SINGAPORE – Former chief justice Yong Pung How had such a profound and immense impact on the legal profession that, more than three decades after he set out to transform Singapore’s justice system, his achievement is still talked about around the world today. Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said this on Thursday (April 8) at a […]
TAIPEI – Investigators said on Thursday (April 8) that they were able to reconstruct 98 per cent of the moments, even seconds, leading up to the Taroko Express train crash on Taiwan’s mountainous east coast. This was based on the two memory cards from the dashboard camera of the construction truck that the train had […]
SINGAPORE – Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has decided to step aside as leader of the People’s Action Party’s fourth-generation (4G) team, paving the way for a younger person with a longer runway to lead the country when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong retires. Mr Heng, who turns 60 this year, cited the long-term and […]
SINGAPORE – With Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announcing on Thursday (April 8) that he will step aside from the helm of the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) fourth-generation leadership, four men have emerged as likely candidates to fill his shoes. They are Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Mr Lawrence Wong and Mr […]
SEOUL — A South Korean man was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Thursday as part of the country’s crackdown on an infamous network of online chat rooms that lured young women, including minors, with promises of high-paying jobs before forcing them into pornography. The man, Moon Hyeong-wook, opened one of the first such […]
SINGAPORE – With Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat stepping down as the fourth-generation leader, Mr Lee Hsien Loong will stay on as prime minister until the 4G team chooses a new chief. At the press conference announcing the move on Thursday (April 8), PM Lee called Mr Heng’s decision to stand aside a “selfless” […]
SINGAPORE – General Philippe Lavigne, the Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force, has received a prestigious military award for his contributions to strengthening ties between the air forces of France and Singapore. Gen Lavigne was presented with the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera), or Meritorious Service Medal (Military), by Defence Minister Ng […]
MUMBAI (AFP) – More than 700 million people across India were facing coronavirus vaccine shortages Thursday (April 8), local media reported, as infection numbers hit yet another daily record. Case numbers had eased in India but a second wave of the virus has since returned with a vengeance, with more than 126,000 new infections recorded […]
SINGAPORE – There were 21 new Covid-19 cases confirmed at noon on Thursday (April 8), taking Singapore’s total to 60,575. They are all imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were no community cases, and none from migrant workers’ dormitories. More […]
SINGAPORE – There were 21 new Covid-19 cases confirmed at noon on Thursday (April 8), taking Singapore’s total to 60,575. They are all imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notices (SHN) on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were no community cases, and none from migrant workers’ dormitories. More […]