Nissan's Ghosn claims innocence in first appearance since November arrest, World News,TOKYO – Ousted Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn declared his innocence in his first public appearance since his arrest in November, telling a Tokyo court on Tuesday that he was wrongly accused of financia
Before fatal crash, Indian defence chief's chopper 'flew low through fog', Asia News,COONOOR – The helicopter carrying India's defence chief seemed to be flying unusually low before it ploughed into a hillside in heavy fog and went up in flames, killing him and 12 others on board
Man rescued after leg gets pinned by excavator at Tampines construction site, Singapore News,A man was rescued and taken to hospital after getting his leg trapped by an excavator at a construction site in Tampines on Tuesday (Dec 17). Responding to a Stomp query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (S
Brazil arrests 63, levies $8.7 million in fines over fires, World News,BRASILIA – Brazil's defence minister said on Monday (Sept 23) 63 people were arrested and issued fines amounting to US$8.7 million (S$11.98 million) after the military was sent to fight raging fires in the Amazon rainforest.
Man who says he invented Bitcoin wins fight over $73.9 billion in the virtual coin, Money News,NEW YORK – A computer scientist who has claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin largely prevailed on Monday (Dec 6) in a Florida jury trial over whether the estate of a former business partner deserved half
Tick, tock; calls grow for Thai deputy pm to quit over watch scandal, Asia News,BANGKOK – A petition calling for the resignation of Thailand's deputy prime minister attracted thousands of signatures on Monday, heaping pressure on the junta's second-in-command to step aside amid a scandal o
Attacks on Myanmar telecom towers show evolving tactics in conflict, Asia News,Around 700,000 people in Myanmar are estimated to have lost internet access after attacks on telecommunication equipment run by Mytel, the partly army-controlled company said amid reports that dozens of its towers were da
Probiotic and prebiotic skincare: Why achieving microbiome balance is the new trend, Lifestyle News,With things like kombucha , kefir and tempeh improving gut health and immunity , the concept of probiotics is not exactly unheard of. Now the idea of ‘good bacteria’ has paved its way into the skincar
Taiwan scrambles armed jets as Chinese air force flies around island, Asia News,TAIPEI – Taiwan's air force scrambled armed fighters on Sunday to intercept Chinese jets that flew around the island claimed by Beijing as its own, in a move denounced by Taiwan's Defence Ministry as a threat t
NSF who drowned at Tuas View Fire Station was pushed into well by colleague, inquiry finds, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Full-time national serviceman Corporal (CPL) Kok Yuen Chin, 22, was pushed into the pump well at Tuas View Fire Station by a colleague, in the events leading up to his death, a Boar
