Apex court throws out second bid by British drug trafficker seeking reduction of jail term and caning
The Court of Appeal has thrown out a second application by British drug trafficker Yuen Ye Ming, who sought permission ...
Day: 12 August 2020
Mother otter in Punggol dies on National Day after crawling up the beach
Earlier on National Day (9 August), an otter family in Punggol had lost their mother and the news was disclosed ...
SG gov’t projects a decrease of 5-7% in 2020’s GDP growth – is that too optimistic?
On Tuesday (11 August), the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced a downgrading of the country’s growth forecast for ...
M’sia: Former PM Mahathir Mohamad announces new ‘warrior’ political party
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday (12 August) announced the name of his new political ...
RDU calls for re-evaluation of Govt’s Fair Consideration Framework, proposes ‘Citizens First’ policy to address discriminatory hiring
Red Dot United (RDU) on Tuesday (11 Aug) called for a re-evaluation of the Government's Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) as ...
Former People’s Association employee jailed after falling into love scams and helping transfer criminal funds
An ex-constituency manager with the People’s Association (PA) became “victim” of love scams set up allegedly by foreign men and ...
M’sia: Perak opposition leader laments state govt’s alleged withholding of proper office, official vehicle
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- Perak Opposition leader Abdul Aziz Bari on Wednesday (12 August) condemned the state government's alleged withholding ...
HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai returns to office following arrest, tells staff to “fight on”
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai reported back to work at his Apple Daily office on Wednesday morning (12 ...
New Zealand election date in doubt as virus returns
by David Rowland Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern weighed delaying New Zealand's upcoming election Wednesday, as experts investigated whether the coronavirus ...
‘We must fight’: Thailand’s youth take on the establishment
by Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith Leaderless, social media-savvy and inspired by Hong Kong's young activists, Thailand's budding pro-democracy movement ...