Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on April 25, 2024

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Driver in Tampines fatal crash charged, out on $30k bail and electronically tagged

Muhammad Syafie Ismail, 42, was arrested on April 24 after he was discharged from hospital.

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Almost 6 in 10 private uni grads find full-time jobs but earn less than autonomous uni peers

The median gross monthly salary for the 2023 cohort was $3,400, up from $3,200 in 2022.

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Malaysia mulls over plans for casino in Forest City as part of Johor-S’pore Special Economic Zone: Sources

 

Asked by reporters on April 25, Prime Minister Anwar said: “The casino… not true, it’s a lie”.

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‘I must eat at the same place my fave singer did’: Singapore banks on K-content to draw visitors

STB is collaborating with two major South Korean media industry players to film more shows in Singapore.

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Orchard Towers murder: Man who punched victim while holding knife gets life in prison, caning

He was only one in a group of seven who was armed with a weapon during the fight.

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Raffles’ banded langur spotted on Eco-Link@BKE for the first time

The sighting means the link bridge was used to expand the monkey’s habitat and increase its chances of survival.

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She completed her law degree while working as a domestic helper in Singapore

Ms Jayanthi Gamage has plans to get a master’s degree and hopes to become a lawyer.

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Yip Pin Xiu clinches gold at Para Swimming European Open Championships

The five-gold Paralympian won the S2 100m backstroke race ahead of six European competitors.

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Malaysia finds parasitic worms in over 16 tonnes of canned sardine imported from China via Singapore

Anisakis can cause an infection with symptoms like abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

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Mandopop star Jay Chou to perform three shows at National Stadium in October

It will be the third time the Taiwanese singer’s Carnival World Tour is staged in Singapore.

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