Dramatic CBD police car chase to arrest man suspected of drug use, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A 32-year-old man was arrested for multiple offences, including suspected drug-related offences, after a police chase that resulted in his car colliding with two other cars and mounting a kerb on Thursday (
Cameron Diaz suspects her first modelling job in Paris was dubious, Entertainment News,Cameron Diaz believes she was used as a drug mule. The 49-year-old actress struggled to land work as a model when she moved to Paris earlier in her career and even when she finally booked a job, it turned out not
Consuming cannabis outside Singapore is a drug offence, says CNB, Singapore News,BANGKOK – Thailand's delisting of cannabis and hemp plants from the narcotics list has resulted in warnings from other countries, cautioning travellers against the possession or use of cannabis which is still illeg
3 CNB officers charged with obstructing course of justice in case involving tampered urine sample, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Three Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers allegedly worked together to obstruct the course of justice in a case involving a tampered urine sample. One of them is said to
Trump aide predicts 'hundreds of miles' of border wall by 2020, World News,WASHINGTON – A top adviser to Donald Trump said Sunday (Feb 17) that the president's emergency declaration could allow \”hundreds of miles\” of barriers to be built on the Mexican border before the 2020 election.
US opens special probe into fatal Tesla pedestrian crash in California, World News,WASHINGTON – US auto safety regulators have opened a special investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash in California involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3 where an advanced driver assistance system is suspected of use. The
Thailand seizes $40m of crystal meth hidden in boxing punch bags, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thai authorities have seized crystal methamphetamine with a street value of almost US$30 million (S$40 million) stuffed inside boxing punch bags bound for Australia, officials said on Thursday (Dec 23). Customs off
Drug runner escapes the gallows after Court of Appeal reviews case, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – In an \”exceptional case\”, a Malaysian drug runner escaped the gallows for the second time on Monday (Oct 19), after a five-judge Court of Appeal reversed a 2018 decision to convict him on a capital charge.
UK fears crisis as 11.5 million get potentially addictive drugs, World News,LONDON – More and more Britons are being prescribed potentially addictive medicines like sleeping pills, opioids and other painkillers, raising the risk of a drug crisis like the one in the United States, health officials sa
Trio win medicine Nobel for work on how cells adapt to oxygen, World News,Three researchers from the United States and Britain on Monday shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how human cells sense and adapt to changing oxygen levels, opening up new strategies to fight such diseases as ca
Singaporean man arrested after getting caught carrying over $2 million worth of drugs in Osaka, Asia News,A 37-year-old Singaporean man was caught at Kansai Aiport in Osaka carrying 2.97kg of stimulant drugs in his suitcase. The street value of the drugs is 190 million yen ($2.26 million), reports S
Michael Jackson fans sue alleged victims for 'sullying his memory', Entertainment News,ORLEANS, FRANCE – Three Michael Jackson fan groups are suing his alleged victims in France for \”sullying his memory\” by taking part in the Leaving Neverland documentary, the fans' lawyer told AFP on
