BANGKOK – Thai police said that they were trying to locate Vorayuth YoovidhyaThai (32), known as ‘Red Bull heir,’ who reportedly has fled to Singapore on his private jet on 25 April. On Wednesday (3 May) Thai police said that authorities issued an arrest warrant for Vorayuth after he failed to make a final deadline to meet prosecutors. Nearly five …

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has announced that it imposed a financial penalty of $5,500 on Mediacorp Pte Ltd (Mediacorp) for breaching the Video-On-Demand Programme Code. An episode of Toggle’s Chinese-language web drama series “I Want To Be A Star”, which was first made available for viewing on 5 September 2016, carried an offensive remark. In episode 6 of …

The National Environment Agency (NEA) has announced that it will be suspending the licence of Jack’s Place due to cockroach infestation for two weeks from 3 May to 16 May 2017. According to the agency, the food shop, which is located at 60 Paya Lebar Road, #B1-15, Paya Lebar Square, Singapore 409051, is suspended under the Points Demerit System. NEA …

A complaint on taxi driver website has drawn the attention of Grab drivers regarding the issue of whether the taxi drivers are allowed to choose the most efficient route when passengers booked for Just Grab service with fixed price. One of such taxi drivers, Ivan Yii, posted a screenshot of a complaint filed by Ms Fion Peiying on Singapore Taxi Driver …

Labuan Bajo, INDONESIA – A Singaporean tourist was bitten by a komodo dragon in Komodo District in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Islands, on Wednesday (3 May) at around 8:00am . Kompas reported, head of Komodo National Park, Sudiyono, said that a tourist from Singapore, Loh Lee Aik (68), was attacked by the komodo when he was taking pictures of the …

The giant social media corporation, Facebook will hire 3,000 more people over the next year to speed up the banishment of videos showing murder, suicide and other violent acts posted on Facebook websites. This is an indirect acknowledgement by Facebook that more than automated software is needed to identify and remove such material. After last year’s introduction of Facebook Live, …

Sang Jia Weng, a Malaysian, on Thursday (4 May) was sentenced to four weeks’ imprisonment for attempting to bribe a Traffic Police Officer. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) had received information on 11 January 2017 that Sang, a construction worker working in Singapore, had offered S$30 to Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Zulkifli after being stopped for failing to secure his helmet …

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz apologised for a series of failures that led to the 9 April forced removal of passenger David Dao. Mr Dao was forcefully taken off United Express Flight 3411 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago for refusing to disembark from the plane after he had been randomly chosen by the airline. The airline said that he …

by Jessica McClennen The wrong video conferencing tool could land your teams in a world of trouble. if you don’t want to see them having a tough time trying to get things done because of an ineffective video solution, here are a few pitfalls you’ll want to look out for: Mistake #1: Not knowing what they need Choosing the best …

This morning during rush hour, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) announced that its North-South Line (NSL) from Ang Mo Kio to Marina South Pier was experiencing delays due to a train signalling fault. Commuters were asked to add 25 minutes of travelling time. The delay happened from 7.47am to 8.11am. It then tweeted that free regular bus service was available between …