China’s President Xi Jinping mulling over new succession system to pick heir For centuries, succession politics have plagued China, and it wasn’t uncommon in ancient times for an emperor to depose an erring or errant designated heir and name a new crown prince. But it was often a last resort and politically destabilising to any […]
FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File PhotoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said Mexico’s recent inflationary pressures, while mostly temporary, pose a difficult balancing act amid still sizable slack in its economy. “A credible […]
SINGAPORE – The owners of the 43-unit Ampas Apartment will have to refund a $4.75 million deposit that a unit of Oxley Holdings had paid for in an en bloc sale that it later called off. The High Court on Friday (Nov 5) dismissed a suit brought against Oxley Jasper by 42 of the 43 […]
SINGAPORE – A familiar name in news reports over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, internationally recognised infectious diseases expert Dale Fisher received the National Outstanding Clinician Award on Friday (Nov 5). Professor Fisher, a senior consultant at the National University Hospital’s (NUH) Division of Infectious Diseases, began his career in Singapore during the severe […]
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At Oriental Paper Products, a stationery factory outside Beirut, machinery sits idle and shifts have been reduced. The firm was already struggling amid Lebanon’s financial crisis; a full-blown diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia has made matters worse.A worker works at Oriental Paper Products, a stationery factory in Fanar, Lebanon November 1, 2021. […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s latest Covid-19 outbreak continues to grow as it shifts east through the nation’s rust belt, prompting officials to implement increasingly stringent prevention measures in an effort to control it. The country’s health commission reported 68 local confirmed cases on Friday (Nov 5), plus 22 additional infections that didn’t cause any symptoms. […]
SINGAPORE – Concerns about safety have emerged after frequent mudslides off the face of a cliff at Bukit Batok Nature Park were spotted by park-goers and residents in the vicinity. A regular at the park, who wanted to be known only as Mr Tin, said he has observed mud falling down the cliff for close […]
SINGAPORE – A 65-year-old widower who repeatedly stabbed his eldest daughter near a bus stop in Marsiling Lane, then returned to knife her a second time when he realised she was still alive, was sentenced to 15 years’ jail on Friday (Nov 5). Malaysian lorry driver Shoo Ah San pleaded guilty on Tuesday (Nov 2) […]
SINGAPORE – A 53-year-old man who molested two boys, aged 15 and 20, on public buses, was sentenced to four years’ jail on Friday (Nov 5). Nooraman Mohd Noor pleaded guilty to two counts of outrage of modesty, and another two similar charges involving victims aged 12 and 18 were taken into consideration for sentencing. […]
SINGAPORE – A stretch of prime road in Singapore will be fully pedestrianised as the Government looks to make the civic district more people-friendly. By closing off all vehicular traffic on Connaught Drive and Fullerton Road (the section on Anderson Bridge), pedestrians can expect to walk easily between the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM), Victoria Concert hall, the […]