Society

Fastest-sinking Indonesian capital will move to East Kalimantan but orangutans may dwindle further

Indonesia has picked another city as its capital, but why the government wants to change the location?

Aug 27, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Automated buses dodge peacocks, tourists and plants in Singapore test

Those included a human driver hovering over the self-rotating steering wheel, ready to snatch back control in an instant.

Aug 27, 2019

By Reuters

Ex-SIA pilot found guilty of OSA offences after sharing dead maid's image on WhatsApp

The former Ex-SIA pilot accepted that the image what he shared in the WhatsApp group, he received from his girlfriend.

Aug 27, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

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Arab media apprehensive over Yemen government's links with al-Qaeda and IS

An internationally wanted IS leader Abu Al Bara Al Baidani was seen attacking the forces of Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist group in the south of Yemen in Shabwa

Aug 27, 2019

By Priya Yadav

No immigration paper work for Japan, South Korea passport holders, Changi Airport to open automated entry

From August 28, 2019, passport holders of Japan and South Korea can enter Singapore without the hassles of immigration checking but prior enrollment is required

Aug 27, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Six-month-old baby left abandoned at SGH; Police arrest mother, searching for her boyfriend

Police investigating a case which involved a 6 month-old baby and the mother of the infant as well as the man who left the infant at hospital.

Aug 27, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Kim Jong Un approves launches of two rockets, country insults Mike Pompeo

North Korea had felt threatened due to joint US-South Korea military exercises and allegedly promised Trump that the launches would cease once the exercises are over.

Aug 25, 2019

By Wesley Dockery

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UK's Johnson tells Trump: Lower your trade barriers to seal UK deal

In the French resort of Biarritz, Trump and Johnson are expected to talk up the prospect of a bilateral trade deal once Britain leaves EU.

Aug 25, 2019

By Reuters

18-month-old toddler dies after mirror falls on her at Jewel Changi Airport shop

After the toddler taken to Changi General Hospital in an unconscious state, doctors pronounced her dead on Friday.

Aug 25, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

India: Ex-finance minister Arun Jaitley passes away at 66

Arun Jaitley was rushed to AIIMS on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness.

Aug 24, 2019

By Meghna Sen

Will Singapore benefit from Hong Kong unrest? No, says Shanmugam

Singapore's Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam has refuted recent claims in a section of media that Singapore stands benefitted from Hong Kong unrest and termed it as "superficial talk."

Aug 23, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Allowing racist rap video online may spread it further, says K Shanmugam

Minister K Shanmugam brought the example of other countries which allowed offensive speech to become mainstream.

Aug 23, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Malaysia: Zakir Naik apologises for remarks but insists they're not racial

Naik faces charges over allegations of money laundering, besides giving hate speech in India

Aug 22, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

5 City Harvest Church leaders surrender, begin jail terms

Singapore City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee released from jail

City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee was released almost two years and four months after he started serving the jail term

Aug 22, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

After ban in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zakir Naik's Peace TV faces trouble in UK

UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom last month investigated five programs of Peace TV and found four of them breached the code

Aug 22, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

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Society

Fastest-sinking Indonesian capital will move to East Kalimantan but orangutans may dwindle further

Automated buses dodge peacocks, tourists and plants in Singapore test

Ex-SIA pilot found guilty of OSA offences after sharing dead maid's image on WhatsApp

Arab media apprehensive over Yemen government's links with al-Qaeda and IS

No immigration paper work for Japan, South Korea passport holders, Changi Airport to open automated entry

Six-month-old baby left abandoned at SGH; Police arrest mother, searching for her boyfriend

Kim Jong Un approves launches of two rockets, country insults Mike Pompeo

UK's Johnson tells Trump: Lower your trade barriers to seal UK deal

18-month-old toddler dies after mirror falls on her at Jewel Changi Airport shop

India: Ex-finance minister Arun Jaitley passes away at 66

Will Singapore benefit from Hong Kong unrest? No, says Shanmugam

Allowing racist rap video online may spread it further, says K Shanmugam

Malaysia: Zakir Naik apologises for remarks but insists they're not racial

Singapore City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee released from jail

After ban in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zakir Naik's Peace TV faces trouble in UK

Vietnam's Economy Accelerates in 2025, Eyes Double-Digit Expansion in 2026

Vietnam's Economy Accelerates in 2025, Eyes Double-Digit Expansion in 2026

Vietnam Joins World's Top 25 Trading Economies as Trade Tops US$900 Billion

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