Homegrown veg, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices
The average price of cabbage more than tripled in Tokyo this month, compared to last year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump repeats tariffs threat to dissuade BRICS nations from replacing US dollar
President Donald Trump on Thursday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency by ...
Inglis gives Australia another selection headache
MELBOURNE - It was a debut three years in the making but Josh Inglis made it one to remember with a thrilling century against ...
3 hurt in 3-vehicle accident at Jalan Kayu; driver assisting with police investigations
SINGAPORE - Three people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving two cars and a motorcycle along Jalan Kayu on ...
20m-wide sinkhole opens in Japan; 1.2 million asked to refrain from doing laundry and taking baths
The prefectural government has called on residents of 12 cities and towns in the eastern part of the prefecture, including a ...
Japan, US ministers express 'firm intent' to reinforce defence alliance
TOKYO - New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart General Nakatani agreed in a phone call on Jan 31 to continue efforts to strengthen the countries’ alliance, Tokyo ...
‘Did you see that?’ Flight audio reveals shock of Washington plane crash
None of the 64 people on board the regional jet and the 3 on the helicopter survived the crash. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
The Chic Home: Family’s metropolitan penthouse apartment evokes life in New York and London
SINGAPORE – A home tells the stories of the people who live within its walls. For finance industry couple Jon and May – who ...
Root Awakening: Mushrooms in soil not a cause for concern
Fruiting fungi that appear on growing substrates of potted plants are generally no cause for concern. They appear due to the ...
Samsung’s chip profit misses on costly AI memory catchup race
The world’s largest memory chipmaker is fighting to narrow the lead arch-rival SK Hynix has in the AI arena. Read more at ...
English singer and actress Marianne Faithfull dies aged 78
Faithfull was the wild woman of London's Swinging '60s and a former girlfriend of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Resource-poor Japan was girding for an AI energy surge but DeepSeek raised the stakes
TOKYO - Weeks after Japan revealed details of a landmark energy plan partly designed to keep up with an expected AI surge, ...