One is the leader of a G7 nation and the other is a wedding singer, but their striking likeness could sway a TV talent contest in Afghanistan. Abdul Salam Maftoon from north-east Afghanistan has won fame for his resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The 29-year-old is competing on the popular singing contest Afghan […]
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is bringing in new rules requiring e-commerce sellers to share data with authorities, while also stressing that they must pay taxes, the finance ministry said on Monday. Surging smartphone use and a rising middle-class income in Indonesia, home to 260 million people, has made its e-commerce industry a battleground for foreign […]
A feathery passenger was discovered 12 hours into a 14-hour flight between Singapore and London. The stowaway, a mynah bird, appeared in the business class section of a Singapore Airlines flight last Monday. An airline spokesman confirmed the incident a week later, and said the bird was eventually caught. In a Facebook video, it can […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil slipped to around $60 a barrel on Monday after data showed weakening imports and exports in China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, raising the prospect of a slowdown in fuel demand. China’s exports fell by the most in two years in December while imports contracted, official figures showed, pointing to further […]
SINGAPORE – Several community cats in Redhill have been injured by glue traps recently. According to Cats of Redhill, a Facebook community page for the community cats in the neighbourhood, as of last Saturday (Jan 12), three cats have been caught in glue traps that were laid near the Hao Mart outlet in Redhill Road. Two of […]
SINGAPORE- She collected her O-level results on Monday (Jan 14) – but 16-year-old Benecia Tang already has the years ahead all planned out. Prior to receiving her results, the Crescent Girls’ School student had secured a place in Singapore Polytechnic’s (SP) School of Business through the Early Admissions Exercise (EAE). The EAE is an aptitude-based […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China will launch a probe to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official said on Monday (Jan 14), weeks after Beijing hailed the successful touchdown on the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-4 lunar probe landed on Jan 3 and transmitted the first-ever “close […]
LONDON (Reuters) – The Australian dollar and kiwi dollar, gauges of global risk appetite, fell on Monday on fears of a slowdown in China’s economy prompted by a contraction in Chinese exports. Market sentiment swung negative after data showed that China’s December exports unexpectedly fell, pointing to weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and a […]
SINGAPORE – A Bangladeshi man angry with a foreign domestic worker for rejecting his advances leaked her nude photos online. For his actions, Islam Rokibul, 32, a marine trades worker, was sentenced to four months’ jail on Monday (Jan 14). He had pleaded guilty to criminal intimidation and transmitting obscene material by electronic means. Deputy […]
BEIJING — China’s diplomatic clash with Canada reached its highest stakes on Monday, when a Canadian man stood for retrial in northeast China on a drug smuggling charge that could lead to his execution. Last month a court ordered the Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, to be retried after he appealed a 15-year prison sentence for […]