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Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

As Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia details mass rapes, killings in Myanmar

Suu Kyi is expected to repeat denials of genocide and argue that military operations launched in August 2017 were a legitimate counterterrorism response to attacks

4 hours ago

By Reuters

Car park next to ICA Building to cease operations from 2020

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority announced that the existing URA car park adjacent to the ICA Building will cease operations from 2020

10 hours ago

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Indonesia arrests poachers trafficking Sumatran Tiger fetuses for Chinese medicine

Sumatran tigers are found only in the Sumatran Island and are listed as a critically endangered species

31 hours ago

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Thailand delays deporting family of Rakhine insurgent leader

Tun Myat Naing is the top commander of the Arakan Army that is fighting for greater autonomy for Rakhine state

2 days ago

By Reuters

Singapore and US agree to set up RSAF training detachment in Guam

After studies conducted on various factors Singapore and US ink agreement for the RSAF's fighter detachment training in Guam

3 days ago

By IBTimes SG Desk

Pearl Harbor Day Dec 7: Japan lived in 'infamy' ever after

Japan was blamed for unprecedented diplomatic folly attacking Pearl Harbor on December 7 without proper declaration of war, forcing US into World War Two

5 days ago

By Nagesh Narayana

Thousands evacuated as Category 3 Typhoon Tisoy enters Philippines

Typhoon Kammuri to hit the Philippines on the 3rd and 4th of December; warnings issued and various regions evacuated

8 days ago

By IBTimes SG Desk

18-year-old Nanyang Polytechnic student who filmed man in campus toilet pleads guilty

The student had intentionally used his mobile to record a video of the victim while he was using the campus toilet to cause harassment.

14 days ago

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore crime

Singapore: Construction worker dies at PUB construction site in Marina South

Singapore: 37-year-old Bangladeshi worker dies in crane accident at construction site

A 37-year-old Bangladeshi worker died at a construction site in Sengkang on Friday in a crane accident

17 days ago

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

CNB arrests 70 suspected drug offenders including teenager in anti-drug operation, Singapore

The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 70 suspected drug offenders, including a 15-year-old Singaporean, in an island-wide anti-drug enforcement operation

18 days ago

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

China asks US not to let Taiwan leaders attend Trump inauguration

China warns Taiwan of disastrous consequences after independent election comment

Tensions between Taiwan and China have escalated since Sunday after the anti-Beijing President Tsai Ing-wen announced 'Taiwanese independence worker' and former premier William Lai as her vice-presidential candidate

19 days ago

By Pritha Mallick

Singapore senior cop faces jail term for sexually assaulting two women in custody

Chinese nationals aged 28 and 29 were exploited at Jurong Police Divisional Headquarters by a senior investigator

20 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Latest coal export restrictions by UN add teeth to North Korea sanctions

North Korea dismisses US-South Korea military drill postponement, calls for complete scrap

The statement came in response to the statement issued by US on Monday postponing the planned joint military drill with South Korea in order to facilitate the nuclear talks with North Korea

21 days ago

By Pritha Mallick

China warns US military against provoking and escalating tensions in South China Sea

The statement came a day after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Beijing was increasingly resorting to coercion and intimidation to advance its strategic objectives in the South China Sea.

22 days ago

By Pritha Mallick

Photo taken on March 25, 2019 shows flame and smoke above buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. The Israeli army expanded air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday night after targeting Hamas security facilities in Gaza City, a local radio

Israel continues to strike Islamic Jihad targets claiming Gaza violated ceasefire

Israeli military defended launching an attack that killed a family of eight Palestinians, including five children, stating that attack was to target an Islamic Jihad rocket unit commander.

25 days ago

By Pritha Mallick

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