Two men have been arrested following a manhunt for a Malaysia-registered car that was seen driving recklessly at the Johor Bahru checkpoint. In a statement on Wednesday (Feb 25), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that a Malaysia-registered car was successfully interpreted after it attempted to evade arrival clearance at Tuas Checkpoint on Feb 22. At about 2.44pm that day, ICA officers detected the vehicle driving towards the Arrival Motorcycle Zone and making an unauthorised U-turn at the entrance. «The vehicle then drove against the flow of arriving traffic towards Malaysia, posing a danger to other road users,» said ICA. «As the vehicle turned back towards Malaysia before it could be intercepted, ICA promptly alerted the Malaysian authorities at the Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar (KSAB) to keep a lookout for the vehicle.»

Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) delivered strong profits of $1.74 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, and announced a final ordinary dividend of 42 cents per share, along with a special dividend of 16 cents per share.OCBC's net profit for the three months ending in Dec 31, 2025 rose 3 per cent year-on-year — up from $1.68 billion in 2024 — according to an earnings report released on Tuesday (Feb 25).In line with the bank's robust financial performance and $2.5 billion capital return plan, OCBC declared a final ordinary dividend of 42 cents per share and a special dividend of 16 cents per share. Combined with the interim dividend of 41 cents for the first half of 2025, total dividends for FY25 will amount to 99 cents per share, representing 60 per cent of group net profit.Profit before tax hits new highOCBC's net interest income for the fourth quarter fell 6 per cent year-on-year to $2.30 billion, as asset yields compressed at a faster pace than deposit costs in a declining interest rate environment. 

Data on wealth inequality in Singapore — showing that the top 5 per cent of households hold about one-third of the country’s wealth — should be interpreted with caution, Acting Transport Minister and Senior Minister of State for Finance Jeffrey Siow said in Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 25).Siow was responding to parliamentary questions from several Members of Parliament about the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) release of statistics on income growth, inequality and social mobility trends, which included market income and wealth for the first time on Feb 9.Singapore's wealth inequality coefficient stands at 0.55, comparable to estimates of other advanced economies like the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, ranging from 0.6 to 0.7.The top 1 per cent of households in Singapore own about 14 per cent of total wealth, while the top 5 per cent hold about 33 per cent, said Siow.«However, these estimates should be interpreted with caution, due to sample size limitations and potential under-reporting in survey responses at both ends of the distribution,» he added.

Pendant les vacances de février, Taina Orth et Onyx Lebihan, championnes de chasse sous-marine, ont formé quatre jeunes aux rudiments de la discipline. Dans un contexte marqué par la récente disparition de deux jeunes en mer, ces stages rappellent leur importance.

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President Donald Trump is set to deliver the State of the Union address tonight — his first since returning to office for a second term.

Satellite communications are vital for modern society, enabling everything from weather forecasts to national security, Viasat's President Ben Palmer stated at DefSat 2026. He emphasized the need for resilient global SatCom and assured connectivity across various orbits and frequencies. Palmer also highlighted India's strategic approach to space sovereignty as impressive and pragmatic.

Move aimed at enforcing zero-tolerance policy: DGCA

Two commercial flights, an Air India and an IndiGo, departed Ranchi safely Monday night amidst challenging weather. The ill-fated air ambulance, a Beechcraft C90, crashed shortly after takeoff, having requested a weather deviation. This tragedy occurred just minutes after larger airliners navigated the same turbulent conditions successfully.

The Union Cabinet greenlit significant infrastructure upgrades, including three multi-tracking railway projects totaling Rs 9,072 crore to boost train capacity. Additionally, a new integrated airport terminal for Srinagar, costing Rs 1,677 crore, and a Rs 1,067 crore extension for the Ahmedabad Metro were approved. These projects aim to enhance connectivity and cater to growing passenger demand.

A parliamentary committee condemned the Youth Congress's AI summit protest, passing a resolution with a majority vote despite opposition from several parties. While praising the summit's success and significant investment pledges, the dissenters argued the committee was engaging in political maneuvering over the incident. The resolution highlighted the summit's global impact and future AI development commitments.

Décidée par la vice-présidence du Pays puis adoptée par le conseil d'administration de la Caisse de Prévoyance Sociale (CPS) en novembre 2025, l'Aide aux familles Monoparentales (AFM) est déployée depuis janvier 2026. Elle est fixée à 3 000 Fcfp mensuel par enfant, sous conditions.

President Donald Trump is set to deliver the State of the Union address tonight — his first since returning to office for a second term.

Nearly nine million Canadians watched the end of the men's gold-medal hockey game at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, which CBC says was Canada's most-watched moment at the Games.

Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid says she is pushing back the release date of her next hockey romance novel, citing the time demands of sudden fame and the worsening symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar, 22, is awaiting trial for his alleged role in a 2024 stabbing in Fort McMurray, Alta. He was out on bail when he broke the conditions of his release, RCMP say.

A remote Oji-Cree community in northwestern Ontario has been without power since Friday, resulting in water pipes freezing in about 30 per cent of the First Nation’s homes. Here's what we know about the situation in Nibinamik First Nation.

The family of a Canadian University of Toronto PhD student is concerned after he was arrested in Pakistan while conducting research for his dissertation.

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