SINGAPORE – An e-scooter rider who was riding a non-compliant device when it struck an elderly cyclist in 2019, causing fatal injuries, was sentenced on Thursday (May 20) to 12 weeks’ jail. Malaysian Hung Kee Boon, now 22, pleaded guilty earlier this month to causing Madam Ong Bee Eng’s death by performing a rash act. […]
SINGAPORE – Eight Britons who flouted Covid-19 rules when they took part in an unlawful gathering on a pleasure craft on Dec 26 last year were each fined $3,000 on Thursday (May 20). Annabelle Morgan Duke, 26, Philip Edward Knatchbull Holmes, 27, Mark Alexander Bellamy, 27, Amy Georgina Hunt, 30, Thomas Cuthbert Williams-Jones, 30, Oliver […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – Asian energy officials on Wednesday (May 19) disputed the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) call for no new oil, natural gas and coal investments for the world to be able to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, viewing that approach as too narrow. The IEA, which has previously championed the oil and gas […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s fake news law has been invoked by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in response to a statement circulating online claiming that there is a new variant of Covid-19 which originated in the Republic. The Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung has instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office […]
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NEW DELHI – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has found himself widely criticised in India for his ill-informed remark suggesting a “new form of corona found in Singapore” was particularly harmful to children and could cause a third wave of infections in India. The new variant the minister was referring to was in fact first […]
JAKARTA – Over four-fifths of Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have started to operate on normal full-hours, according to a March-April survey by Jakarta-based Mandiri Institute. This survey highlights the increasing confidence among the consumers and businesses in the grassroots that South-east Asia’s largest economy has managed to curb coronavirus infections and in its […]
SEOUL – To pardon or not to pardon Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong, that is the question troubling South Korean president Moon Jae-in. Lee, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics and the de facto head of the whole Samsung Group, was thrown behind bars in January for embezzlement and bribery. Samsung has been lobbying for his release, emphasising […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Desperate to get their hands on Covid-19 vaccines, several Malaysian states have moved to procure their own supplies, much to the dismay of the federal government. This comes as cases continue to soar in the country, with the number of daily infections hitting another record of 6,075 on Wednesday (May 19). Coordinating […]
SINGAPORE – A diving superintendent of a ship cleaning company was sentenced to two years’ jail on Wednesday (May 19) over the death of a diver under his watch. Mohd Zalkarnain Mohd Salleh, 55, had endorsed the plan of having two divers working underwater at the same time despite knowing that it was not safe. […]