SINGAPORE – Four High Court judges will have their terms extended, while three will be reappointed as senior judges, the Supreme Court announced on Thursday (Dec 17). Sixteen international judges will also be reappointed to the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC). High Court judge Quentin Loh will have his appointment extended by another two years […]
SINGAPORE – For nearly a decade, Mr Muhammad Helmy Razali managed critical support operations to secure various sensitive sites including the Changi Airport and hospitals. Now, the 33-year-old is doing the same but in the digital space as a cyber threat monitoring specialist at Deutsche Bank. He made the switch after enrolling in the Technology […]
SINGAPORE – For nearly a decade, Mr Muhammad Helmy Razali managed critical support operations to secure various sensitive sites including the Changi Airport and hospitals. Now, the 33-year-old is doing the same but in the digital space as a cyber threat monitoring specialist at Deutsche Bank. He made the switch after enrolling in the Technology […]
SINGAPORE – The managing director (MD) of an international food trading firm misappropriated more than $1m from it between 2016 and 2018. Ho Soo Ann, who was Frosts Food International’s MD from 2001 to 2018, proceeded to gamble away his ill-gotten gains and has made no restitution. On Thursday (Dec 17), the 57-year-old Singaporean pleaded […]
SINGAPORE – A man will be charged on Thursday (Dec 17) with the murder of a female arts student more than 13 years after her disappearance. The 35-year-old man is believed to have worked together with another man to dispose of the body of Ms Felicia Teo Wei Ling, who was 19 when she went […]
SINGAPORE – The number of job vacancies in Singapore rose for the first time this year in September, one of several indicators of a pick up in labour market activity. There were 49,600 job vacancies in September, seasonally adjusted, a huge improvement from the decade-low of 42,400 job vacancies in June, according dtaa from the […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US military on Wednesday (Dec 16) slammed China for failing to appear at virtual, senior-level meetings slated for this week, with the top US admiral for the Asia-Pacific saying it was “another example that China does not honour its agreements”. “This should serve as a reminder to all nations as they […]
SINGAPORE – From locking resale gains in Central Provident Fund accounts and removing open market transactions to building smaller flats, there is no shortage of potential policy manoeuvres to ensure public housing – particularly in new, prime locations – stays affordable for every Singaporean. But academics and real estate experts said that while the Government […]
SINGAPORE – Constantly checking for news about the Covid-19 pandemic takes a toll on mental health, a Singapore study of more than 1,100 participants has shown. People who spent more time checking the news – for example, more than two hours a day – at the peak of the pandemic in Singapore were at a […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — As he has done most workdays, Mahbubullah Mohibi left his home on Tuesday morning in a white armored S.U.V. with government plates, bound for his office job as deputy governor for Kabul Province. His driver was wheeling through the narrow streets of Kabul’s Macroyan neighborhood when the S.U.V. was rocked by an […]