Lee Hsien Loong says Budget 2025 to support Singapore amid US tariffs; Mother jailed 19 years, boyfriend gets 30 for child abuse in Megan Khung case: Singapore live news

Lee Hsien Loong says Budget 2025 to support Singapore amid US tariffs; Mother jailed 19 years, boyfriend gets 30 for child abuse in Megan Khung case: Singapore live news

Singapore authorities raided the home of a woman filmed vaping on the MRT, discovering e-vaporiser pods containing etomidate. (Photo: HSA) In a swift response to a social media video of a woman vaping on Singapore’s MRT, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and local authorities raided her home, discovering e-vaporiser pods containing the potent anaesthetic etomidate. […]

Online safety protections for children ‘not up for negotiation’ in US trade talks

Online safety protections for children ‘not up for negotiation’ in US trade talks

Online safety protections for children are “not up for negotiation” in US trade talks, a minister has said, amid speculation they could be watered down to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs. Treasury minister James Murray told Sky News Breakfast with Anna Jones that the “basic protections” in the Online Safety Act for under 18s are “things […]

Trump claims Starmer is ‘very happy’ about tariffs imposed on Britain

Trump claims Starmer is ‘very happy’ about tariffs imposed on Britain

Donald Trump has claimed that the UK is “very happy” with tariffs imposed on the country as part of his shock upending of global trade, but the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, said he regretted the “return to protectionism”. Wielding a chart in the White House Rose Garden, the US president revealed on Wednesday that […]

TikTok set to be fined €500m by DPC for GDPR breach

TikTok set to be fined €500m by DPC for GDPR breach

TikTok is set to be fined more than €500m by its European regulator, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), over a data privacy breach under GDPR. TikTok continues to make headlines today with reports that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) will hit its parent company ByteDance with a fine later this month that could be upward […]

Own the world with these 3 global ASX ETFs

Own the world with these 3 global ASX ETFs

If you want to grow your wealth but feel unsure about picking individual shares — or you’re already heavily exposed to Australian stocks — there’s a simple solution: go global with ASX exchange traded funds (ETFs). With just a few trades on your regular brokerage platform, you can instantly gain exposure to hundreds of leading […]

Comelec orders Pasig candidate Ian Sia to explain remark on single mothers

Comelec orders Pasig candidate Ian Sia to explain remark on single mothers

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, April 4, issued a show cause order against Pasig congressional candidate Ian Sia over his remark during a campaign event that single mothers may sleep with him once a year. In its show cause order, Comelec’s Task Force SAFE said that in its view, the […]

‘If Somebody Ready To Give Something Phenomenal…’: Trump Signals He Is Open To Tariff Negotiations

‘If Somebody Ready To Give Something Phenomenal…’: Trump Signals He Is Open To Tariff Negotiations

Curated By : Last Updated:April 04, 2025, 09:06 IST Trump told reporters he is open to negotiations if a country offers ‘something phenomenal’, after he announced sweeping new tariffs on countries. His remarks contradict his top aides. US President Donald Trump (Photo: Reuters) Nearly 24 hours after he announced sweeping new tariffs that have jolted […]

America’s Last Toyota Supra Doesn’t Get the Extra Power

America’s Last Toyota Supra Doesn’t Get the Extra Power

We knew this day would come. After Toyota launched the Supra A90 Final Edition in Europe and Japan last November, America is now waving goodbye to the fifth-generation sports car. However, prepare to be disappointed because the US-bound MkV Final Edition is not a carbon copy of the Euro and JDM models. Instead, it’s a […]

A look at Laura Loomer, longtime Trump ally criticized for racist posts and Sept. 11 conspiracies

A look at Laura Loomer, longtime Trump ally criticized for racist posts and Sept. 11 conspiracies

Laura Loomer, a right-wing personality known for her incendiary social media presence, appeared to have been sidelined at points by Donald Trump’s campaign and then by his administration. But she has long had the president’s ear and may have it again, at least for now. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

These Canadians made the cut

These Canadians made the cut

Forbes released its global list of billionaires this week, with dozens of Canadians making the cut. The number of billionaires has swelled from 140 during the first year of the list in 1987 to 3,028 billionaires that made the ranking this year, up 247 from about a year ago, according to the American media company. […]

Beijing censors Bangkok high-rise collapse, as Chinese company faces investigations in Thailand

Beijing censors Bangkok high-rise collapse, as Chinese company faces investigations in Thailand

Beijing is censoring references on China’s internet to the skyscraper that collapsed in Bangkok, as the Chinese company involved in the project faces mounting scrutiny in Thailand. The partially constructed tower, set to be the Thai government’s State Audit Office, was the only high-rise building to completely crumble in Bangkok last Friday, after a magnitude-7.7 […]

PSA pauses card grading submissions from outside the US

PSA pauses card grading submissions from outside the US

PSA is making the move to protect international customers from ‘significant tariff expenses.’ PSA is making the move to protect international customers from ‘significant tariff expenses.’ Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. The […]

Tariffs latest: US Dow Jones index suffers biggest fall since 2020, as Trump insists ‘markets are going to boom’

Tariffs latest: US Dow Jones index suffers biggest fall since 2020, as Trump insists ‘markets are going to boom’

Investors in FTSE 100 continue to sell amid largest economic disorder since pandemic By Ed Clowes, business reporter The UK’s most important stock index started the day negatively on Friday, falling more than 0.6% in response to Donald Trump’s sweeping trade tariffs. Over the first 30 minutes of trading, investors in the FTSE 100 continued […]

Trump wants to upend the entire global order. Can he stomach the price tag?

Trump wants to upend the entire global order. Can he stomach the price tag?

Global stock markets were wiped out by more than $2 trillion US on Thursday as investors reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs. Markets were caught off guard by how steep and how broad the tariffs were. “Markets have voted — this is obviously bad for U.S. and world growth,” wrote Derek Holt, vice-president and […]

ITV Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall supports Coleen Rooney in ‘sending love’ message

ITV Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall supports Coleen Rooney in ‘sending love’ message

Other celebrities also took to social media 20:40, 03 Apr 2025 Alan Halsall formed a close bond with Coleen in the jungle(Image: ITV) Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall has issued a special message for Coleen Rooney in an update today on Instagram. The soap star is renowned for his role as Tyrone Dobbs on the Cobbles. […]

Britain can retaliate or negotiate with Trump – but there is no way we can win at this game

Britain can retaliate or negotiate with Trump – but there is no way we can win at this game

Nobody wins a trade war. You can lose it by greater or lesser degrees: you may be one of the luckier casualties. But that’s about as good as it gets. So, while there will have been initial relief in Downing Street on Wednesday night, a feeling even that Keir Starmer’s placating of Donald Trump looks […]

Standing to outstanding

Standing to outstanding

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. THERE is so much loss among many men and women who have failed to optimize their value in their lifetime, not because they lack value but because they have missed discovering the power within. A good life involves living in harmony with one’s inner nature and understanding […]

HEADLINES: Dela Rosa wants govt officials subpoenaed | April 4, 2025

HEADLINES: Dela Rosa wants govt officials subpoenaed | April 4, 2025

Good day. Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Friday, April 4, 2025. Today’s episode is brought to you by Wilcon Depot, The Philippines’ leading home improvement and construction supplies retailer—your Trusted Building Partner. READ: Dela Rosa wants govt officials subpoenaed SEN. Ronald Dela Rosa, who has expressed fears of his own arrest […]

Trump fires national security officials after far-right activist Laura Loomer urged him to in meeting – report

Trump fires national security officials after far-right activist Laura Loomer urged him to in meeting – report

Donald Trump fired six national security council staffers after a fraught meeting in the Oval Office where the far-right activist Laura Loomer presented opposition research against a number of staffers that she said showed they were disloyal to the US president, according to two people familiar with the matter. The firings encompassed four staffers who […]

U.S. government’s TikTok decision to come before deadline, Vance says

U.S. government’s TikTok decision to come before deadline, Vance says

Save for later The Trump administration’s decision on an American buyer for the short-video social-media site TikTok will come before a weekend deadline, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday. Bidders for TikTok are piling up as Saturday’s deadline approaches for TikTok to secure non-Chinese ownership under threat of being banned from the United States. […]

Territories with little to no exports and small populations hit by U.S. tariffs

Territories with little to no exports and small populations hit by U.S. tariffs

Open this photo in gallery: A cow rests near a park bench and trash bins on Aug. 12, 2002, on Australia’s remote Norfolk Island.Rick Rycroft/The Associated Press Save for later The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in […]

The composer behind The White Lotus theme songs explains why he’s done working with Mike White

The composer behind The White Lotus theme songs explains why he’s done working with Mike White

Open this photo in gallery: Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood play two guests of the White Lotus resort in season 3 of the hit HBO show.Crave/Supplied Save for later Here’s one person definitely getting killed off of The White Lotus on Sunday’s season finale: Cristóbal Tapia de Veer. The Emmy-winning Chilean-Canadian composer behind the […]

Danish PM puts on show of unity in Greenland after Trump acquisition threats

Danish PM puts on show of unity in Greenland after Trump acquisition threats

The Danish prime minister has put on a show of unity with Greenlandic leaders in her first visit to the Arctic island since Donald Trump’s renewed threats to acquire the territory, telling the US: “You cannot annex another country.” Speaking onboard an inspection ship in front of a military helicopter, alongside Greenland’s new prime minister, […]

Dear Disney: don’t cave to Trump. We need you to shape dreams for kids everywhere

Dear Disney: don’t cave to Trump. We need you to shape dreams for kids everywhere

I remember the moment I truly recognized the power Disney has to move young hearts and minds. It was when I attended a sneak preview of Disney’s adaptation of the Chinese legend of Mulan, about a young woman who disguises herself as a man and takes up her wounded father’s sword to defend her nation. […]

ICC bares application process to ensure drug victims’ participation in Duterte case

ICC bares application process to ensure drug victims’ participation in Duterte case

MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has released details of its proposed application process for victims seeking participation in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte. The submission, made by the ICC Registry’s Victims Participation and Reparations Section, outlines mechanisms to ensure victims’ voices are heard and their rights are upheld as the […]

Piers Morgan has made a stark prediction on Donald Trump’s 10 per cent UK tariffs

Piers Morgan has made a stark prediction on Donald Trump’s 10 per cent UK tariffs

US President Donald Trump has hit the UK with 10 per cent tariffs on imports and 20 per cent for the EU 09:17, 03 Apr 2025 Piers Morgan has made his prediction(Image: BBC) Piers Morgan has made his prediction on US President Donald Trump’s 10 per cent import tariffs on the UK, claiming it will […]

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall shares update after ditching UK as fans issue same ‘relationship’ praise

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall shares update after ditching UK as fans issue same ‘relationship’ praise

It comes after the actor took to social media towards the end of March and teased an ‘adventure’ was on the cards for him and his daughter 09:10, 03 Apr 2025 Coronation Street star Alan Halsall(Image: Alan Halsall Instagram) Coronation Street star Alan Halsall was flooded with the same messages full of praise and well […]

Global economy will ‘massively suffer’ from Donald Trump tariffs, Ursula von der Leyen warns – Europe live

Global economy will ‘massively suffer’ from Donald Trump tariffs, Ursula von der Leyen warns – Europe live

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned this morning that the global economy “will massively suffer” as a result of tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump last night, as she said the EU was “prepared to respond.” Despite Trump’s direct attack on “pathetic” EU as he imposed 20% tariffs on the bloc, von […]