population that took up cycling to stay active rose from 5 per cent in 2019 to 13 per cent last year.  With many cyclists out […]

SINGAPORE – Eight teachers were recognised on Saturday for their exemplary effort in teaching Chinese language in schools. They received the Distinguished Chinese Language Teachers Award at a ceremony at the SPH News Centre in Toa Payoh. The winners were chosen from a pool of 474 teachers from 155 schools. They are Chinese-language teachers from primary […]

SINGAPORE – The turning point in Mr Aman Singh Rahman’s life came in 2015, when he was caught by the police at a music festival with enough marijuana to smoke a joint, just months before enlisting in national service. Only 18 years old at the time, he realised he wanted to change. This year, the 25-year-old […]

SINGAPORE – In August, bank executive Chew Jia Zhen lost $3,000 in a scam after she was tricked into transferring the amount to a scammer who pretended to be her friend on the phone. “He was very convincing. He said he sent screenshots of a bank app that looked genuine, asking me how to change his […]

SINGAPORE – A record 782 students and university graduates here were recognised at the Sinda Excellence Awards on Saturday – the largest cohort of recipients since the self-help group’s honours were launched in 1992. The annual awards are given to Indian students who have done well in their studies or sports and the arts. This year, 95 […]

SINGAPORE – Forty-one Singaporeans and permanent residents were arrested for suspected drug abuse overseas at various checkpoints from January to August 2022. In releasing the latest figure, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) noted there was a sharp decline from pre-pandemic years owing to Covid-19 border controls. Most of these drug abusers who do not face […]

SINGAPORE – A former lawyer who was on the run for 15 years has been arrested and charged with one count of criminal breach of trust. With assistance from China’s Ministry of Public Security, David Khong Siak Meng returned to Singapore on Friday and was arrested by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD). The […]

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Sept 24. Cleaner vehicles, greener air-conditioning to be studied to lower Changi Airport’s carbon footprint

Toyota City, Japan, Sep 24, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota has decided to end vehicle production at its Saint Petersburg plant in Russia. On March 4 we had to suspend manufacturing operations at our plant in Saint Petersburg due to the interruption in supply of key materials and parts. Since then, we […]

KYOTO, Japan, Sep 24, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Those in power have a choice, whether to use that power for their own benefit at the expense of all others or to use that power to help society constantly improve for the betterment of all. Based on which of these choices they make, […]

TORONTO, ON, Sep 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – CoinSmart Financial Inc. (“CoinSmart” or the “Company”) (NEO: SMRT) (FSE: IIR), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated September 22, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Coinsquare Ltd. (“Coinsquare”), a leading Canadian crypto asset trading platform, pursuant to which CoinSmart has […]

HONG KONG, Sep 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – AIM Vaccine Co., Ltd. (“AIM Vaccine” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 06660.HK), the second largest vaccine company in China in terms of 2021 approved lot release volume (excluding COVID-19 vaccines), announced the proposed listing of its H shares […]

HONG KONG, Sep 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office co-organised the inaugural GoGBA Day yesterday (22 September). This business support event aims to engage members of the international business community in Hong Kong that are currently underserved […]

HONG KONG, Sep 23, 2022 – (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) – 按2021年批签发量计(不包括COVID-19疫苗)，中国第二大疫苗公司艾美疫苗股份有限公司(“艾美疫苗”或“…

HONG KONG, Sep 23, 2022 – (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) – 由香港贸易发展局(香港贸发局)、粤港澳大湾区发展办公室合办的GoGBA Day大湾区推广日于昨天（9月22日）…

SINGAPORE – All is not well in Singapore’s biggest motor trade association. A biennial election of office bearers at the Singapore Vehicle Traders Association (SVTA) – which has 370 members among parallel importers and used car traders – scheduled for Friday afternoon has ended up in the High Court.

SINGAPORE – Singapore-based biomedical start-up Hummingbird Bioscience, which specialises in developing antibodies for cancer treatment, on Friday launched a new facility to expand its scientific, and research and development capabilities. The 40,000 sq ft facility in Science Park features more than 10 state-of-the-art laboratories for biotherapeutics research, and has room to hire more research scientists […]

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s three healthcare clusters are working on strengthening the support structures around general practitioners (GPs) to help them deliver preventive care under the country’s new one-resident-one-doctor plan known as Healthier SG. Their comments come after the Ministry of Health (MOH) submitted the White Paper on Healthier SG to Parliament on Sept 21. Healthier […]