Some surprising and unexpected places in Singapore are using scents to enhance customer experience.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

The modest bump in births in 2024 is a temporary rebound largely driven by unusually favourable social conditions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tokyo - Japan’s much-loved “tonkatsu” pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on ...

Illicit items such as duty-unpaid cigarettes and packets of suspected drugs were also seized. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The private residential price index grew 3.9 per cent in 2024, the slowest annual price growth recorded since 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KUALA LUMPUR - Corrupt enforcement officers have been raking in close to RM200,000 (S$61,000) each month from vape smugglers ...

Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools – over a hundred more than the previous day – city authorities said on Jan 24, as Bangkok was ranked the world’s 7th-most ...

LeCoultre’s meticulously engraved Reverso and Franck Muller’s innovative Silhouette CX. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - A former television personality was hauled to a district court on Jan 24 over various alleged offences including ...

MELBOURNE - Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will battle American 19th seed Madison Keys in the final on Saturday looking to become the first woman since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 to win the ...

Sexual assault allegations against writer Neil Gaiman is the latest scandal involving a famous artist. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK – ByteDance is exploring a deal to keep TikTok running in the US without selling its operations there, according to board member Bill Ford.