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China rakes up free speech row again; state media vows to punish NBA chief Adam Silver

CCTV says NBA commissioner Adam Silver fabricated "lies out of nothing and has sought to paint China as unforgiving" in order to please some American politicians.

Oct 20, 2019

Chan Tong-kai: Man who killed girlfriend and set off Hong Kong protests becomes Christian, ready to go to Taiwan

Chan could not be brought to the book in Taiwan and made to stand trial for murder as there was no extradition agreement between Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Oct 19, 2019

ISIS militant threatens to kill Malaysia's top anti-terror cop, Ayob Khan

Ahmed Hussein, first Singaporean convicted of terror funding, goes to jail

Hussein was planning to move to Syria and join the ranks of the Islamic State warriors engaged in jihad.

Oct 18, 2019

US military's invincible 'doomsday aircraft' hit and downed by a bird

The doomsday aircraft's systems are engineered to survive electromagnetic pulses from nuclear bombs

Oct 18, 2019

China's economy expands 6.7% in Q3, as Govt spending offsets weak exports

China's GDP growth hits weakest level in 30 years, serving grim notice to world economy

Gross domestic product expanded 6 percent in the July-September period from a year ago, data showed on Friday

Oct 18, 2019

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Keppel Corp says net profit falls 30% to S$159 million in third quarter

Even as earnings per share (EPS) dropped to 8.8 Singapore cents, Keppel said there was no dividend for the three months to September.

Oct 18, 2019

Who is Elijah Cummings? US Congressman leading Trump impeachment dies

Cummings was also part of the investigation into Trump over the role of his family members in the White House.

Oct 17, 2019

Australia foils Christmas Day terror attack in Melbourne

Australia flags right-wing threat but Islamic terror remains 'principal risk'

The Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation says the Christchurch mosque attack brought the right-wing extremist threat back into the focus.

Oct 17, 2019

40,000 Kurds hold rally for independence

What will US do with huge nuclear stockpile in Turkey? Ankara to develop its own nukes?

How did Turkey get the nukes? The NATO ally go them through the 'Nuclear sharing' pact of the American-led military alliance.

Oct 17, 2019

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao criticises referee after shock loss to Jeff Horn

Who is Patrick Day? 27-yr-old US boxer dies of brain injuries after knockout

Patrick Day was injured in the tenth round of the Super-Weltereight match against Charles Conwell at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Oct 17, 2019

China vows retaliation as US House passes bill supporting Hong Kong protesters

What Hong Kong faces is not the so-called human rights and democracy issue at all, but the issue of stopping violence, says Chinese foreign ministry.

Oct 16, 2019

Fintech investments in Singapore soar to record highs; cross billion-Sing-dollar mark

The total value of fintech deals in the nine months ended September 30 jumped 69 percent from the prior-year period to US$735 million from US$435 million, an Accenture report said.

Oct 15, 2019

Sulli suicide: What happened hours before K-Pop star's death?

Sulli, who started her career as a child actress in 2005, unfortunately emerged as the most poignant symbol of the pressures that K-pop stars live under on a daily basis.

Oct 15, 2019

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I will swiftly destroy Turkey's economy: Trump imposes tough sanctions on Ankara

US Treasury says action taken against two Turkish ministries and three senior Turkish government officials in response to Turkey's military operations in Syria.

Oct 15, 2019

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Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia after 12 years: MBS serving deadpan notice to US?

Putin warmed up to Saudi Crown Prince Mohmmad bin Salman after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi earned made him hugely unpopular in the western world.

Oct 14, 2019

Vietnam warns China over South China sea

Vietnam revokes licence for DreamWorks movie 'Abominable': Here's why

Abominable was produced jointly by Shanghai-based Pearl Studio and DreamWorks Animation. The movie has been running in Vietnamese theatres since October 4.

Oct 14, 2019

Singapore June NODX fall 2.3% on-year due to weak China, Europe demand

Singapore dodges recession in Q3 but weak manufacturing remains big concern

One of the reasons for the tepid growth was the continued weakness in the manufacturing sector, which contracted 3.5 percent on a year-on-year basis in the third quarter.

Oct 14, 2019

Return of Islamic State? US leaves 60 Isis terrorists in Syria, hundreds more escape from detention

A resurgence of Islamic State in the region on the cards? The NYT has reported, citing aKurdish official, that the dreaded Isis outfit has raised its flag in the region following the exit of the US.

Oct 14, 2019

Who is Eliud Kipchoge, the Kenyan legend who breached marathon's 2-hour barrier?

A frugal eater, Eliud Kipchoge's breakfast is only bread and tea. The routine food consists of milk from cows that roam in the fields and rice or the Kenyan staple.

Oct 12, 2019

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Support for Donald Trump impeachment rises; will Mike Pence become US President?

In a recent poll, about 40 percent of respondents said they thought vice-president Mike Pence would make a better president.

Oct 12, 2019

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