WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top White House officials on Wednesday downplayed the possibility of either a comprehensive coronavirus aid deal with the U.S. Congress or even standalone measures to help specific sectors of the economy.Slideshow ( 2 images )White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters that “the stimulus negotiations are off,” echoing President Donald […]
LAHORE (AFP) – A Pakistani court has overturned the 2014 conviction of a Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy in a case that prompted a mob to set churches and hundreds of homes ablaze. Sawan Masih, a sanitation worker and father of three, was first arrested in 2013 in the eastern city of Lahore […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysians’ souring view of the government’s role in the current resurgence of the coronavirus outbreak has led to calls for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to step down amid persistent claims by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration has lost its parliamentary majority. Just three hours after Tan Sri […]
SINGAPORE – An Indonesian domestic worker who stabbed her employer more than 90 times was accused by a prosecutor on Wednesday (Oct 7) of having lied to a psychiatrist to get a favourable diagnosis. Daryati told defence psychiatrist Tommy Tan last year that she was still having nightmares as a result of being repeatedly raped […]
BUENOS AIRES/SANTIAGO/LIMA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – When the coronavirus hit Chile and abruptly cost Lorena Rodriguez her job, the 47-year-old nanny took a painful decision to pawn her jewelry – gifts from decades earlier – for cash.Lorena Rodriguez, 47, who worked in the informal sector as a nanny, shows a gold bracelet before pawning it at […]
SINGAPORE – A firm has been fined $3,600 for illegally importing about 900kg worth of food products. A court heard on Wednesday (Oct 7) that the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) seized 387.5kg of undeclared and under-declared fresh fruits and vegetables and about 506.7kg of undeclared and under-declared processed food in consignments imported from Malaysia by CCL […]
SINGAPORE – A knife attack at a supermarket in Boon Lay Shopping Centre on Wednesday (Oct 7) afternoon left a 23-year-old man injured. Posts on online forums Reddit and HardwareZone showed long trails of blood staining the floor and shelves of the FairPrice outlet. According to accounts posted online, at least two men were involved in a slashing […]
SINGAPORE – The defamation lawsuit brought by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong against financial adviser Leong Sze Hian has been adjourned until Nov 30, when the court will hear further oral submissions. Justice Aedit Abdullah on Wednesday (Oct 7) ended what was scheduled to be a four-day hearing at the close of the second day, […]
MUMBAI (REUTERS) – India’s rice exports in 2020 may rise by nearly 42 per cent from a year ago to record highs because of reduced shipments from rival exporters and a depreciating rupee, industry officials said this week. Higher shipments from India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, could cap global prices, reduce the country’s bulging […]
SINGAPORE – A 39-year-old man illegally operated a KTV outlet during phase one of the post-circuit breaker period despite restrictions imposed on entertainment venues. He even arranged for two Vietnamese women to be hostesses for two customers on June 5. Leow Keng Chun pleaded guilty in the State Courts on Wednesday (Oct 7) to one count […]