Mr Sashi Cheliah – winner of Season 10 of MasterChef Australia – is joining Celebrity MasterChef Tamil, which will be hosted by actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, according to local media.

The show will see personalities from the Tamil entertainment industry in the kitchen with Cheliah judging their dishes.

Born in Singapore, he began his career with the Singapore Police Force, including work involving special tactics and rescue operations.

After moving to Australia in 2011, he worked as a prison officer...

Mr Sabu Mohamed Ayub retired in 2024 after nearly four decades in the semiconductor industry.

“I had put up my feet happily, and was enjoying eating and sleeping,” the 64-year-old India-born Singapore national said. “Eating and sleeping,” he added for emphasis. This bliss was, however, interrupted by a phone call.

An acquaintance had rung him saying that Dou Yee Enterprises, a Singaporean company that specialises in semiconductor equipment and materials, was looking for someone to lead its operations in India.

Prospects are bleak for Rohingya exile Ismail who returned to Myanmar from Malaysia after a migrant crackdown.

Weeks ago, the 25-year-old was eking out a living at a Malaysia fish market, one of legions of the Muslim minority group who left Myanmar to escape violence some monitors say amounted to genocide.

But a wave of anti-Rohingya sentiment, migrant arrests and a government plan to repatriate Myanmar nationals drove Mr Ismail back, even though the nation he fled still denies him...

Adding even more complexity to Radiant World’s dealings, a trader at Vitol Group in India confirmed at least one transaction between his company and Radiant World that Vitol later said was not genuine.

Kunal Ahuja, who worked at Glencore for more than a decade before joining Vitol in 2024, verified a transaction to Radiant World lender Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, and separately confirmed other trades to Jefferies Financial Group, according to a Radiant World legal filing seen by Bloomberg News and...

At Srisun Express in Serangoon Gardens, the scene feels noticeably different of a typical 24-hour eatery. Warm timber panels and bright colours soften the dining room, while long banquettes encourage groups to settle in.

The atmosphere feels closer to a polished restaurant than a typical supper stop — except that the food remains reassuringly familiar, the service casual and the convivial culture of the prata house intact.

This environment is deliberate. For decades, the late-night prata shop has functioned as...