Hong Kong dog flies business class, and some netizens bite back

The Straits Times 03/19/2023

Not quite a dog’s life, at least for four-year-old Fifi. The miniature long-haired dachshund from Hong Kong has become an online sensation, after a video of the dog traveling in business class on a flight went viral,…

‘Entire families are all gone’: Turkish chef in Singapore lost over 120 relatives in quakes

The Straits Times 03/12/2023

SINGAPORE – Each time he spoke with his brother in Turkey days after the Feb 6 earthquakes that hit their country and Syria, he was told more relatives had died. It reached the point where Singapore permanent…

Singapore: Up to 70% of those infected may show no symptoms, making coronavirus tough to tackle

Asia News Network, The Straits Times 04/14/2020

SINGAPORE — Asymptomatic persons with the coronavirus disease are more common than was previously thought – some research says potentially as many as 55 percent to 70 percent of infections – and they can go on to infect others…

Singapore confirms first case of novel coronavirus

Asia News Network, The Straits Times 01/24/2020

  SINGAPORE — A Chinese had been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Singapore, with another likely to have the virus. The 66-year-old man, a Wuhan resident, arrived in Singapore with nine traveling companions on Monday…

Singapore road crash kills 2, injures 4 others

Asia News Network, The Straits Times 12/29/2019

  SINGAPORE – Two female pedestrians were killed and four others were left injured after a car crashed onto a side road at Lucky Plaza in Singapore on Sunday (Dec. 29) afternoon. The Straits Times understands that…

Kim thanks Singapore for hosting summit

Inquirer.net, The Straits Times 06/11/2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday thanked Singapore for hosting the historic summit between him and US President Donald Trump tomorrow. Shortly after arriving in Singapore in the afternoon yesterday, Kim, who is chairman of the…

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