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Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
LONDON, Aug 31 : Oil prices were trading nearly 2 per cent higher on Monday after the U.S. attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz and drew retaliation from Tehran, as their conflict...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
Four areas in Sarawak record 'hazardous' air quality; East Malaysian state prepares for possible haze emergency Sarawak’s Serian district recorded the worst Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 475...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
‘Hazardous’ levels of air quality in parts of Indonesia’s Borneo Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan was the most polluted city in the archipelago, with an air quality index (AQI) of 780 as of noon...
Channel News Asiaby Lydia Lam31 Aug 2026
Officer from welfare home gets fine after elbowing, kicking 10-year-old boy in prayer hall Thinking that the boy was smirking at him, the 43-year-old man, who practises the martial art form of...
Channel News Asiaby Khalil Samsuri31 Aug 2026
This Sin Huat Eating House hawker has strict rules for ordering his famous crab bee hoon “If you’re eating duck rice (from the neighbouring stall), I’m not cooking for you,” says eccentric hawker...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
CrimeWatch expands beyond TV with digital initiatives as it turns 40 CrimeWatch's digital push includes a TikTok micro-drama and a debut on Singapore Airlines flights, as it seeks to boost its...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
Borrowing from a licensed moneylender? New cooling-off period starts Sep 15 The cooling-off period will apply to all unsecured loans from licensed moneylenders, except business loans, and last...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
BIDUR, Nepal: Nepal was on Monday (Aug 31) burying some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disaster In Nepal, the disaster agency raised the total number of people missing on its side of the border to 4,247, with 903 bodies...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
NEW YORK, Aug 30 : Novak Djokovic made his earliest exit at the U.S. Open after a shock 7-6(5) 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1 loss to unseeded Argentine Mariano Navone in a gruelling first-round clash on Sunday...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
NEW YORK, Aug 30 : Novak Djokovic made his earliest exit at the U.S. Open after a shock 7-6(5) 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1 loss to unseeded Argentine Mariano Navone in a gruelling first-round clash on Sunday...
Channel News Asiaby Ang Hwee Min31 Aug 2026
Singapore to legislate stronger safeguards, possible daily time limit for teens on social media Platforms that do not comply may have their minimum access age raised to 18, says Minister for...
Channel News Asiaby CNA Lifestyle31 Aug 2026
Spidey keeps spinning gold for North American box office Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, has now brought in US$891.5 million (S$1.13 billion) in the United States and Canada – and an additional...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
TOKYO, Aug 31 : U.S. President Donald Trump is targeting Ottawa with a proposed 50 per cent tariff on Canadian car imports — but Japan's Toyota and Honda may end up footing the bill.
Channel News Asiaby Darcel Al Anthony31 Aug 2026
ComfortDelGro joint venture wins S$3.4 billion contract to operate and maintain Copenhagen Metro Singapore's ComfortDelGro will operate and maintain the fully automated Copenhagen Metro for 12...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
SINGAPORE: Former Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) permanent secretary Pang Kin Keong has been appointed chairman of the Land Transport Authority (LTA), succeeding Mr Alan Chan, who has held the post...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
Heavy traffic expected at Singapore-Malaysia land checkpoints during September school holidays The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) issued the travel advisory for Sep 4 to 14...
Channel News Asiaby CNA31 Aug 2026
Russia's Putin and China's Xi to attend summit in Kyrgyzstan Some of the world's top leaders will attend the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc that seeks to...
Channel News Asiaby Izza Haziqah Abdul Rahman31 Aug 2026
South Korean actor Lee Yong-joo of Blue Tower and Princess Hours dies at 44 The South Korean actor, best known for playing a rookie soldier in Blue Tower and for his role in Princess Hours, died...
Channel News Asiaby Justin Ong Guang-Xi31 Aug 2026
Singapore steps up efforts to turn research into real-world impact under S$37 billion RIE2030 plan A new Research Translation Grant will fund the development of early-stage technologies from public...
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