Day: 1 October 2020

25 posts

Millions on the move as China eyes holiday bounce

by Nicolas Asfouri Hundreds of millions in China hustled to enjoy their…

NLB introduces new children’s book subscription service from November 2020 until July 2021

Starting from Friday (2 October), the customers of the National Library Board…

Malaysia High Court strikes out human rights group Lawyers for Liberty’s case against K Shanmugam, says MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Thursday (1 October) that…

GIC invests in Indian infrastructure company which now defaults on loan repayments

Thanks to the revelation from blogger Phillip Ang (‘GIC should stop throwing…

Academics around the world urge PM Lee Hsien Loong to drop case against New Naratif in open letter

A group of 52 academics from universities around the world have issued…

MOH confirms 21 new cases of COVID-19 infection; Total tally at 57,786

As of Thursday noon (1 Oct), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…

MOM moves 342 migrant workers at Space@Tuas dorm to govt quarantine facility after new case detected in the dorm

About 342 migrant workers staying in Space@Tuas dormitory block were moved to…

前女佣巴蒂有意撤诉主控官 大法官给两周考虑！

印尼籍前女佣巴蒂透过代表律师，早前向涉及检控其案件的检两名主控官发起纪律研讯。不过据知巴蒂在本周二却提呈撤诉的申请。 巴蒂代表律师阿尼尔（Anil Balchandani），今午（10月1日）在法庭告知大法官梅达顺，过去一个月来发生的事件，令巴蒂负荷不来，再者被官司缠身四年，巴蒂希望能早日返乡，这是巴蒂有意撤诉的原因之一。 不过，巴蒂仍坚信，两名副检察司（Deputy Public Prosecutor），仍需要针对她的指控作出交代。 大法官则给巴蒂两周时间，决定是否仍继续继续对两名著空管的纪律研讯。 代表总检察署的政府律师Kristy Tan则表示，上述两名副检察司不会反对将此事交给纪律仲裁庭调查，也让他们有机会能作出辩解。 被要求答辩的是两名署理检控官 Tan Wee Hao和Tan…

Trump backpedals over racist group row, Biden blasts him as ’embarrassment’

by Michael Mathes, with Roberto Schmidt in Greensburg, Pennsylvania US President Donald…