The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be replacing its older diesel buses with more than 600 new electric buses that will be rolled out progressively for passenger service from end-2026. Six contracts for a total of 660 new electric buses, comprising 360 single-deck and 300 double-deck buses, were awarded by LTA to four tenderers including BYD and ST Engineering Mobility Services, said LTA in a news release on Monday (Dec 15). The contracts are valued at over $320 million and mark LTA's first large-scale purchase of electric double-deck buses. «LTA is committed to having a 100% cleaner energy bus fleet by 2040,» said the authority, adding that electric buses are expected to make up half of the public bus fleet by 2030. The new buses will feature improved battery technology and capacity, enabling the buses to travel over longer ranges and operate more efficiently. Each bus will also be equipped with a passenger information display system that provides real-time audio and visual updates to assist commuters with navigation throughout their journey. 

According to the news agency, the US leader requested at least $5 billion in damages

Donald Tusk said that it won’t come to any fundamental decisions at the European Council meeting

Two civilians were reported injured

A total of eight men were killed during these actions

SINGAPORE — A man who crashed his car near his home after consuming alcohol asked his passenger to get him a bottle of alcohol from his apartment.Court documents stated that Claire Sng Wei Ying returned with a gym shaker bottle containing gin and Samuel Gomes-Lim Jia'En, 35 then drank almost all of its contents.As a result, a Traffic Police officer could not determine his actual breath alcohol concentration at the time of the accident.On Dec 15, Sng, 27, was fined $10,000 after she pleaded guilty to performing an act that could obstruct the course of justice. Gomes-Lim's case is still pending.Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Teng Yin Hang told the court that shortly before the accident, the pair had lunch at a Sentosa beach at around 2pm on April 14, 2024, and shared two cans of alcoholic soda, among other things.The pair left the beach about three hours later and entered the car.The DPP said that Gomes-Lim was entering his condominium complex in the Dairy Farm area at around 6pm when the vehicle crashed into a pillar.Gomes-Lim and Sng then exited the car and took a lift to an unspecified floor at the property.

The Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday (Dec 14) presents a stark reminder for Singapore — as history has shown — that hate speech has «real and serious consequences», said Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam.In a Facebook post on Dec 15, Shanmugam, who is also the Minister for Home Affairs, said that while the precise causes and reasons for the attack in Sydney are not known yet, hate speech has often been one underlying cause in other cases. «It creates an environment more prone to violence,» said Shanmugam, noting that the Executive Council of Australian Jewry had indicated in a special report on Dec 2 that the number of reported antisemitic incidents in Australia has continued at «unprecedently high levels» for a second consecutive year. Australia is among the world's seven largest Jewish diaspora communities in the world. 

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Comments from Rep. Randy Fine (R-Florida) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) reflect a brazen Islamophobic sentiment being voiced by some in the party.

Invitée de Léa Salamé dans «Quelle époque !» samedi soir sur France 2, Hinaupoko Devèze, Miss France 2026, a abordé les six premiers jours de son règne. La reine de beauté a partagé son combat pour la santé mentale, a fait une révélation sur ses origines et a commenté les rumeurs autour de sa vie privée.

The Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood , who headlined the 1994 movie North for Reiner, took to X/ Twitter to express his grief amid the horrific news.

The College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland says it has reinforced security protocols at the institution arising from the alleged rape of a female student on the campus on Sunday. Among other things, the college says it...

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Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that he had raised the Venezuela issue at a recent meeting in Minsk with US Special Envoy for Belarus John Cole

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Keir Starmer stated that the prior question is whether a just and lasting peace can be achieved

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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to persons who obstruct the free flow of traffic in town centres, during the busy Christmas period. Assistant Commissioner of Police assigned to the Strategic...

Australian actress Rachael Carpani, best known for her roles in McLeod's Daughters and Home and Away, has died. She was 45.