Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah

Northbound train service between Newton and Toa Payoh was disrupted due to a cable which caught fire in a tunnel.

Minister of State Halimah Yacob may become the next speaker of the Singapore parliament, succeeding former speaker Michael Palmer who resigned last month.

Lawyers for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have sent a letter of demand to blogger Alex Au over a defamatory post published on his blog, Yawning Bread, reported Today newspaper. 

Police have arrested a boy, 13, who threatened to plant bombs at the Marina Bay Sands Resort, reports Channel News Asia.

It was reported yesterday that several foreign construction workers in Yishun had stopped work, claiming they had not been paid their salary.

Legoland Malaysia says on Saturday, due to the high traffic, it temporarily limited the number of new entries from 12pm to 2pm.

The Ministry of Manpower says in a statement that the drivers allegedly instigated their fellow employees to participate in the illegal strike.

According to Thomson Reuters, Kuala Lumpur listings now rank fourth globally behind Nasdaq, the NYSE and Tokyo First Section, by proceeds raised.

Thiam Yew, former head of a stockbroking firm and an ex-police officer, is the second youngest brother of Kuan Yew.

The public are advised not to be alarmed and keep clear of the areas as live ammunition and flares will be used during the exercises.

Most of the country’s biggest fortunes didn’t change much over the past year.

The Straits Times reported that the power and satellite assets could be worth close to US$3.5 billion.

In a statement, PUB, the national water agency, said from 2.20pm to 5.20pm, the total recorded rainfall was 152.8mm at Orchard Road.

Flights were delayed and several planes diverted to nearby airports after a Singapore Airlines cargo plane skidded offthe runway at the Changi airport this afternoon.

Of the 32 countries surveyed, nine were in the Asia-Pacific region and among them are China (rank no 1), Vietnam (3), Malaysia (5), Thailand (6) , Indonesia (7) and South Korea (10).