COE premiums hit record highs across car categories

Category A premiums hit a new high of S$93,503, surpassing a previous record set in January 2013.

Plastic bag charges for online purchases among questions raised by MPs in Parliament debate

Some MPs highlighted the excessive amount of packaging used when goods bought online are delivered to customers. “Grocery deliveries, in particular, are notorious for being packed in layers upon layers of disposable bags,” said MP Louis Ng (PAP-Nee Soon).

Shanmugam, Leong Mun Wai have heated debate in Parliament on whether Lee Hsien Yang and wife 'absconded'

Mr Shanmugam also raised questions about Mr Leong's conduct in Parliament and how he repeatedly breached parliamentary procedures in the course of the debate.

Swiss sweat over size of new superbank

UBS' takeover of Credit Suisse will create the biggest bank Switzerland has seen yet, with some wondering if the superbank might be too big for its own good.

Indonesia offers US$458 subsidy for electric motorcycles in bid to spur EV adoption

The subsidy is only available to selected groups of people, such as those on wage subsidy assistance as well as those in households that are given electricity subsidies.