NEW DELHI (XINHUA) – At least three people were killed and several injured in violent clashes between supporters of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party and the state’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India, officials said on Sunday (June 9). The violent clashes broke out on Saturday evening at Nayjat – Sandeshkhali area […]
SINGAPORE – Two fires involving personal mobility devices (PMDs) broke out in residential units on Saturday (June 8). In a Facebook post on Saturday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they responded to two fires in Ang Mo Kio and Marine Terrace. One of the fires was reported at around 5.35pm at a […]
SINGAPORE – Visitors to Haw Par Villa can now explore its 1,000 Technicolor sculptures and dioramas and wander its 10 Courts of Hell after dark. The park has extended its operating time from 7pm to 10pm in a bid to attract more visitors. Previously, its opening hours were from 9am to 7pm with the last […]
SINGAPORE – Former City Harvest Church (CHC) leader Tan Ye Peng, who was jailed for his role in the largest case of misuse of charitable funds in Singapore’s history, has been released from prison. The Singapore Prison Service confirmed with The Straits Times on Saturday (June 8) that Mr Tan, 46, was released from custody […]
YANGON – An Asean report predicting half a million Rohingya refugees will return to Myanmar in two years has left observers incredulous for glossing over army atrocities, ignoring an ongoing civil war in Rakhine state and failing to mention the persecuted Muslim minority by name. The leaked report, penned by the South-east Asian bloc’s “Emergency […]
SINGAPORE – When Ms Daphne Tan was just three, her mother lost her fight against breast cancer. So when she was also diagnosed with an early stage but aggressive breast cancer during a routine scan in 2016, the corporate banker was dejected. “When the doctor broke the news, I was very sad. I thought about […]
FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) – Most Group of 20 finance leaders said escalating trade tensions pose a huge downside risk for the global economy, a senior Japanese Ministry of Finance said on Saturday. “With so many countries expressing concern over the fallout (from the trade tensions), there seems to be some momentum to reflect that in […]
TOKYO – The number of child births in Japan last year plunged to yet another new low, figures released on Friday (June 7) have shown, signalling the grave social obstacles that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will need to surmount to reverse the demographic trend. Just 918,397 babies were born last year, the Health, Labour and […]
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party pledged to go ahead with a sales tax increase in its policy platform for an Upper House election expected in July, signalling it will stick to an unpopular policy that the government has postponed before. Backing a hike in the tax to 10 per cent from 8 […]
SINGAPORE – A 24-year-old woman was arrested on Friday (June 7) for failing to stop for immigration clearance at Woodlands Checkpoint. In a statement on Friday, the police and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said the woman was at the arrival car counter of the checkpoint at about 2am, when she refused to produce […]