Sneaker enthusiasts crowd Orchard Road shoe retailer in breach of Covid-19 rules, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Authorities are investigating shoe retailer Foot Locker, following large crowds that gathered on Friday evening outside its Orchard Gateway @ Emerald outlet. The Singapore Tourism Board said
Malaysia ex-PM Najib asks court to admit new evidence as final 1MDB appeal begins, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Lawyers for former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak sought on Monday (Aug 15) to introduce fresh evidence for a re-trial, a final bid to overturn a 12-year jail term over a corruption
Former Goldman Sachs banker in 1MDB plea talks with US: WSJ, Malaysia News,SINGAPORE – A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker is in talks with US prosecutors to potentially plead guilty to criminal charges stemming from an alleged scheme to steal billions of dollars from a Malaysian state investme
US arrests 2 men wanted by Japan over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape, World News,BOSTON – US authorities on Wednesday (May 20) arrested a former Special Forces soldier and another man wanted by Japan on charges that they enabled the escape of former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn out
British Airways says will compensate customers for data breach, World News,British Airways will pay compensation to customers whose data was been stolen by a \”sophisticated\” and \”malicious\” hacking attack, its boss said Friday. The carrier had revealed overnight that the personal and financial detai
Malaysia ex-PM Najib faces verdict in appeal over 1MDB-linked conviction, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian appeals court will deliver its verdict on Wednesday (Dec 8) on a bid filed by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to overturn his conviction in a case linked to a corruption scandal at st
Former UK foreign secretary Johnson apologizes for failing to publish earnings, World News,LONDON – Britain's former foreign secretary Boris Johnson was ordered by parliament's standards watchdog on Thursday to apologise for failing to declare almost 53,000 pounds (S$92,711) earnings on ti
Ex-accounts clerk jailed 18 years for embezzling $46m from employers, Singapore News,An accounts clerk used his employers' bank accounts as his \”personal piggy bank\” to misappropriate more than $46 million from them. As Richard Tiang Teng Hoong stood in the dock yesterday, he closed his eyes an
