Police seek arrest of Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress' sister for spraying fruit juice over business associate, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korean police on Friday (May 4) sought a warrant to arrest a Korean Air heiress for allegedly spraying fruit juice over a business associate, as hundre
Larry Hopkins, leader of 'fascist militia' at US border, boasted of plans to assassinate Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and George Soros, FBI agent says, World News,The leader of an armed group stopping undocumented migrants who cross into the United States from Mexico boasted that his memb
Ukrainian president warns of threat of 'full-scale war' with Russia, World News,Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday warned of the threat of \”full-scale war\” and said Russia had sharply increased its military presence on their shared border as tensions escalate between the ex-So
Man suspects his 'children' don't exist: Stranger than fiction, says judge, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A man who paid more than $300,000 to a woman after she claimed she bore him twins had gone to court to find out if the children even existed. Suspecting that he may have been deceive
Singer R. Kelly, facing sex abuse charges, gets US$1 million bail, Entertainment News,A US judge set $1 million (S$1.35 million) bail for R&B superstar R. Kelly on Saturday after prosecutors laid out graphic details of charges that he sexually abused four victims, three of them minors. Kelly, kn
Malaysia ex-PM Najib served with bankruptcy notice over $535m tax bill, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak has been served with a bankruptcy notice for failing to pay more than $400 million (S$535 million) in unpaid taxes, a move that the ex-premier described a
Indonesia to consider raising budget airfares after Lion Air crash: Minister, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesia may review the lower limit of its airfares and consider increasing the rates set by low-cost carriers, the transport minister said on Thursday (Nov 1). Budi Karya Sumadi added that President J
Poster telling GrabFood delivery riders to use stairs, not lift, of a condo gives an incomplete picture, sparking online criticism, Digital News,SINGAPORE – A poster put up by GrabFood more than a year ago at a River Valley condominium has been swept up in an online controversy recently after it was
Weibo fined by Chinese regulator for publishing illegal information, China News,SHANGHAI – Chinese social media platform Weibo Corp has been slapped with a three million yuan (S$645,470) fine by China's internet regulator for repeatedly publishing illegal information. The Cyberspace Administrat
29 women arrested, 10 to be deported in operation targeting pivoted KTVs, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The police have arrested 29 women aged between 20 and 47 in an operation targeting pivoted KTVs. The islandwide anti-crime operation from Tuesday to Thursday saw checks on 27 pivoted KTV lounges oper
Police apologise after mistaking restaurant for nightlife venue and ordering it to close, Singapore News,The police have apologised to a restaurant owner after ordering the Duxton Road eatery to close on July 16. In a letter published on The Straits Times' forum on Thursday (July 22), the polic
Bangladesh court orders 'virgin' removed from marriage certificate, Asia News,DHAKA – The word \”virgin\” must be removed from Muslim marriage certificates in Bangladesh, the country's top court has said, a landmark verdict after campaginers challenged the \”humiliating and discriminator
Cardboard fans, piped applause: Football looks to liven up empty stands, World News,When Borussia Moenchengladbach met neighbours Cologne in the Bundesliga's first-ever game without fans back in March, even the referee missed the crowd. \”Football has lost half its value,\” said Deniz Aytekin – d
Australian charged $94,000 for a beer in Britain, World News,SYDNEY – An Australian cricket journalist in Britain for the Ashes test series is claiming to have drunk \”the most expensive beer in history\” after being charged nearly A$100,000 (S$94,000) for the tipple. Peter Lalor, chief cricket writer
Why it's so difficult to short stocks, Money News,We run the risk of losing more than we can afford when we’re shorting stocks. So going short in the stock market can be far riskier than going long. Shorting is the act of investing in stocks in a way that allows you to profit when stock prices
Chinese content platforms including Weibo, Douyin, Tencent Video pledge to promote only 'healthy' content with positive values, China News,SHANGHAI – Chinese content platforms including Weibo and Tencent Video have agreed to enforce more self-discipline to help maintain a \”clear\” cyberspac
Woman scammed out of $40 by cash-on-delivery order she didn't order, Singapore News,With most people spending most of their time languishing within the comforts of their own homes, having goods delivered to our doors have increased — but so have delivery scams. Peng Xuelin found herself with $3
Ariana Grande settles lawsuit claiming she stole 2019 hit 7 Rings, Entertainment News,NEW YORK – Ariana Grande has settled a lawsuit by a hip-hop artist who accused the pop superstar of plagiarising her 2019 smash 7 Rings from a song he wrote two years earlier. [embed]https://youtu.be/QYh6mYIJG2Y[/e
Philippines closes Boracay to tourists under high security, Asia News,The Philippines shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday for a six-month clean-up, which the government has imposed with a muscular show of its security forces. Assault-rifle wielding police were po
Russia imposes visa restrictions on citizens of 'unfriendly countries', World News,Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday (April 4) introducing visa restrictions for citizens of countries that Moscow deems \”unfriendly\” in response to sanctions over Ukraine. The decree,
