Man charged with failing to report for full-time NS enlistment for more than three years, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A 25-year-old man was charged in court on Monday (Jan 21) after he allegedly failed to report for enlistment into full-time national service (NS) for more than three years. Zaley Chen
Stamp Fairtex Paves The Way For Female Martial Artists, Asia News,Without knowing it, Stamp Fairtex’s time inside the ONE Super Series arena has inspired both children and women to take up martial arts as a form of exercise, self-defense, and as a profession. It’s an honor and privilege that comes w
Footage shows daring escape by Hong Kong protesters on motorbikes, Asia News,HONG KONG – Dozens of protesters escaped from Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Monday on the back of motorbikes as police fired projectiles at them. After shimmying down plastic hosing from a bridge they had been occupyi
Collapse of Colombian bridge kills 9 workers, injures 5, World News,BOGOTA – At least nine construction workers were killed and five injured when a partially-constructed bridge collapsed in central Colombia on Monday (Jan 15), an official from the disaster response agency said. The bridge, located i
Global Covid-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence, World News,Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday (April 6), according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of Covid-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the gl
Men will represent women at gathering for national unity: Taliban leader, World News,KABUL — A large gathering organised by the Taliban of Afghanistan's religious scholars and tribal elders will address issues of national unity and will be without female participants, the acting deputy prime mi
Shots fired at North Korea-linked group headquarters in Japan, Asia News,TOKYO – Japanese police arrested two men on Friday (Feb 23) after several bullets were fired at the Tokyo headquarters of a group linked to North Korea, a spokesman and media said. The men pulled up at the complex housing the p
Crocodiles latest danger for Australian flood towns, World News,MELBOURNE – Receding floodwaters in the northern Australian state of Queensland have revealed a new danger – crocodiles. The unwelcome visitors have made their way into the town of Ingham towards the country's north-east tip, accor
Beneath a portrait of Putin, some Ukrainians embrace Russian passports, World News,KHERSON, Ukraine – As the Soviet-era melody of the Russian national anthem filled the room, a small group of Ukrainians in this city seized by Russian troops nearly five months ago swore allegiance to Moscow before be
Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore cancelled due to pandemic: Organisers, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security summit that was due to be held in Singapore next month has been cancelled, the organisers said on Thursday (May 20), citing the impact of the Covid-19 pand
