Tuesday October 23 2018
1-HR PM2.5: 5-16
Singapore 33°C/25°C
ST Index 3,078.060 +15.550 Full STI

Top Stories

Taiwan investigates train crash that killed 18

YILAN, TAIWAN (AFP) - Taiwan's President pushed for a swift investigation on Monday (Oct 22) after an express train derailed on a coastal tourist route, killing 18 people in the island's worst rail accident in 27 years.

'The world is turned upside down in seconds' in Taiwan's worst rail accident in decades

Two Koreas, UN forces agree to remove weapons, guard posts at border

China says US must 'think twice' about nuclear treaty pullout

New ministers barely make the grade, says Malaysia's PM Mahathir

Grab to pay $6.42m anti-competition fine as it prepares for Go-Jek arrival

Related: Grab charges ahead even as it shores up for Go-Jek's landing

Malaysian ex-defence minister Hishammuddin offers to help bring Jho Low back

Alibaba's Jack Ma to open institute for tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia

Saudi Arabia has 'no intention' of replaying 1973 oil embargo

China, Asean kick off inaugural maritime field training exercise in Zhanjiang, Guangdong

Jamal Khashoggi: Outspoken journalist who pushed the boundaries of debate

Managing Singapore's health and demographic changes

Read the latest ST Specials and Supplements right here!

More headlines

Premium

Changi Airport gears up for holiday peak

Related: Air traffic controllers work to ensure safety

HomeTeam's Police Tactical Unit: Fighting fit and ready to handle emergencies

Commercial spots see more crime than residential areas; Orchard and Marina Bay top list

  • Works to replace Exit 26A, which is on the right side of the westbound PIE, will be completed by the fourth quarter of 2021.

Singapore's sole right-hand expressway exit to be replaced

Judges still needed as AI takes over some roles: Judge

  • Plus-size models in Singapore include makeover stylist Fiona Tan (above), who topped an international pageant for plus-size women in Latvia two years ago; and make-up artist Priscilla Boh (below).

Plus-size and beautiful: More curvy women taking to the runway

More Premium Stories

From Our Bureaus

  • Women distributing water at a wholesale flower market during the Durga Puja festival in Chennai last week. Chennai, a coastal city in Tamil Nadu state, is situated on India's south-eastern coastline but it is not near any significant freshwater sourc

Water harvesting a lifeline for Chennai

Tourism breathes new life into Hong Kong fishing village Tai O

ST Climate of Change: Reefs as a great climate warning

After having survived for millions of years, coral reefs may soon die from the threats posed by humans. The Straits Times team reports from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Batam, Bintan to be hubs for halal goods

  • Chief executive C. Sankaranathan at the Appollo Sellappas department store in Little India. Sales at the store have been 30 per cent lower in the past two months compared with the same period last year, as customers prefer to remit money earned here

Little India retailers feeling the pinch in run-up to Deepavali

More stories

ST Videos

Loading
    More Videos

    Viewpoints

    Jonathan Pearlman
     Election blow for Australia's ruling coalition exposes deep internal rifts

    Jonathan Eyal
     Of diplomatic immunity and its excesses

    Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis
     No, AI won't solve the fake news problem

    • Humanitarian Gabriel Teo Kian Chong founded the Tana River Life Foundation in Kenya to improve the next generation of young lives there, having first engaged with the community there as a young graduate.

    Ong Siow Heng For The Straits Times
     The case for learning journeys; habits of questing, wandering remain essential for education today

    More viewpoints
    Get ST newsletters in your inbox. Sign up here.
    Subscribing...
    By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
    Follow us

    Asia Top Stories

    'The world is turned upside down in seconds' in Taiwan's worst rail accident in decades

    China, Asean kick off inaugural maritime field training exercise in Zhanjiang, Guangdong

    New ministers barely make the grade, says Malaysia's PM Mahathir

    US top economic adviser Larry Kudlow blames China for not engaging ahead of Trump-Xi meeting next month

    More Asia stories
    • Image 01
    • Image 02
    • Image 03

    Asia Report

    Huge victory for Anwar, but wait for real prize goes on

    Ravi Velloor
     Containment 2.0 - with China in the crosshairs

    The Straits Times Asia Report magazine: Download August-September issue here

    • A robot on stage at a technology conference in Hong Kong in July. It is evident that the city relies on China for its economic well-being and to foster tech and innovation. The problem is that China is itself facing a host of problems, says the write

    Hong Kong innovation under threat in battle of giants

    • Singapore must continue updating its policies to support the changing needs of the economy and the aspirations of the people, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. For education, this includes starting earlier in life, improving pre-school and making

    When it comes to developing people, the job is never done

    More ST Asia Report stories

    Popular

    1. East Asia

      At least 18 dead after train derails in Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades

      Oct 21, 2018, 6:15 pm

    2. Transport

      Singapore's sole right-hand expressway exit to be replaced

      Oct 22, 2018, 5:00 am

    3. Singapore

      6 young Singaporeans receive nation's highest youth accolade for community contributions

      Oct 21, 2018, 5:37 pm

    4. Singapore

      Does it pay to have 24-hour hawker centres?

      Oct 21, 2018, 5:00 am

    5. Entertainment

      Concert tickets for K-pop boyband BTS go on sale in Singapore on Oct 27

      Oct 21, 2018, 2:40 pm

    6. Transport

      Bumpy road for used car traders

      Oct 21, 2018, 5:00 am

    7. SE Asia

      Mahathir to rude taxi drivers: I can resign today as PM

      Oct 21, 2018, 2:13 pm

    8. Singapore

      Three new hotels on Sentosa aimed at drawing more locals

      Oct 21, 2018, 5:00 am

    9. SE Asia

      Malaysian ex-defence minister Hishammuddin offers to help bring Jho Low back

      Oct 22, 2018, 1:27 pm

    10. East Asia

      Lonely Chinese man buys pet 'puppy', only to realise later it is a bamboo rat

      Oct 21, 2018, 10:41 am

    ST Food

    Crowds brave London chill for Philippine fast-food giant Jollibee's British debut

    • Marinated Chilled Roe Crab (left) and Steamed Lala Egg Tofu (below) are some of the offerings at Shao.

    Sweet meat, rich roe

    • The marshmallows add a splash of colour to the brownies and are a nod towards the famous Rocky Road confectionery.

    Brownies that rock

    • The team behind Eliza comprises (from left) former Shanghai Dolly managing director Gordon Foo; Ms Sandra Sim, a former restaurateur in Shanghai; bartender Sam Wong; Ms Tay Eu-Yen, who co-founded now-defunct popular club The Butter Factory; and DJ Al

    Eat, drink and party under one roof at Eliza in Telok Ayer

    More food

    Web Specials

    The silencing of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi: What you need to know about the investigation

    What's holding up Brexit talks? The Irish border issue explained

    Disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: The man, the suspects and the scene

    Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance: What we know and don't know

    Mr Anwar, with wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, getting ready to speak to the media after getting a full pardon on May 16.

    Anwar's political career: A timeline

    Key points in policy address

    • About 250 people turned up at the Central Public Library yesterday to get tips from ST travel writer Lee Siew Hua.

    Ask NLB: Be flexible and open to discovery on vacation

    Growing through hands-on learning

    Learn the art of hospitality

    More Web Specials

    BrandInsider