Society

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals grow in February

A total of 35,929 tourists arrived from China in February, a 42.3 percent increase from the same period last year.

Mar 9, 2018

By IANS

Security up in Sri Lanka after communal clashes

Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said that tight security remained in place for the fifth consecutive day in Kandy.

Mar 9, 2018

By IANS

Volcanic ashes and a lava dome from Shinmoedake

Japan: Mt. Shinmoe erupts again after brief halt

Mt. Shinmoe, which straddles Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, erupted at around 4 pm.

Mar 9, 2018

By IANS

Singapore: 29-year-old man arrested over series of obscene acts in Tampines

If convicted, the man may face up to three months of jail or fine or both.

Mar 9, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore crime

Withdraw tariffs or risk grave global effects: China tells US

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned in a statement that it will take action against the new tariffs announced on Thursday

Mar 9, 2018

By IANS

Indian court allows euthanasia, says 'living will' of terminally ill persons be allowed

The court permitted a person to draft in advance a "living will" in case she/he slips into an incurable condition and it can be executed after the statutory medical board declares patient to be incurable.

Mar 9, 2018

By IANS

54 chopped human hands found discarded in ice-covered island off Siberia

27 pairs of chopped hands were found discarded in Far East of Siberia, Russia, and authorities are still clueless on where they came from

Mar 9, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

WHO: Thailand, first Asian country to eliminate mother-to child transmission of HIV

Ireland approves abortion referendum bill

If Ireland votes in favour of repeal, the government has said it will introduce legislation permitting unrestricted abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Mar 9, 2018

By IANS

Time-travel via worm hole kills humans, says Nobel physics laureate Kip Thorne

A nobel prize winning scientist has warned that travelling through a worm hole would kill humans though time travel by other means may be possible.

Mar 9, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Rahul Gandhi visits Singapore, takes aim at BJP rule

Gandhi, on a March 8-10 visit to Singapore and Malaysia as part of his outreach to the Indian diaspora, said the Congress had a clean slate and a new opportunity now.

Mar 9, 2018

By IANS

Trump accepts gauntlet, to meet Kim Jong-un by May

Arch rivals Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet soon, puzzling pundits whether the two, who called each other names, will forget and formally shake hands.

Mar 9, 2018

By IANS

Newly discovered photo suggests Amelia Earhart survived crash-landing

Amelia Earhart death mystery solved? Scientists discover bones which are 99 percent hers

Earlier, several theories have suggested that Amelia Earhart was eaten alive by cannibals in Howland island

Mar 8, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Singapore: ICA seizes illegal elephant ivory worth US$2.5 million from Vietnam-bound shipment

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) officers have found 1,787 pieces of ivory tusks in 61 bags, totalling about 3,500 kg.

Mar 8, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore teen bullied by 2 girls at HBD corridor; 7 students assisting in investigation [VIDEO]

After police received a complaint from the victim, five girls and two boys, aged between 15 and 19 have come forward to assist the police investigation.

Mar 8, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Singapore: Police detain 5 men for rioting at Orchard Towers

Police found a knife from one of the suspects, who will be charged in the court for keeping banned weapon.

Mar 8, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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