The place was so cramped that Chen, also known as ‘Goodnight Chicken’, could only sleep in a seated position.
Singapore’s grant for Taylor Swift concerts ‘nowhere as high’ as speculated, minister says
Culture minister Edwin Tong, an ‘accidental Swiftie’, said the bottom line is that the government hustled a deal that works for the country and Singaporeans.
Holiday lets copyright risk for landlords arises from EU opinion
Landlords could be required to obtain copyright licences to account for the broadcasting of media via TVs they provide tenants under short-term let arrangements, according to a new opinion by an adviser to the EU’s highest court.
Economic growth will be centre of UK Budget
The chancellor of the exchequer’s spring budget will provide him with a final opportunity to set the tax and spending policies that will underpin the Conservative Party’s campaign ahead of the forthcoming general election.
European Commission sets out plans for future connectivity
The European Commission has set out plans to improve telecommunications and digital infrastructure across the bloc in the coming years, starting with the next legislative term.
Japan mayor Hideo Kojima quits over 99 sexual harassment allegations, insists he ‘didn’t do it’
Kojima is accused of several incidents of harassment, including touching a colleague’s breasts and patting women workers on their heads.
A decade after MH370, will the world finally heed Malaysia’s call for real-time tracking of planes?
Malaysian air crash investigators had proposed early on for commercial aircraft to be outfitted with real-time tracking systems to help planes in distress.
Law body considers which law governs digital asset disputes
The Law Commission of England and Wales has opened a new project to examine how questions on the application of private international law should be answered in the context of disputes over digital assets or electronic trade documents.
Singapore’s total fertility rate set to plunge to historic low as child-raising costs rise, more stay single
With the city state’s total fertility rate for 2023 projected to hit an all-time low of 0.97, minister Indranee Rajah said ‘we need more Singaporeans’ to maintain dynamism.
In the Philippines, online supporters of President Marcos Jnr and Rodrigo Duterte turn on each other
It’s a far cry from 2022, when supporters from both sides worked together for the campaign of Marcos Jnr and his vice-presidential running mate, Duterte’s daughter Sara.
