SINGAPORE – A fugitive Singapore-born murder suspect who hid in Australia for 32 years using a fake identity cannot be extradited under Australian law if he faces the prospect of capital punishment. Tham Kwok Wah, 77, is in jail after fraudulently claiming around A$104,000 in pension benefits and is wanted over the 1984 murder of […]
A fugitive Singapore-born murder suspect who hid in Australia for 32 years using a fake identity cannot be extradited under Australian law if he faces the prospect of capital punishment. Tham Kwok Wah, 77, is in jail after fraudulently claiming around A$104,000 in pension benefits and is wanted over the 1984 murder of a man […]
THE BIG STORY Singaporean, 16, held for planning mosque attacks A 16-year old Singaporean student has been detained under the Internal Security Act after the authorities uncovered the Protestant Christian’s plans to attack two mosques and kill worshippers in Singapore on March 15 this year – the second anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks. THE […]
SYDNEY • Google is reviving plans to launch its own news website in Australia within weeks, according to a local media outlet contracted to provide articles for the venture, as the search giant fights world-first proposed laws on content payments. The launch of the News Showcase product as early as next month is Google’s latest […]
Madam Tan Choon Kiat, 71, and her husband Goh Chin Heng, 75, never hesitated about whether to take the Covid-19 vaccine. When the couple first learnt about the benefits of the vaccine from watching the news, they knew they should get vaccinated. “It’s not just us – everyone should take the vaccine as soon as […]
South Korea reported 559 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, as the number of infections traced to private missionary schools run by the same Christian group continues to grow. It is the first time in 10 days the country is reporting over 500 new daily cases. Yesterday’s cases bring South Korea’s total to 76,429. The death toll […]
Singaporeans have to take precautions as they celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year amid the coronavirus pandemic, to guard against the risk of new clusters forming, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. On his part, he will be having a small celebration at home. PM Lee said: “I am going to do my usual […]
NEW DELHI — The violent outburst had receded, the farmers and their tractors had cleared the streets of New Delhi, but a large security presence still remained in parts of India’s capital on Wednesday, a sign of tense days ahead. A day after the monthslong deadlock between protesting farmers and the government of Narendra Modi […]
JAKARTA • Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano on Java island erupted yesterday, sending up a cloud of ash and prompting the authorities to warn of the risk of lava flows reaching roads, officials said. The 2,963m-high Merapi is one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes and is already on the country’s second highest alert level. Dr Kasbani, […]
SINGAPORE – The 16-year-old behind the racial attack of a Singaporean, then a student in London, was sentenced on Wednesday (Jan 27) to an 18-month youth rehabilitation order. A British court also ordered the teenager to follow a curfew from 8pm to 7am which will be electronically monitored and pay £600 (S$1,000) compensation to Mr […]