Billionaire Samsung heir to walk free after Seoul court cuts short and suspends five-year jail term in bribery case. A South Korean appeals court has freed Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong and reduced his five-year jail term, as it dismissed a number of charges against him in a corruption scandal. Lee, the vice chairman of […]
Earthquake severed communications and blocked roads in central region, hindering assessment of scale of the destruction. A powerful earthquake this week killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and brought work to a halt at four oil and gas fields in a remote Papua New Guinea region, the local governor said on Wednesday. His comments […]
Paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be equipped with body-worn cameras from today in a bid to improve the quality and effectiveness of its emergency medical services. The compact device, worn over the ear, will be progressively rolled out to all paramedics by next year, the SCDF said yesterday. The recordings from […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering former pizza chain executive and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, a senior administration official said on Thursday. Cain met with Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the official said. A decision on the nomination, which would need […]
Tropical Storm Sanba churns towards the Philippines bringing torrential rain and the threat of landslides. Residents in the southern Philippines are making hasty preparations ahead of an approaching tropical storm. Sanba, known locally as Basyang, is expected to make landfall on the country’s second largest island, Mindanao, at approximately 00:00 GMT on Tuesday. Although it […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering former pizza chain executive and presidential candidate Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, a senior administration official said on Thursday. Cain met with Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the official said. A decision on the nomination, which would need Senate […]
NEAR MISCHIEF REEF, South China Sea — As the United States Navy reconnaissance plane banked low near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea early this month, a Chinese warning crackled on the radio. “U.S. military aircraft,” came the challenge, delivered in English in a harsh staccato. “You have violated our China sovereignty and infringed […]
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean doctor, who is alleged to be involved in the leak of HIV-positive individuals’ confidential information, will stand trial for drug-related charges on May 29. Ler Teck Siang is also facing charges under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) related to the leak of HIV information. The date for the trial involving the […]
Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson resigns from panel, calling it ‘a cheerleading squad for the [Myanmar] government’. A veteran US diplomat has resigned from an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis, saying it was conducting a “whitewash”. Bill Richardson, a former member of Bill Clinton administration, accused Myanmar’s de […]
BANGKOK — The global sports market is worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year. Now, this powerful industry is coming together to promote an unlikely cause: human rights. Since late November, a Bahrain-born soccer player for a minor team in Australia has been held in detention in Thailand. The player, Hakeem al-Araibi, 24, is […]