SINGAPORE – British billionaire inventor James Dyson’s bladeless fans and cordless vacuum cleaners have taken the world, including Singapore, by storm. Hence, when he announced that he had started building an electric car in 2017, it was keenly anticipated. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all […]
The stepbrother of Mustafa Centre boss Mustaq Ahmad felt that his family were treated like “servants” and living like construction workers, the High Court heard yesterday in an ongoing trial. Mr Ayaz Ahmed told the court that he and 13 other extended family members were put up at a Chancery Lane townhouse, while Mr Mustaq […]
BANGALORE – India’s lower-caste Dalit women have long struggled to get justice for crimes against them in the Indian justice system. National data and the experiences of survivors and activists both reveal that crimes against Dalit women see shoddier investigation and fewer convictions than crimes against other women. Dalit Women Fight, a community-led organisation to […]
SINGAPORE – The design of the upcoming Pasir Panjang Park will focus on the history of the area and incorporate more nature elements, after discussions with the community. Around 170 stakeholders came forward to discuss the design of the park between Jan 18 and May 31, the National Parks Board said on Saturday (Oct 17). […]
WELLINGTON (AFP) – A fresh-faced Jacinda Ardern entered office three years ago promising “relentless positivity” – and New Zealand’s leader has needed it in abundance as a succession of catastrophes besieged the nation and tested her mettle. In a hectic first term, Ms Ardern faced New Zealand’s worst terror attack, a deadly volcanic eruption, the […]
WELLINGTON (AFP) – Mr Winston Peters, the kingmaker who put Ms Jacinda Ardern into power three years ago and served as her deputy prime minister, was on Saturday (Oct 17) a significant casualty of the landslide victory for Ms Ardern’s Labour Party in the New Zealand election. However, the 75-year-old who first entered Parliament 41 […]
BANGKOK — Haresa counted the days by the moon, waxing and waning over the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Her days on the trawler, crammed into a space so tight that she could not even stretch her legs, bled into weeks, the weeks into months. “People struggled like they were fish flopping around,” […]
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X Bhd has run out of money and needs to raise up to RM500 million (S$163.5 million) to restart the airline, deputy chairman Lim Kian Onn said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday (Oct 17). The Malaysian airline, the long-haul arm of AirAsia Group Bhd, said […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – A Hong Kong protester dubbed “Grandma Wong” said on Saturday (Oct 17) that Chinese authorities kept her in custody for a month and a half across the border in Shenzhen. She allegedly suffered mental abuse and was prevented from going back to the city for over a year. Grey-haired and bespectacled Alexandra Wong, […]
HONG KONG — It was a classic scene from the Chinese Communist Party’s repertoire: A high-ranking official descended on the home of a poor, patriotic worker, bearing gifts and wishes for a happy National Day, receiving declarations of gratitude and loyalty in return. But the visit this month did not take place in a hardscrabble […]