SINGAPORE – More than 30 people were injured in an accident in Tuas on Saturday (May 25). The police were alerted to the accident between a prime mover and a lorry at the junction of Tuas South Avenue 5 and Tuas South Way at 6.30am. The lorry driver, a 48-year-old man, and 12 lorry passengers […]
SINGAPORE – Two new MRT stations will be built along the North-South Line in the north-western part of Singapore, with the Downtown Line (DTL) extended to join one of these stations by mid-2030s. The upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line, which starts from Woodlands North and ends at Sungei Bedok, will be extended to provide a direct […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – A medium-strength earthquake hit eastern Japan on Saturday (May 25), NHK national television said, causing buildings to shake in Tokyo hours before the arrival of US President Donald Trump. The epicentre of the earthquake was southern Chiba, about 60 km (35 miles) south-east of the capital, the prefecture where Trump is due […]
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China’s Huawei, hit by crippling US sanctions, could see shipments decline by as much as a quarter this year and faces the possibility that its smartphones will disappear from international markets, analysts said. Smartphone shipments at Huawei, the world’s second-largest smartphone maker by volume, could tumble between 4 per cent and […]
The Law Society of Singapore has taken control of all client monies held by law firm JLC Advisors and started an investigative audit following the loss of $33 million held in its escrow account for client Allied Technologies and the disappearance of its managing partner Jeffrey Ong Su Aun. At the same time, the Singapore […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, May 25. Secrecy, suspicion and stumbles catch up with British PM Theresa May British Prime Minister Theresa May’s shortcomings have given her own party more than enough reasons to want to see the back of her. PHOTO: REUTERS Mrs May’s approach of taking decisions […]
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s civil aviation regulator ANAC said on Friday it had suspended the operations of carrier Avianca Brasil in the country, including all remaining flights, as a precautionary measure. “All the flights are suspended until the company proves it has the capacity to maintain operations safely,” ANAC said in a statement. Avianca […]
At least 17 students have died as a fire ripped through their classrooms in India, officials said. Students were seen jumping and falling from the building in the western city of Sura as black smoke billowed from windows. Most of the victims were teenagers who had been studying at a tuition centre. The cause of […]
SINGAPORE – Australian paedophile Boris Kunsevitsky was not investigated by authorities here for sexually abusing five minors in Singapore as no police reports were made, the police said on Friday evening (May 24). Kunsevitsky, 53, had earlier this week admitted to preying on 44 children, including five in Singapore. He was based here from the […]
SRINAGAR, Kashmir — Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Indian-administered Kashmir on Friday, many clashing with security forces, after news spread that Indian forces had killed the most wanted militant in the contested region. Tensions have been high in Kashmir, and the latest episode of violence following the killing of the militant, Zakir […]