India PM's party fields candidate accused in bomb blast, Asia News,NEW DELHI – The ruling party of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday (April 17) it will field a candidate accused of involvement in a deadly 2008 bomb blast in the country's ongoing national elec
Indian woman gang-raped after quarantined alone in school, Asia News,NEW DELHI, INDIA – An Indian woman was allegedly gang-raped in a school in the desert state of Rajasthan where she had been quarantined for a night by the police amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, a police official said on S
Lovers' spat or murder plot? Man's body found floating in Taiwan creek after trip with KTV hostess, Asia News,Visitors to a creek in Changhua, Taiwan made a grisly find on Oct 29 when they spotted the body of a man floating in the water. The 50-year-old was found with a 40kg rock tied to h
Naked man found sleeping in rubbish bin in Chinatown, Singapore News,A naked man was found sleeping in a rubbish bin in a back alley in Chinatown on Monday by an elderly cardboard collector. The 37-year-old's clothes were discarded beside the bin. A police spokesman told The New Paper he was ta
Dozens stage attack on police station in Paris suburb, World News,PARIS – About 40 unidentified people armed with metal bars and using fireworks as projectiles tried to storm a police station in the Paris suburbs on Saturday (Oct 10) night, officials said. \”Violent attack last night on the police st
Daily roundup: Christmas gifts for your BFFs at different stages of your life — and other top stories today, Singapore News,Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Get Merry Ready: Christmas gifts for your BFFs at different stages of your life More than just feasting, the year-end
82-year-old man dies after fight in Serangoon; 58-year-old man who punched him arrested, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – An elderly man was pronounced dead in hospital after a fight with another man at a Serangoon coffee shop. The police told The Straits Times that they were alerted to a case of affray o
Hong Kong protesters weaponising spending power as they dig in for long fight, Asia News,HONG KONG – The Hong Kong protesters formed a line, patiently waiting their turn to buy sweet milk and tea drinks from a store that advertised ardent support for their cause with a banner declaring, \”If you set
Thailand drops royal insult charges for burning royal portraits, Asia News,BANGKOK – A Thai appeals court has dropped royal insult charges against six people jailed for setting fire to portraits of Thai kings, it said, but they will still have to serve lengthy jail terms for damaging public property
US congressman posts family Christmas picture with guns, days after school shooting, World News,WASHINGTON – A US congressman on Saturday (Dec 4) posted a Christmas picture of himself and what appeared to be his family, smiling and posing with an assortment of guns, just days after four teenagers we
Australia police charge man with rape and murder of Israeli student, World News,Australian police on Saturday charged a man with the rape and murder of Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe, some three days after her body was found in Melbourne. The 21-year-old was speaking to her sister on the phone when s
Israel navy intercepts activist boat trying to break Gaza blockade; 2 Singaporeans among those on board, Singapore News,JERUSALEM – Israel's navy on Sunday (July 29) intercepted a Norwegian-flagged activist boat trying to break its more than decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip. An activist g
2 killed as Muslims and Hindus clash in India, Asia News,LUCKNOW, India – Two teenagers were killed on Friday (June 10) in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in eastern India that followed derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad by two ruling party officials, police said on Saturday. Police op
Ronaldinho to be freed from Paraguayan jail into house arrest, World News,ASUNCION – Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho Gaucho will be released from jail into house arrest in Paraguay after he and his brother paid US$1.6 million (S$2.2 million) in bail, the judge in his case said on Tuesday (Apri
Who is Agnes Chow, the Hong Kong activist jailed over a 2019 protest?, China News,HONG KONG – Agnes Chow, 23, a prominent Hong Kong democracy activist, was jailed on Wednesday for 10 months on charges related to unlawful assembly near the city’s police headquarters during last year’s anti-government
Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison, Asia News,In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of space occupied. In another, they lie back to back on the floor, their faces straining with discomfort. 14 sketches smug
Sharon Au is staying put in Paris despite country's Covid-19 lockdown and brutal attacks, Entertainment News,Even as France grapples with a second wave of Covid-19 infections and a series of brutal attacks in the past month, former Mediacorp actress Sharon Au doesn't plan to return home an
Stolen in France, $2.2 million Impressionist work found in Ukraine, World News,Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday they had found an oil painting by the French Impressionist Paul Signac, valued at 1.5 million euros (S$2.28 million), which was stolen last year from a museum in France. Police chief Ser
Man behind Canada's maple syrup heist ordered to pay $9.8 million fine, World News,QUEBEC – The man behind a decade-old maple syrup heist, the subject of an episode of Netflix's \”Dirty Money\” show, will have to pay C$9 million (S$9.8 million) in fine, Canada's top court said on Thursd
Casino operators out to woo wary Japanese public after bribery scandal, Asia News,YOKOHAMA – Global casino operators sought to win over a wary Japanese public at an exhibition on Wednesday (Jan 29) in the city of Yokohama, after the arrest of a ruling party lawmaker on suspicion of taking bribes has
1 year after Myanmar's coup, families in the dark over detainees' whereabouts, Asia News,Nearly a year after his son was last seen being hauled away by Myanmar junta troops, 66-year-old Win Hlaing says he just wants to know whether he is alive. One night last April, a neighbour phoned to t
'Gangnam style' sex crime: K-pop scandals uncover dark side of Seoul's flashiest district, Asia News,On a recent weekend night, the dance floor at one of the hottest clubs in Seoul's swanky Gangnam district held only a few dozen people surrounded by mostly empty tables. A few mon
