Singapore's manufacturing output rose by 7.2 per cent year-on-year in June, driven mainly by growth in the electronics, precision engineering and transport engineering clusters.Excluding biomedical manufacturing, output in June increased by 9.6 per cent, down from the 17.7 per cent spike in May, according to official data from the Economic Development Board (EDB) released on Monday (July 27).On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, manufacturing output decreased by 7.2 per cent, from the 0.7 per cent drop in May, while output excluding biomedical manufacturing dropped by 11.2 per cent.General and biomedical manufacturing, chemicals sectors droppedBiomedical manufacturing declined 11.4 per cent in June from the 24.2 per cent recorded in May.This was due to the pharmaceuticals cluster seeing a different mix of active pharmaceutical ingredients being produced, EDB said.General manufacturing also saw a decline — by 6.8 per cent — reversing the 11.8 per cent increase posted in May.

Thinking about catching up with friends and family during the upcoming National Day long weekend?There's good news if you are concerned about transport.Public transport operators SBS Transit and SMRT will extend the operating hours of train services on the eve of National Day (Aug 8).In addition, the operating hours of 53 bus services will also be extended to complement the extension of train operating hours. Commuters are advised to plan their journeys early and note the changes. NSL, EWL, CCL and TELSMRT will extend the departure time of its last train on the North-South Line to leave City Hall MRT station for Jurong East, Marina South Pier and Tuas Link stations to 12.30am. Meanwhile, the last train departing East-West Line's City Hall station will also be at 12.30am.On the Circle Line, the last train leaving Marina Bay and HarbourFront stations will be at 11.57pm and 11.30pm respectively.The last train departing from Woodlands North and Bayshore on the Thomson-East Coast Line will be at 12am and 12.12am respectively.

Kim Yo Jong stressed that North Korea’s status as a nuclear state, enshrined in the constitution, cannot be changed by «a single document that has no legally binding force whatsoever,» referring to a document by the Chairman of the ASEAN Regional Forum

A private hire ride took an unexpected turn when the driver offered dating advice and tried to play Cupid by recommending his son to an amused female passenger.A TikTok video posted on Sunday (July 26) by user @expiredstankysocks recounted the incident and showed the woman seated in the back seat of a car while conversing with the driver. «Grab driver's dating advice,» the video captioned. «I will always entertain these type of conversations.» The woman is heard saying, «You recommend your son to me?» before learning forward to apparently get a look at a photo of the driver's son. She added that he looks «quite handsome». The driver goes on to share his two cents about Singaporean men, adding that he doesn't like the kind of guys who expect to split the bill on dates. The woman then asks what if the man is very handsome, to which the driver responds: «If the guy go out one time (and) split (the bill it's) ok, next time you block him.»The driver then compliments the girl on her appearance, quipping that her queue of suitors would stretch all the way from Tuas Checkpoint to Woodlands Checkpoint.

The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an 86-year-old elderly man, Tew Chiu Hung.In a news release published on Monday (July 27), the police said he was last seen at Block 922 Tampines Street 91 at about 11am on Sunday (July 26).He was wearing a yellow buttoned top, beige Bermuda shorts and black sandals.The said address is in vicinity of Pathlight School (Tampines) and Junyuan Primary School.AsiaOne understands that the 86-year-old man has dementia. Those with information are urged to contact the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness. All information will be kept strictly confidential, the police said.[[nid:735166]]editor@asiaone.com 

A total of eight motorists, aged between 30 and 55, will be charged in court on Tuesday (July 28) for speeding offences involving heavy vehicles not fitted with speed limiters.Police said in a news release on Monday afternoon that the alleged offences were committed between December 2025 and May 2026.Three cases involved bus drivers who exceeded their vehicles' imposed speed limit of 60kmh.They were caught speeding at speeds of between 74kmh and 75kmh along the various expressways.There were also three cases involving drivers of cement mixers, which have a speed limit of 40kmh. The first driver, a 48-year-old man, travelled at 64kmh along Pan Island Expressway (PIE) towards Tuas, while a 40-year-old was found travelling at 58kmh along Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) towards Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE).A third cement truck driver, aged 51, drove along MCE towards KPE at a speed of 56kmh.All three cases involving cement truck drivers took place between March and May this year.

Alexey Pushkov also said a return to previous relations can only happen if the ruling elites in Europe change

The allure of Trinidad and Tobago was in Elaine McGowan's blood. The landlady of the Castle Hotel in Saltwood, Kent, dreamed of moving to the twin-island Caribbean nation.

Streeting said he would leave the job he has held for just days 'as a matter of principle'.

The late Senator Lindsey Graham once described how he 'almost cried' when the United States first struck Iran at the end of February.

Fujitsu has been given a £61million HMRC contract despite the firm's role in the Post Office scandal.

María Camila Potosí, 21, was eight months pregnant when she disappeared after leaving her home in Cali, Colombia, on July 16 for a routine antenatal check.

Vickrum Digwa, Axel Rudakubana and Valdo Calocane are all referenced in the Policy Exchange's report.

The North Korean leader wished war veterans a long life and laid flowers at the central memorial

Temporary accommodation is being set up for the residents

Vladimir Zelensky reiterated that he viewed the conflict between the former defense chief and Alexander Syrsky as the root of the problem

Anna Kuznetsova also says that over 2,000 minors have been affected by it

Two people, including a teenager, are in grave condition, Governor Yury Slyusar reported

Alexey Pushkov argued that Russia's relations with the West are much worse now than they were during the Cold War

Ils ont entre 11 et 18 ans et s’apprêtent à partir au Salvador pour les championnats du monde juniors ISA de surf. Là-bas, les 12 jeunes prodiges sélectionnés vont défendre les couleurs de la Polynésie pour espérer décrocher un titre mondial.

The Ministry of Local Government has finally installed Khetwayo Jere as Inkosi Mzikubola, ending more than 25 years of bruising succession wrangles that have paralysed development and divided families in the area. His rival, Masabani Jere, offered no reaction — saying only that he was “still digesting” the shock development, a remark that hints at […] The post 25‑Year Chieftaincy War Finally Ends — Government installs Khetwayo Jere as Inkosi Mzikubola appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A Queen announced herself on the big stage, though not with fanfare or flourish, but with the kind of quiet authority that tends to linger long after the final whistle. For Shabel Bengo, her Commonwealth Games debut for the Malawi Queens was less a moment of introduction and more a statement of intent. A graduate […] The post Shabel Bengo: New chapter begins for Malawi’s rising Queen appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Jane Ansah, Malawi’s vice-president, has not been invited to Monday’s cabinet meeting, the first such exclusion since she took office, fuelling claims that she is being gradually marginalised within government. The meeting, at State House in Lilongwe, will instead be chaired by Enoch Chihana, the second vice-president, while President Peter Mutharika attends to other duties […] The post Malawi VP Ansah left out of cabinet meeting appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Singapore's central bank unexpectedly tightened its monetary policy settings on Monday (July 27), citing inflation concerns.The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it would slightly increase the prevailing rate of appreciation of its exchange rate-based policy band, which is known as the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate (S$NEER).It said there was no change to the width of the policy band or the level at which it is centred.Of the 16 analysts polled by Reuters ahead of the review, 12 had expected the MAS to hold policy settings steady and four had forecast a tightening.«Core inflation is projected to step up from July and remain elevated but should moderate discernibly from around mid-2027,» the MAS said.The MAS had tightened monetary policy at its previous meeting in April. MAS said the extent of this increase in the rate of S$NEER appreciation is smaller than in April.The annual core inflation rate was 1.6 per cent y/y in June, lower than expectations.Preliminary data showed the economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 5.7 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier.[[nid:741000]]

A 76-year-old man was found dead at the foot of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Outram on Sunday (July 26) morning.The incident happened at about 10.20am at Block 3 Everton Park, located in the vicinity of the Police Cantonment Complex and Singapore General Hospital.An eyewitness told AsiaOne that the man landed outside a nursing resource centre at the ground floor of the block.A police cordon was extended around an open area next to a community pavilion.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said that the man was found lying motionless at the foot of the said block and was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic.They added that no foul play is suspected based on their preliminary investigations.Police investigations are ongoing.

SINGAPORE — Singapore's central bank tightened its monetary policy settings unexpectedly on Monday (July 27), with inflation projected to step up in the months ahead.Singapore's central bank has a unique method of managing monetary policy, tweaking the exchange rate of its currency instead of changing domestic interest rates like many economies.The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sets the path of what it calls the policy band of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate (S$NEER), thus strengthening or weakening the local currency against those of its main trading partners.Why does Singapore use this method?Singapore is a small and trade-reliant economy. Gross exports and imports of goods and services are more than three times its gross domestic product (GDP). Almost 40 cents of every Singapore dollar spent domestically is on imports.That means the exchange rate has a much bigger influence on inflation than domestic interest rates.