VinFast gets EV reality check as shares plunge 65%

Vietnam company’s 2024 slide underlines challenges to realising ambitious plans

Jeweller faces 3 due-diligence charges; 313,000 in sale proceeds linked to scams

A jewellery shop was charged on May 7 with not performing the required checks when it sold gold jewellery and a gold bar for over $313,000 to an unidentified person, when there was reason to suspect money laundering.

‘We don't want to fail parents another time’: Cordlife CEO

Firm has tightened measures to ensure safe cord blood storage; new lab hires added

Cyber-security law amended to boost oversight of critical systems

Act updated to keep up with new tech models, use of outsourced services

Putin starts new term as Russia's President with challenge to West

Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was up to the West to choose between confrontation and cooperation as he was sworn in for a new six-year term on May 7 at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the US and many of its allies.

Vietnam marks 7Oth anniversary of historic victory over France

HANOI A crowd of more than 10,000 people, including war veterans and dignitaries, gathered on May 7 in Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu to mark the 70th anniversary of the battle that ultimately brought an end to the French empire in Indochina.

Uprooted tree falls on monorail track in KL, killing at least one man

KUALA LUMPUR-A towering tree fell on a busy road in downtown Kuala Lumpur during strong winds and heavy rain on May 7, damaging a bus stop, trapping people in vehicles and killing at least one man, reported New Straits Times.

Malaysia grapples with doctor shortage as housemen numbers fall

Contract system where govt doctors earn less and are not part of civil service a factor

Malaysian parties woo Indian voters in tight Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election

Community makes up 18% of voting base, and could decide the winner

NORRIS RIDES A WAVE OF SUPPORT

Briton gets congratulations from peers and politicians after breakthrough win in Miami

SPEECH INSPIRES ACS(I) TO VICTORY

‘Psyched up’ by the sidelined Jeremiah, they beat St Andrew’s to regain B Div rugby title

KRANJI'S VERY BIG 220 SURPRISE

Stunner saves Class 5 dweller from M’sia trip, gives Espindola 100 per cent record

Indonesia's QI GDP growth beats forecasts but outlook uncertain

Keeping strong pace will be hard due to tight local monetary policy, global factors

Luxury watch investment firm found to be in breach of contract

A company founded by Singaporean watch expert Dominic Khoo that runs a luxury timepiece investment scheme has been found by the High Court to have breached its contractual obligations to five investors from Hong Kong.

Jail for scam mastermind who cheated company director of 1.5m

Man who devised loan ruse to dupe victim into handing over sum gets 5-year sentence

End of an era

Thambi Magazine Store in Holland Village closes down after more than 80 years

British PM faces pressure to shift further right after rout in local polls

Tories urge exit from human rights court, immigration cap ahead of general election

Philippines, US repel mock foreign invaders in annual military exercises

The drills come as tensions between Manila and Beijing rise in S. China Sea

XI receives warm welcome in Paris amid tensions on trade and Russia

Chinese leader says Sino-French ties have set example of peaceful coexistence

60-year-old dies, two rescued after fire erupts in Whampoa flat

200 people evacuated in early morning blaze, which sees third fire fatality in 2024

Maris Stella High to take in girls at primary school level

Campus to be rebuilt to improve facilities for both primary and secondary students

Israel strikes eastern Rafah after issuing evacuation order

Israel's military carried out air strikes in Rafah on May 6, residents said, hours after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the southern Gaza city where more than a million people uprooted by the war have been sheltering.

Orchard Road to get virtual twin to woo younger shoppers

The model will mirror malls, shops, hotels from Wheelock Place to The Centrepoint

Rescuers save pets left behind in Indonesia volcano evacuation

People have fled from a remote Indonesian island where a volcano recently unleashed huge eruptions but some folk have braved the dangers to rescue abandoned animals.

KOEPKA PEAKING FOR PGA

American rounding the corner’ ahead of next Major with LIV Singapore victory

BRIGHTON DIM VILLA'S HOPES FOR TOP FOUR

Pedro’s late strike earns O win; Chelsea hammer West Ham to lift European chances

BADMINTON GIANTS TOO GOOD AT HOME

China beat Indonesia for Thomas and Uber titles, losers happy with tune-up for Paris

Warren Buffett says successors at Berkshire Hathaway ready for job

He also lauds Apple despite conglomerate trimming stake in iPhone maker recently

Fed remains on easing mode, but no rate cuts until data is supportive

Markets fear impact of higher-for-longer rates but also hope for cut later in 2024

Parliamentary records more accessible with new AI search engine

Open to public, it uses advanced keyword matching and contextual search to generate more relevant results