Washington Post and AP report US intelligence officials concluded Mohammed bin Salman ordered killing of Jamal Khashoggi The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, US media reported on Friday, a finding that contradicts Saudi government assertions that he was not involved. According […]
LOMBOK (Indonesia) • An Indonesian woman who exposed her cheating boss has been slapped with a six-month jail term for her trouble. The supreme court’s shock ruling overturned an earlier court decision that had cleared the woman, Baiq Nuril Maknun, of breaking a controversial law against spreading indecent material. ”I’m saddened and shocked by this […]
A slew of recommendations spanning various areas have been made by several experts testifying before a high-level panel tasked to investigate the SingHealth data breach, Singapore’s worst cyber attack. Put together, the proposals form a multi-layered framework that is essential to bolster defences against online attacks here, say experts, who also cite challenges in implementing […]
KARACHI (AFP) – A bomb killed at least two people and wounded eight others in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Friday (Nov 16), police and hospital officials said. The blast reportedly damaged buildings and triggered panic in the densely populated Malir district. “A timed device planted underneath a pushcart exploded with a big bang, […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Lawmakers hurled chairs, thick books and stinging chile powder at one another as violence and chaos erupted again on the floor of Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Friday. At least four lawmakers and several police officers were injured. The proceedings were carried live on TV and beamed across the island nation. The […]
After 12 years in operation, the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia on Friday delivered what will likely be its final verdict. But away from the courtroom, some survivors of one of the 20th Century’s greatest horrors are ambivalent about the tribunal’s legacy, reports George Wright from Phnom Penh. Like many 60-year-old men in rural […]
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T) is the leading bidder for the aviation financing business of Germany’s No.2 lender DZ Bank, people close to the matter said. The documentation for the sale of the portfolio, which has an estimated value of around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), was being worked on, one […]
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares recovered on Friday as investors licked their wounds after a tumultuous week and strong results from Vivendi boosted the media sector. The pan-European stocks index was still on course for a weekly loss after two straight weeks of gains, though, as Brexit chaos, Italy’s budget showdown with the European Commission, […]
SINGAPORE – Security officers can expect faster promotions while mid-career entrants into the security industry can expect higher pay grades from next year following the Government’s endorsement of recommendations from a tripartite workgroup. A report by the Security Tripartite Cluster (STC) released on Friday (Nov 16) also made calls to place more emphasis on skills […]
SINGAPORE – Just 23 and already an Olympic champion, Joseph Schooling has a future full of possibilities – and one of those could be in politics. In an interview with BBC World News on Thursday (Nov 15), Schooling was asked whether he would go into politics one day. The swimming star responded: “Never say never, […]