SINGAPORE – Prevailing measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus have been working so far, as the number of new community cases has stabilised, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday (May 28). Therefore, “we do not think there is a need for further tightening in our overall posture” for now, he said, adding […]
SINGAPORE – Eligible retail shops, gyms, restaurants, cinemas, tuition centres, kindergartens and medical clinics will get more help with their rental costs, amid tighter restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the community. Rental relief will be offered to small and medium-sized enterprises as well as eligible non-profit organisations with an annual revenue of […]
Driver of Maserati that dragged cop loses appeal, as judge calls his actions 'heinous and dangerous'
SINGAPORE – The driver of a Maserati that dragged a police officer for more than 100m as he fled a road block had his appeal against his conviction and sentence dismissed by the High Court on Friday (May 28). Lee Cheng Yan was sentenced by a district court last year to four years and seven months’ […]
SINGAPORE – A police officer who was accused of bullying an elderly woman in Yishun has spoken out, saying that while the accusations were upsetting at first, he will not stop helping members of the public when duty calls. Station Inspector Jeff Lim Kok Hwee, 45, a deputy team leader at Yishun South Neighbourhood Police Centre, shared […]
PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, the former chairman of state-owned public transport firm Prasarana Malaysia, was called by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Thursday (May 27) to assist in a probe. It is understood that he was at the MACC headquarters for questioning late in the morning on […]
JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia will not approve any new coal-fired power plants as it steps up efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The government will only allow the completion of plants that are already under construction or have reached their financial close, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry director-general Rida Mulyana told a parliamentary hearing on Thursday (May […]
SINGAPORE – For the second consecutive year, Singaporean pilgrims will have to defer undertaking the haj pilgrimage to Mecca due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) on Thursday (May 27). Muis will facilitate the re-allocation of haj places for the 900 affected pilgrims to next year. This will, however, […]
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Australia’s pro-coal government and one of the country’s largest producers of the fossil fuel won a court battle against an 86-year-old nun and eight teenagers seeking to block a mine expansion over climate change. The ruling paves the way for Whitehaven Coal to develop a project that will produce as much as […]
SINGAPORE – The authorities have asked that an offensive online poll that asked people to rank a list of ustazah, or female Islamic religious teachers, according to their sexual attractiveness be removed from social media platforms here. On Friday (May 28), the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said that the poll constitutes prohibited content under Singapore’s […]
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Canada is investigating allegations of forced labour in Malaysia’s palm oil and glove manufacturing industries, the government said on Friday (May 28). Malaysian firms, which includes some of the world’s biggest palm oil and rubber glove producers, have faced increasing scrutiny in recent years over reports of labour abuses. Employment and […]