LONDON (Reuters) – The United States is not too concerned by Europe’s idea for a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to circumvent U.S. sanctions with Iran as companies are withdrawing from the country in droves, the senior official for financial intelligence said. “I think the bigger news in Europe is that companies are withdrawing from Iran […]
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – They can be as tough and just as successful, if not more so, than their male counterparts, but these two female ministers who lead strategic government agencies recently showed their softer feminine side, wowed the public and still earned the respect of the public. Their boss, President Joko […]
HANOI (AFP) – Vietnam on Monday (Nov 12) became the seventh country to ratify a sprawling Pacific trade pact set to come into effect later this year, despite US President Donald Trump’s pullout from a deal he decried as a “job killer”. Eleven countries revived a slimmed-down version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without Washington, […]
BEIJING — A United States Navy warplane crashed into the sea northeast of the Philippines on Monday, the second crash in less than a month involving aircraft from the carrier the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan. The aircraft, an F/A-18 Super Hornet, had a mechanical problem during routine operations over the Philippine Sea in the Western Pacific, […]
SINGAPORE – An over-possessive man who could not accept that his girlfriend was seeing other men – despite their agreement to have an open relationship – was sentenced to 13 years’ jail on Monday (Nov 12) for killing her during a quarrel. Neo Chun Zheng, 29, who stabbed Ms Soh Yuan Lin, 23, once in […]
A US Navy fighter jet has crashed in the Philippine Sea, south of the Japanese island of Okinawa. The F/A-18 Hornet was conducting routine operations when it “experienced a mechanical issue” that forced the two crew to eject, the US 7th Fleet said. The pair were rescued from the water in good condition and were […]
SINGAPORE – Working professionals can now build up their legal knowledge in industry specific areas through courses at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Law Academy, which caters to both practising lawyers and non-lawyers. Currently, the academy offers courses specialising in international arbitration, maritime law and criminal justice, but dean of NUS law school, Professor […]
BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese vaccine manufacturers who falsify test results or break other rules could be fined up to 5 million yuan (S$992,675) under a new law proposed after a scandal that fuelled public fears over domestically made medicine. The law would regulate areas including production, distribution and use of vaccines, according to a draft […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – A US F/A 18 fighter jet crashed in the Philippine Sea on Monday (Nov 12) after experiencing mechanical trouble during routine operations, the Navy said in a statement. Both pilots were immediately rescued and are in good condition, it said, adding that the crash was being investigated. Source: Read Full Article
SINGAPORE – Cars and taxis going to Sentosa will pay the same entry fees on both weekdays and weekends, from Monday (Nov 12). Such vehicles will pay $2 during lunchtime (noon to 2pm) and from 5pm to 7am the next day – and $6 at other times – whether it is a weekday, weekend or […]