SINGAPORE – Unhappy that he was honked at for cutting lanes, a motorcyclist got into an argument with the driver who had blasted his horn. After a heated exchange, the motorcyclist used his motorbike to hit the rear of the driver’s car. While this might seem like a classic case of road rage, the police […]
SINGAPORE – A casino high roller who was spared by a Singapore court from paying a A$43 million (S$44 million) Australian baccarat debt based on Singapore law, will have to explain why he does not have to do so before an Australian court. A Brisbane judge has rejected Dr Wong Yew Choy’s bid to set […]
BANGALORE/NEW DELHI – Last week in Rajkot, a small town in Gujarat, a local newspaper devoted eight of its 20 pages to the obituaries of 285 who died of Covid-19. “Three of them were my patients,” said Dr Vivek Jivani, an intensivist in a private hospital in Rajkot, one of the worst affected towns in […]
Debris from an Indonesian Navy submarine that disappeared this past week with 53 people aboard has been found deep in the Bali Sea, confirming fears that the vessel sank and cracked, the navy’s chief of staff said on Saturday. The submarine, the KRI Nanggala-402, disappeared without a trace early Wednesday off the Indonesian island of […]
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Saturday (April 24) said it has inspected close to 900 workplaces and fined about 10 companies since the start of April for breaching Covid-19 safe management measures (SMM). In a Facebook post, MOM said when Covid-19 community cases occur, it conducts checks on the relevant workplaces to ensure […]
SINGAPORE – Covid-19 cases in migrant worker dormitories had been close to zero for months and plans were in place for rules to be relaxed, but a recent flare-up at Westlite Woodlands has thrown a spanner in the works. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (April 22), Second Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng […]
SINGAPORE – The average occupancy in purpose-built dormitories (PBDs) for migrant workers is around 60 per cent of their maximum limit today, down from 88 per cent a year ago, the authorities said on Friday (April 23). This is because some workers have moved into new quick-build dorms (QBDs) and construction temporary quarters (CTQs), while […]
A steel-hulled submarine can hold only a certain amount of breathable air. It goes faster when 53 people are crammed into the tight space. At some point early on Saturday morning, the life force for the sailors onboard the KRI Nanggala-402, an Indonesian Navy submarine that has been missing since Wednesday, could run out. Search […]
The Supreme Court ordered the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come up with a national oxygen distribution plan as coronavirus cases continue to set records. By Emily Schmall NEW DELHI — Indian hospitals and government leaders scrambled for supplies of oxygen and other emergency aid on Friday, as the country reported another record […]
SINGAPORE – Several fourth-generation leaders bade their farewells and set out their aspirations in the wake of Friday’s (April 23) major Cabinet reshuffle, which will see seven out of 15 ministries helmed by new ministers. Among them were Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Lawrence Wong and Mr Ong Ye Kung, all of whom have been […]