The changed nature of economic and security challenges today presents opportunities for Malaysia and Singapore to work together to overcome them. In turn, working together will allow both countries — as close neighbours — to plant the seeds of trust and mutual confidence to tackle crises, and when the need arises, said Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing. He was speaking at Malaysia's National Centre for Defence Studies in Putrajaya on Tuesday (Aug 26), addressing an audience of about 200 students during the second day of his two-day introductory visit. Noting that both Malaysia and Singapore are smaller states in an increasingly uncertain world. Chan said that the real competition is never between the two countries with longstanding historical ties.«Our real competition is how Singapore and Malaysia can work together to overcome the challenges of an increasingly uncertain world.» 

SINGAPORE — From 2026, CareShield Life will offer higher monthly cash payouts to help Singapore residents with severe disabilities cushion the fast-rising cost of long-term care.The payout growth rate will rise from the current two per cent a year to four per cent a year from 2026 to 2030. Consequently, those who make a claim in 2030, for instance, will get $806 a month instead of $731.Premiums for the national long-term care insurance scheme will need to rise, but the Government said it will provide an additional $570 million in premium support over the next five years to help policyholders offset the increases.These were among the key changes recommended by an independent CareShield Life Council led by Jeanette Wong, former group executive of DBS Bank. In conducting the review, the council consulted nearly 300 individuals, including caregivers, healthcare professionals, union leaders and community partners.«These enhancements to CareShield Life complement the broader suite of long-term care support measures announced at Budget 2025,» said a Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesperson at a media briefing on the review.

Shiloh Hendrix, a white woman in Minnesota, has been charged after she went viral in May for allegedly hurling the N-word at an eight-year-old boy.

The dancer, 34, will be missing from the BBC show for three weeks this year to work as a judge on the Spanish version Bailando Con Las Estrellas.

The celebrity workout DVD has long-been a staple of the showbiz world - with 'miraculous' workouts promising fans remarkable weight loss results. 

An upset victory by Catelin Drey flips a seat formerly held by a Republican in the conservative-leaning district that Trump easily won in 2024.

According to the report, Washington has dispatched three destroyers with an amphibious squadron carrying 4,000 Marines to waters off Venezuela

According to the report, US President Donald Trump has been able to persuade Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to lift his opposition to Ukraine’s membership

At least seven apartment buildings suffered damage in a drone attack on the southern city of Rostov-on-Don

Head of the Mind Money analytical center Igor Isaev did not exclude the possibility of certain limitations of Urals oil purchases or diversification of supplies by India

The tariffs will affect exports of goods to the US totaling $48.2 bln

British indie band The Ultra Violets have been left devastated following the sudden death of their bandmate, drummer Tyler Harris, just weeks after they performed at the Isle of Wight Festival. 

Jarrod Bowen was involved in a heated exchange with furious West Ham supporters after Tuesday's 3-2 defeat at Wolves that piled further pressure on Graham Potter .

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Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart, 35, have been named as the officers killed by suspected gunman Dezi Freeman.

Even for a career criminal, Christy Kinahan always had an eye on bigger things. Nothing got in the way of his plans for an international drugs empire and the vast riches that would follow.

A breakaway faction of Somalia's main opposition alliance has signed an electoral agreement with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, dealing a significant blow to the broader opposition movement, according to local media reports.

Kenya and Germany have strengthened their cooperation on migration and mobility after holding the first Joint Implementation Committee meeting under the Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Kenya has launched an effort to mediate between Somalia’s federal government and the semi-autonomous Jubbaland administration as tensions escalate over constitutional changes and electoral reforms, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.

Urging loyalty to the junta’s proxy party, Min Aung Hlaing toured seven towns and Yangon to promote his regime’s election, which he expects will secure him the presidency.

Victoria's top cop has revealed more details about his officers' confrontation with Dezi Freeman before he opened fire and killed two cops - as the manhunt for the alleged gunman

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Zhao Pei underlined that China-Russia cooperation is not aimed against any third party, but rather at building a fairer international system - despite the West’s efforts to impose its dominance

Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky stressed that some Western officials attempt to link the sabotage to the Ukrainian crisis, despite the fact that it involved the destruction of international underwater infrastructure

15 of them were destroyed over the Rostov Region

Ministry spokesman Adil Charygov noted that Natalia Nagovitsina has been declared missing because no one can officially confirm whether she is alive or dead

Explosions were reported in Sumy at least eight times last night

The personal income tax breaks proposed by the country’s two main political parties triggered fireworks at the second political debate on Tuesday. The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has promised to reduce income tax to 15 per cent from 25...

Home Team agencies such as the Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), as well as the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have stepped up enforcement checks at their respective premises as part of whole-of-government anti-vaping efforts.In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Aug 27), police said that enhanced checks have been carried out at the Home Team and Civil Defence academies, when trainees report for their stay-in training.  "SCDF and SPF take a serious stance against the possession and use of e-vaporisers and will not hesitate to take officers who are found to be in possession of e-vaporiser to task.

After her 28-year-old son was retrenched from his job as a technician in June last year, he became addicted to using «Kpods», a drug-laced vape. He'd also twice threatened to jump from their HDB block with his five-year-old son, said his mum.Wong (not her real name), 58, told Shin Min Daily News that her son had been struggling with financial issues and started using vapes after being told by friends that it would help him to sleep better. Due to monetary issues, her son also became estranged with his wife and are now in the midst of a divorce, according to Wong. Wong said that her son found work sometime in August last year, but this only fuelled her son's addiction as he had to work the night shift and could not fall asleep in the day.«He could smoke up to five Kpods a day at home, and each costs about $85,» Wong told Shin Min.She added that after using (Kpods), he would walk unsteadily and easily lose control of his emotions. He had even hit his head against the wall several times, said Wong. 

Une agression violente d'un homme a été filmée puis partagée sur les réseaux sociaux. On y voit un homme, à terre, qui se fait insulter et menacer par un couple. La personne suspectée d'avoir donné les coups a été placée en garde à vue, selon nos confrères de TNTV.

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The 56-year-old allegedly gunned down a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable in 'cold blood' after an arrest warrant went bad at Freeman's bush retreat in Porepunkah.

The embattled actress claimed to have been left in fear for her life due to a smear campaign allegedly waged against her by erstwhile co-star Justin Baldoni.

Thomas Ford, 28, from Congelton, Cheshire, assaulted the driver on a drunken night out to celebrate qualifying as an architect is still running a so-called 'architecture and visualisation' business.