SIA Group’s passenger traffic up 1.9% in December
The group’s two carriers carry around 3.8 million passengers in the period – a new monthly record [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group on Thursday (Jan 15) posted a 1.9 per cent year on year increase in passenger traffic in December 2025 for the two carriers it operates. It came in at close to 14.2 billion…
Read More7 Chic Alo Yoga Workout Pieces That Come Editor-Approved
If I’m being frank, I’m not one to traditionally stick to a “New Year’s resolution”. I’m proudly Type B, so the phrase has often filled me with a sense of dread. However, this year I’m determined to make a change. With smaller lifestyle changes on my to-do list (make it to more than one reformer…
Read MoreMeet the 13 Startups Chosen for L’Oréal’s First Sustainability Accelerator
“The selected partners in this first cohort are not only ready in terms of pilot and potential for scalability, but they also benefit from strong business sponsorship within the company,” she says. “So it should allow us to make them available quite fast on the market, pending, of course, the results of the pilots.” The…
Read MoreHyundai unveils new Staria Electric at Brussels Motor Show
Hyundai Motor unveiled a new battery-powered version of its Staria flagship MPV at this year’s Brussels Motor Show, as the South Korean automaker continues to target growing global demand for zero-emission vehicles. The new model will be available initially as a 7-seater family MPV and as a 9-seater ‘Wagon’ variant, designed for group travel and…
Read MoreCo-living operator The Assembly Place offers Catalist IPO at S$0.23 a share
Company will have an estimated market capitalisation of about S$88.1 million post-listing [SINGAPORE] Home-grown co-living operator The Assembly Place (TAP) has launched its initial public offering (IPO) of about 50.3 million shares at S$0.23 each, and is expected to start trading on the Catalist board on Jan 23. The company registered its prospectus on Thursday…
Read MoreMark My Words: You’re About to See the “Crinkle Cut” Everywhere in 2026
There are a number of celebrity hairstyles saved to my phone that are taking up more storage space than I care to admit. From Hailey Bieber’s cool, relaxed lob to Olandria Carthen’s rich-looking blonde, I get so much of my inspiration from the It girls who pepper my feed—and the algorithm just served me a…
Read MoreVolvo identifies battery fire risk in EX30 Ultra EVs; owners told to limit charging to 70%
[SINGAPORE] Some 143 owners of the Volvo EX30 Ultra electric car in Singapore are being advised not to charge their vehicles beyond 70 per cent due to a fire risk linked to a battery defect. This is an interim solution while Volvo develops a permanent fix. The Swedish carmaker said it will notify affected owners once a…
Read MoreRussia expels British diplomat from Moscow embassy over spying claims
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities Thursday ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on allegations of spying. Russia’s Federal Security Service, known by its Russian acronym FSB, alleged that the member of embassy staff had worked for British intelligence. It did not provide evidence. The diplomat’s accreditation was revoked and and the person must…
Read MoreBella Hadid Gives Method Dressing a Try for ‘The Beauty’
The Beauty, which drops January 21, sees Ashton Kutcher play a dodgy tech businessman “who has secretly engineered a miracle drug dubbed ‘The Beauty,’ who will do anything to protect his trillion-dollar empire,” as the show’s official synopsis reads. Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall play government agents investigating some mysterious deaths of some very hot…
Read MoreI Just Tried M&S’s New Activewear Collection—These are the Pieces I Genuinely Recommend
I write this fresh from lamenting my achy muscles to my colleagues. Between reaquainting myself with treadmill sessions and topping up my Spotify with particularly peppy playlists, January’s annual fitness renaissance is in its stride. And if my on-again, off-again relationship with exercise has taught me anything, it’s that there’s no stronger motivator to get…
Read MoreHeaded for Winter Sun? 7 Outfit Formulas to Recreate in 2026
This year, I decided to spend part of my winter in snowy Munich, and sadly, I thoroughly regretted it. As much as I love a good snow day, I was practically green with envy after spotting what seemed like most of my social-media feed in gloriously warm sun-soaked destinations. From St Barths to Barbados to…
Read MoreNikkei falls from record as tech shares retreat; Topix rises
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average fell back from a record high on Thursday (Jan 15), as the yen’s rebound weighed on exporters and a red-hot rally in technology shares lost steam. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index fell 0.4 per cent to close at 54,110.50, snapping a three-day rise that took the gauge to an all-time…
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