Benchmark index closes up 1.7% at 4,395.21 points; lender rises 2.4% to $52.84. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Cards are falling Pakistan’s way as miffed Saudis put the squeeze on India. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Mr Trump made the threat as the US endured the second day of a government shutdown. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The UN’s dysfunction is real – but so is the quiet resolve of Singapore and like-minded nations to keep it working. Read more ...

Venezuela's Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino said on Thursday that five combat planes had been detected near the country's coast, in what he characterized as a threat by the United States.

In recent months, the livelihoods of hundreds who depend on the jewellery trade in Jaipur have come under threat. Read more ...

In our quest to go green, let’s remember the Mid-Autumn Festival is a celebration of people, not packaging. Read more at ...

Caring for a person with a stoma is also about helping them find peace and providing them emotional support. Read more at ...

Four of them have penned letters to their Chinese counterparts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

GENEVA - Police sprayed tear gas on protesters in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday evening who were marching in support of the Gaza flotilla, eyewitnesses told Reuters, which the police confirmed. Read ...

The National University of Singapore has implemented a five-day work-from-office policy for all staff, citing the value of in-person interactions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...