SINGAPORE – An unemployed man who ripped off $500 from a government support scheme that helped people affected by the pandemic and then tried to con another one soon after was sentenced to five months’ jail on Thursday (Nov 19). Chow Jia Chuan, 29, resigned from an executive position in IT firm Tabsquare in April […]

SINGAPORE – An unemployed man who ripped off $500 from a government support scheme that helped people affected by the pandemic and then tried to con another one soon after was sentenced to five months’ jail on Thursday (Nov 19). Chow Jia Chuan, 29, resigned from an executive position in IT firm Tabsquare in April […]

SINGAPORE – At least one more person has died from dengue this year, bringing the total to 29 deaths by end-September, or more than the 28 people who have died from Covid-19 in Singapore. When asked if there have been more dengue deaths since then, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said it would no longer answer […]

SINGAPORE – A teenage drug abuser put up a struggle during his arrest, causing grievous hurt leaving a policeman with a spinal cord injury and superficial bite wounds. The victim – a full-time national serviceman (NSF) – felt numbness on the left side of his body. He had “significantly reduced power over his left upper and lower […]

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China hasn’t given up on working with the United States to fight climate change, even after the Trump administration exited the Paris climate pact, according to China’s former top climate envoy. Cooperation between the world’s two biggest greenhouse gas emitters is vital to stop global temperatures rising to dangerous levels, according to […]

BANGKOK (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday (Nov 19) that all laws would be used against protesters who have demanded his removal, a new constitution and reforms to the monarchy of King Maha Vajiralongkorn.  The announcement came in a statement a day after thousands of protesters threw paint at Thai […]

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during a CEO Dialogue forum via video link, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit, hosted by APEC Malaysia, November 19, 2020. APEC CEO DIALOGUES MALAYSIA 2020/via REUTERS TV BEIJING (Reuters) – China will continue to cut its tariffs and expand imports of high-quality goods and services, Chinese […]

TOKYO (AFP, REUTERS) – Japan is on “maximum alert” after logging a record number of daily coronavirus infections, the prime minister said Thursday (Nov 19), though no immediate restrictions are planned. More than 2,000 cases were recorded nationwide on Wednesday, with nearly 500 in the capital Tokyo alone. While small compared to figures seen in […]

KARACHI (REUTERS) – As Pakistan struggles with equal access to sanitation, a new project aims to make the city of Karachi cleaner, healthier and more inclusive by building the country’s first privately managed public toilets out of old shipping containers. “Women, disabled citizens and transgender people are our special focus,” said Mr Salman Sufi, head […]

SINGAPORE – Eight travellers who arrived from South Korea and Thailand this month are being investigated for making false stay-home notice declarations. Four of them are non-Singaporeans who, if found guilty, may face having their permanent resident status revoked or their re-entry permits and/or passes cancelled. In a statement on Thursday (Nov 19), the Immigration […]