August 05, 2021 9:42 PMSINGAPORE - Laptops that were issued to the Ministry of Health (MOH) for its officers to manage the Covid-19 pandemic were instead stolen and sold on Carousell.

August 05, 2021 9:11 PMSINGAPORE - A TikTok dance challenge first uploaded on July 5 to accompany this year's National Day Parade (NDP) theme song has steadily drawn over 3,000 entries on the video sharing app, with everyone from students to local celebrities uploading their high-octane versions of the dance.

August 05, 2021 6:45 PMGood evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Thursday, Aug 5.

August 05, 2021 7:11 PMSINGAPORE - Foreign domestic workers will soon go through more checks during their six-monthly medical examinations - like measuring their body-mass index (BMI) - to better detect cases of abuse.

August 05, 2021 6:13 PMThere were eight other cases of sexual misconduct involving students.

August 05, 2021 5:48 PMSINGAPORE - A man who misappropriated over $461,000 entrusted to his investment companies was sentenced to 11/2 years' jail on Thursday (Aug 5).

August 05, 2021 6:06 PMTwo of the locally transmitted cases are seniors above 70 who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated and at risk of serious illness.

August 05, 2021 5:42 PMSINGAPORE - A former law firm legal associate who was found unresponsive in his prison cell last October while serving his sentence died of "a natural disease process", said State Coroner Kamala Ponnampalam in her findings on Wednesday (Aug 4).

August 05, 2021 4:51 PMSINGAPORE - Running washing machines at full load instead of the usual half load. Taking the stairs instead of the lifts.

August 05, 2021 4:23 PMSINGAPORE - With the housing market reflecting growing income inequality here, Singapore needs to think more deeply about how to keep public housing inclusive and accessible to all, said Second Minister for National Development Indranee Rajah on Thursday (Aug 5).

Ixigo hopes that the acquisition will help the company further consolidate its presence in Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 markets in India.

As part of the structural change, one-on-one English tutoring app GoGoKid will shut down completely, Bloomberg reported.

As startups automate their finances, Zeni has seen a 550% growth in revenue and a 375% jump in customers year-over-year.

Nas Daily's founder Nuseir Yassin denied the accusations saying her story was not true on the ground and everything she wrote came with malicious intent.

If the claim is true, Blibli would be the latest Indonesian ecommerce firm that has reached more than US$1 billion valuation.

Nine Chronicles is an idle game developed by South Korean open source gaming startup Planetarium.

Doku says it processed 47 million transactions worth US$2.9 billion in 2020.

Arise is targeting to invest in 25 startups in Southeast Asia for the next three years.

Pay for bills and holidays by using social media, and say hello to India’s newest unicorn

Over 100 startups have come up in India's online laundry space in the last five years, and less than 20 startups have currently bagged seed funding.

August 05, 2021 8:13 PMHong Kong residents in the US are expected to be granted an 18-month "deferral of removal".

Frasers Group has said Michael Murray will succeed Mike Ashley as chief executive on 1 May 2022.

August 05, 2021 6:45 PMModerna posted second-quarter sales of US$4.4 billion (S$5.94 billion).

August 05, 2021 4:45 PMMr Macron's government is trying to step up France's Covid vaccination programme again.

August 05, 2021 4:23 PMDAKOTA (NYTIMES) - In late spring, the 142 nursing homes operated by the Good Samaritan Society hit a milestone that was unthinkable just four months earlier: Zero cases of Covid-19 across the whole company, from 900 at the peak of the pandemic.

August 05, 2021 4:10 PMIt was the second straight day that Israel had reported rocket fire from Lebanon.

August 05, 2021 4:12 PMIt was Europe's second-hottest July on record, after 2010.

August 05, 2021 3:47 PMTemperatures of more than 40 deg C and strong winds have fanned more than 150 wildfires.

August 05, 2021 3:36 PMThe US is reporting more than 94,819 cases on a seven-day average, a fivefold increase in less than a month.

August 05, 2021 3:15 PMEbrahim Raisi is also expected to present his proposed Cabinet line-up.