Chinese embassy in US says politicising Covid-19 origins hampers investigations, China News,SHANGHAI – China's embassy in the United States said on Thursday (May 27) that politicising the origins of Covid-19 would hamper investigations, after US President Joe Biden said the US intelligence comm
Third K-pop star embroiled in sex video scandal, Entertainment News,Seoul – A K-pop star has quit after admitting he watched illicit sex videos received from another artist, his agency said Thursday, the third singer to be engulfed in a scandal sweeping South Korea's music industry. Yong Jun-hy
China arrests former vice finance minister for graft, China News,BEIJING – China has arrested a former vice finance minister for suspected corruption, its top prosecutor said on Friday. Zhang Shaochun has been under investigation for \”serious violation of discipline and law\”, the graft watchdog said
Fugitive British paedophile arrested in Pakistan, World News,ISLAMABAD – A British paedophile who fled the UK before his 19-year jail sentence was handed down has been arrested in Pakistan, officials said on Thursday (Jan 31). Choudhry Ikhalaq Hussain, 41, of Pakistani origin, was sentenced in absen
Singaporeans 'should be made to pay for bad behaviour': Commentary by Malaysian paper columnist triggers netizens, Singapore News,Did the Causeway reopening lead to the return of 'ugly Singaporeans'? This columnist from Malaysian newspaper The Star certainly thinks so. In a comme
Woman given Pofma warning for Facebook post claiming 3-year-old died from Covid-19 in KKH, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A conditional warning has been given to a Singaporean woman who claimed last August that a child died of Covid-19 at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and it was del
In rare case, US infant dies from Covid-19, World News,WASHINGTON – A US infant has died from the Covid-19 illness, officials in the state of Illinois said on Saturday (March 28), marking an extremely rare case of juvenile death in the global pandemic. At a news conference, Governor JB Pritzker said
Man flips the bird at 'police officer' asking for NRIC in scam call , Singapore News,We've seen phone scammers get creative by impersonating Singapore Police Force (SPF) officers, from adopting a Chinese name to their attempt at re-creating police uniforms. But this scammer takes the
5 Khoo Teck Puat Hospital staff disciplined for giving unnecessary treatment to some breast cancer patients, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) has taken disciplinary action against five of its staff members for their roles in an incident at its laboratory that resulted in som
UN says Reuters report on Myanmar massacre 'alarming,' need for investigation, Asia News,UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Friday described the details of a Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as \”alarming\” and said it showed the need for a thorough p
Thai court releases key anti-government activists, Asia News,BANGKOK – Two prominent Thai activists arrested last month for their roles in anti-government rallies were released on Monday (Sept 7) after spending five days in prison for bail breaches, after police told a court there was no grounds to
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
Man shot dead on New York City subway in latest random attack, World News,NEW YORK – A 48-year-old man was shot in the chest while riding on a New York City subway car on Sunday (May 22) in what appeared to be the latest in a series of random attacks in the city's transit system. The unidentifi
Pre-school under probe, teacher allegedly made child eat own vomit, Singapore News,A Montessori pre-school in Clementi is being investigated over allegations of child abuse. The allegations surfaced online last month after a person claiming to be a teacher at the centre wrote an anonymous post about
Trump escorted from briefing after shooting near White House, World News,WASHINGTON – The US Secret Service abruptly escorted President Donald Trump out of the White House press room in the middle of a briefing on Monday because of a shooting outside the White House. Trump returned to the media room
Lawyer jailed for pocketing over $31k in clients' legal fees, Singapore News,Zaminder Singh Gill, a former lawyer from Hilborne Law, pleaded guilty to five counts of criminal breach of trust as an attorney, with another 10 charges taken into consideration. Gill, 57, had pocketed more than $31,0
Ecuador says hacking attempts doubled after it ended Assange asylum, World News,QUITO – Hacking attempts on Ecuadorean government institutions have doubled since the country revoked WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's asylum at its London embassy last week, an official said on Monday. Telecommun
Man fined $3,500 for bottling, selling water from toilet tap, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The owner of a water company was fined $3,500 on Wednesday (March 3) for operating a water bottling facility without a valid licence. To fulfil outstanding sales orders at his company Drinkstar Enterprise, Richa
Pakistan bus blast kills 13 including Chinese; Beijing blames bomb, Asia News,PESHAWAR, Pakistan/BEIJING – A blast on a bus killed 13 people in north Pakistan on Wednesday (July 14), including nine Chinese nationals in what Beijing said was a bomb attack but Islamabad called a vehicle failure. Two P
18-year-old arrested after claiming that explosive device was placed at NDP venue, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – An 18-year-old has been arrested for his suspected involvement in communicating false information that an item would blow up at The Float @ Marina Bay, where the National Day Parade was taki
Man, 24, arrested for alleged murder of wife in Boon Lay Place, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 26-year-old wife in Boon Lay, the police said on Friday night (Aug 28). Police received a call on Thursday at 6.30pm for assistance at the void d
US rap concert deadly stampede investigation widens to include criminal probe, Entertainment News,At least two investigations, one of them criminal, are underway into the deadly stampede during rap star Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival that killed at least eight people and injured dozen
Hometown heroes: Father-son duo in Jurong step up to face fire, spraying hose from stairwell across burning flat, Singapore News,Kampung spirits were set ablaze at this Jurong estate — quite literally, after a flat caught fire and a father-son duo used a hose to try to extinguish it. At about 5am on
Document trove shows how 'Africa's richest woman' stole fortune: ICIJ, World News,An award-winning investigative team published a trove of files Sunday allegedly showing how the daughter of Angola's former president — dubbed Africa's richest woman — syphoned hundreds of mi
California church shooter was motivated by hate, politics, World News,WASHINGTON – The man who killed a doctor and injured five others at a California Taiwanese church shooting at the weekend was a US citizen born in China who hated Taiwan and drove from Las Vegas heavily armed for the attack, offic
Credit Suisse found guilty in cocaine cash laundering case, Money News,BELLINZONA, Switzerland — Credit Suisse was convicted by Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court on Monday (June 27) of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the country's first cri
Trump lashes out as Democrats open probes into his taxes, Russia ties, World News,Newly empowered House Democrats kicked off a barrage of investigations into President Donald Trump's taxes, real estate business and Russia ties Thursday, raising the pressure on the White House after two years of
Singer Chris Brown files slander case over Paris rape allegation, Entertainment News,PARIS – American singer Chris Brown filed a legal complaint for defamation on Thursday (Jan 24) after a woman accused him of rape in Paris, his lawyer said. Brown, 29, denied the accusation. He was released this wee
Thailand admits to using phone spyware, cites national security, Asia News,BANGKOK — A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics' phones had been hacked using the
Police NSF, 21, dies from gunshot wound to head at Special Operations Command, Singapore News,On Monday (Aug 30) morning, a full-time police national serviceman was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head in a toilet at the Special Operations Command (SOC). The police said on Tuesday that the 21
Taiwan air force loses another fighter, second crash in 3 months, Asia News,TAIPEI – A Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea off the island's southeast coast on Monday (March 14) though the pilot was rescued alive, the presidential office said, the second hull loss of a combat
Ngee Ann Poly lecturer filmed making racist remarks also made Islamophobic comments in class, say former students, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Former students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic lecturer Tan Boon Lee have accused him of racially and religiously insensitive behaviour in the classroom. One of them
Nationwide probe after Tokyo med school excludes women, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan on Friday (Aug 10) launched an unprecedented probe into gender discrimination at all the nation's medical universities after a Tokyo medical school admitted altering the entrance test results of female applicants to
Couple who collected illegal 4-D bets to pay Government $1.1 million, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The die is cast for a criminal couple running an illegal 4-D betting operation. On Tuesday (Jan 15), Heng Ee Howe, 60, was ordered to pay the Government $1,093,246.92 while his 55-year-old wife, Tin Suh
Parts pulled from Japan bullet trains over crack fears, Asia News,TOKYO – The Japanese company behind the country's iconic bullet trains said on Wednesday (Feb 28) it had supplied nearly 150 faulty wheel parts that could crack and potentially cause a derailment. Kawasaki Heavy Industries launch
South Korea launches safety probe into Tesla vehicles, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea said it is investigating suspected safety issues with vehicles made by US automaker Tesla, which is competing strongly with Hyundai Motor Co in the South Korean electric vehicle market. Braking and steering systems
2,000 surgical masks stolen from French hospital, World News,Around 2,000 surgical masks have been stolen from a hospital in the southern French city of Marseille in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak, health authorities said Tuesday. The masks were pilfered from a part of Conception hospital that
US spa shootings: Sex addiction, not racial hatred, may have driven suspect, say officials, World News,ATLANTA – A Georgia man facing murder and assault charges after the fatal shootings of eight people, including six Asian women, at Atlanta-area spas indicated he had sexual addiction issues and may
