CHRISTCHURCH (AFP) – There were no obvious warning signs when the Christchurch mosques gunman moved to New Zealand from Australia in 2017 – he had no criminal history and was not on any security watch list. But 29-year-old Brenton Tarrant will now go down in history as New Zealand’s first convicted terrorist, and the first […]
SINGAPORE – Two teenagers linked to a drink sampling incident in a supermarket amid the Covid-19 outbreak were each sentenced to probation on Thursday (Aug 27). Nigel Pang Yew Ming, 18, and his 17-year-old friend each pleaded guilty on July 16 to one count of being a public nuisance. Both teens were sentenced to nine […]
SINGAPORE – Scepticism and a wariness of deals that are too good to be true are the first line of defence against getting scammed, said Mr Gerald Singham, chairman of the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC). The number of scam cases reported in the first half of 2020 was 7,253 in the top 10 scam […]
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seeking new powers to veto or scrap agreements that state governments reach with foreign powers, in a move aimed at weakening China’s ability to gain influence in the nation through its Belt and Road Initiative. The legislation will be introduced next week by Morrison’s conservative government, which […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s second-most populous state of Victoria on Thursday (Aug 27) reported 23 deaths from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 113 new cases, its lowest daily rise in nearly two months. The southeastern state, which has become the country’s virus hotspot, a day earlier reported its second-most deadly day […]
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s economy in the second quarter declined the most since the Great Depression, despite partially recovering from the depths in June, as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered factories, kept shoppers and tourists at home and upended trade. Gross domestic product fell 17.1% in seasonally adjusted terms in the April-June period from the […]
SINGAPORE – One of the hosts of an unlawful gathering in a Sengkang flat amid the Covid-19 outbreak was fined $4,000 on Wednesday (Aug 26). Cassie Ong Shi Hong, who was then the fiancee of the home owner Leong Chee Mun, 37, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act. The Straits […]
Good evening! Catch up on some of the main headlines on Wednesday, Aug 26. Minimum salaries for Employment Pass and S Pass holders to be raised This is part of adjustments to reflect the labour market conditions owing to Covid-19, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo. READ MORE HERE Axington calls for trading halt after ex-US […]
SINGAPORE – A hawker centre in Mountbatten has been added to a list of places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were infectious, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (Aug 26). There were 10 visits recorded for the Block 4A Jalan Batu Hawker Centre between Aug 14 and 23, the ministry added. MOH […]
YANGON (AFP) – A lockdown in Myanmar’s conflict-stricken Rakhine was expanded late on Wednesday (Aug 26) to the entire state, halting the movement of more than three million people as the number of coronavirus cases steadily climbs. More than 100 new infections were confirmed across Myanmar in 36 hours – the largest jump so far […]