TOKYO — After the stabbing of 17 schoolgirls and two adults at a bus stop near Tokyo last week, a shocked public has been grasping for answers as to what could possibly have driven someone to commit such a horrific act. Investigators and the news media have zeroed in on the fact that the attacker, […]
SINGAPORE – All Grab users in Malaysia will soon have to do a one-time selfie verification in order to use the app in the country to meet regulatory requirements. This would be similar to what new Grab users in Singapore are already doing and a company spokesman said on Thursday (June 6) that Singaporean travellers […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The euro zone economy accelerated in the first three months of this year, EU statistics agency Eurostat confirmed on Thursday, driven by household spending, investment and trade. Eurostat confirmed its earlier estimate that gross domestic product in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 0.4% quarter on quarter in the January-March period. […]
SINGAPORE – Managing partner of JLC Advisors law firm, Jeffrey Ong Su Aun, who is allegedly linked to missing monies totalling more than $33 million, has been arrested and is now facing a cheating charge. The 41-year-old Singaporean lawyer was caught in Malaysia and was taken back to Singapore on May 30. He was charged […]
Hong Kong’s top court has ruled in favour of a gay civil servant applying for spousal and tax benefits for his husband, in the latest victory for the city’s LGBT community. Angus Leung, a local immigration officer, had in 2014 legally married his husband Scott Adams in New Zealand. But back in Hong Kong, Mr […]
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to travel to Iran next week, officials said Thursday (June 6), the first visit by a Japanese prime minister in more than four decades as Tokyo hopes to mediate between Washington and Teheran. A government official told AFP that Tokyo was “still arranging details, including whom […]
SINGAPORE – A total of 56 people were nabbed in a five-day operation against vice and gambling activities in parts of central Singapore. In a statement on Thursday (June 6), the police said that they arrested 31 men and 25 women, aged between 19 and 80. Over five days, officers from the Central Police Division […]
Retired general Prayuth Chan-ocha, the man who led a military coup in Thailand five years ago, has been elected as the country’s civilian prime minister. The ex junta leader had been serving as prime minister since the coup. He was chosen by parliament on Wednesday, but the opposition said the vote was rigged as the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to force Chinese companies listed on American stock exchanges to submit to regulatory oversight, including providing access to audits and other steps now restricted by Chinese law. “Beijing should no longer be allowed to shield U.S.-listed Chinese companies from complying with […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, June 6. Condo-like fittings in new HDB flats welcomed, but Lee Bee Wah stresses need to ensure durability New HDB flats launched since February will come with fittings more commonly found in condominiums, such as concealed floor traps in toilets and larger floor tiles, said the […]