Over 3,000 taxpayers made false claims for employment expenses; IRAS warns of misleading tax advice

IRAS warns over 3,000 taxpayers made false employment expense claims amid misleading tax messages. Read more at ...

US Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander detained by Israeli authorities in West Bank

Israeli forces informed the group they were in a closed military zone and detained them before taking them to a police ...

Apple’s iPhone Duo launches with scarce stock, no walk-in sales across much of Asia

Apple iPhone Duo launch to have limited walk-in stock after online orders sold out in minutes across Asia and Europe. Read ...

Russia is willing in principle to join new Ukraine peace talks in November, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin told US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that Moscow is willing in principle to resume talks next month with Ukraine and the US on ending the conflict in ...

Israel’s election may change its leader, but not Iran war policy

The Oct 27 election is not seen as a potential turning point but as a test of whether the Middle East is settling into a long ...

Keppel, SGX and Thakral CEOs win SIAS outstanding CEO award

The three CEOs tell The Straits Times how they increased the shareholder value of their companies. Read more at ...

PHP developers issue new version to fix critical vulnerabilities

Developers of the PHP programming language said a set of new updates fixing two previously identified critical ...

Poland says social media firms are ‘silent ally’ of Russia, threatens fines

Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski threatened fines for firms that ignore state requests. Read more at ...

S'pore rises to 14th spot in global rule of law ranking; 2nd for absence of corruption

Singapore rose two places to 14th in the 2026 World Justice Project rule of law index, ranking third in East Asia and the ...

App to help diners with visual impairment at hawker centres among ideas at inaugural challenge

Prototype app helps diners with visual impairment find empty tables at Singapore hawker centres Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Greek students, teachers protest over education shortages

Greek students, teachers and civil servants plan protests over the high cost of living in Athens and Thessaloniki. Read more ...

Singapore court gives green light for bridal services firm Korea Artiz Studio to wind up

Singapore court gives green light for Korea Artiz Studio to be wound up after it ceased operations and missed hearings. Read ...