Asylum assessment of Saudi teenager in Thailand to take days: UNHCR, World News,BANGKOK – The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will take \”several days\” to assess, the UN's refugee agency in Bangkok said Tuesday (Jan 8)
Former Olympic athlete Hashimoto chosen as head of Tokyo 2020 organisers, Asia News,TOKYO – Japanese athlete-turned-politician Seiko Hashimoto has been chosen as president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising committee, replacing a man who resigned after setting off a furore with sexist remarks. Hashimoto,
Singapore's first 'hunky guy cleaning service' notches up 5.8 million views, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A \”Hunky Man Cleaning Service\” promotional offer on Facebook for April 10 and 11 has gone viral, notching up more than 5.8 million views. \”Singapore 1st hunky guy cleaning service\”
'It's actually very easy to hide': Johor sellers say Singaporeans allegedly buying fresh chickens to smuggle across border, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Singaporeans are allegedly smuggling in fresh chicken from Malaysia. Chicken sellers and supermarket staff in Johor told The Straits T
'I thought someone important just arrived': Woman reveals what went down inside SIA plane after bomb scare, Singapore News,While fighter jets were scrambled in the wee hours of Wednesday (Sept 28), a passenger on board Singapore Airlines flight SQ33 had no idea it was due to a chilling bom
BTS' management agency denies Jungkook is dating, Entertainment News,This was probably not the welcome K-pop boy band BTS expected after they returned from a one-month break this week. A photo believed to be from leaked CCTV footage showing Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, hugging a female
Bare-breasted mermaids get covered up in Indonesia, Asia News,JAKARTA – A pair of bare-breasted mermaid statues have been given the family values treatment at an Indonesian amusement park, where officials slipped golden tube tops over their chests. While the nude statues have been on display for yea
1 dead, at least 6 wounded in Texas shooting, World News,A gunman opened fire on Thursday (April 8) at a cabinet-making plant in Texas where he worked, killing one person and wounding six others before he was taken into custody in the latest of several mass shootings in the United States over the pa
Why Hong Kong's extradition law changes are fuelling fears, China News,HONG KONG – Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday (June 9) in a bid to block changes to the Chinese-ruled city's extradition laws, which could pave the way for fugitives
Malaysia's Petronas approves another $3.2b government payout to battle Covid-19, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian state oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said late on Tuesday (Nov 3) it had approved an additional RM10 billion (S$3.2 billion) dividend to the government to help
This country continues playing football amid virus anxiety and empty stands, World News,MINSK – Belarus is the only country in Europe still playing football amid the coronavirus pandemic but a growing number of fans are boycotting league matches, anxious about catching the disease. In the western ci
Hunt on for 'patient zero' who spread coronavirus globally from Singapore, Singapore News,SINGAPORE/SEOUL/LONDON – As lion dancers snaked between conference room tables laden with plastic bottles, pens, notebooks and laptops, some staff from British gas analytics firm Servomex snapped phot
Japan to adopt selective, rather than blanket, approach in coronavirus tests, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan will stop short of offering blanket coronavirus tests, and instead target the vulnerable and those most at risk in seeking to prevent a second wave of infections, the minister in charge of policies
Man in China pees in fish spa pool and kills thousands of fish, owner demands compensation, China News,Thousands of fish died at a fish spa in Guangdong, China, after a customer allegedly urinated into a therapy pool. The owner of the spa initially thought that someone had poisoned the fish, but rea
Trump says coronavirus vaccine deliveries to begin in US next week, World News,WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Nov 26) that delivery of the coronavirus vaccine would begin next week and the week after. Speaking to US troops overseas via video link to mark the Thanksgiving ho
Why you gotta be so rude? American shares how she is 'offended' by this Singlish phrase, Singapore News,Does hearing this Singlish phrase rile you up? For this American expatriate, 'wait awhile' is offensive. Taking to TikTok on July 17, Alison Emerick shared how she was \”really
China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever, China News,China's population grew at its slowest since the 1950s as births declined, sowing doubt over Beijing's ability to power its economy as it succumbs to the same ageing trends afflicting developed nations lik
NTUC extends seniors' discounts, price freeze on daily essentials, Singapore News,THE social enterprise arm of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) on Monday said it will continue to keep prices unchanged for 100 daily essentials under its FairPrice house brand and extend discounts for the
Fun stay-home activities for kids age 3 to 6, Lifestyle News,How do you keep your child busy and happy at home without passing him your phone or tablet? Boost his development with these fun activities for preschoolers, as suggested by Cindy Pat Thomas, curriculum specialist at Kinderland, and Stacey
Code War: Myanmar's final digital battle ends, Digital News,Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when it finally adopts the universal code underpinning phone and online communication next week. Tech experts say the move to bring the country
US performs first kidney transplant from living donor with HIV, World News,WASHINGTON – The kidney of a 35-year-old HIV-positive woman has been transplanted into another patient with the virus that causes Aids, US surgeons announced on Thursday (March 28), in a major medical breakthrough. The surgeo
Google to invest US$550 million in Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, Business Wires News,SINGAPORE – Google will invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce powerhouse JD.com, part of the US internet giant's efforts to expand its presence in fast-growing Asian markets and battle rivals including A
