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
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
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
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
