TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese consortium chosen in the first round of bids to restructure Toshiba Corp has decided to explore other options, Kyodo news reported on Wednesday. Read full storyContinue Reading
Juliana Abdul Kadir allegedly had a knife and a penknife blade with her during the stand-off with police officers outside St Hilda’s Secondary School in Tampines on Monday.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for cars and those in the Open Category closed lower in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday (Sep 21). Premiums for Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, closed at S$84,000, down from S$86,000 in the previous exercise. PremiumsContinue Reading
Open Category COE premiums also fell.Continue Reading
It is the second mass whale stranding reported in Tasmania in two days.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The threat of terrorism remains “high and increasingly fluid” as terror networks have grown in sophistication, said Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen. Dr Ng was speaking at the inauguration ceremony for the opening of the Counter-Terrorism Information Facility (CTIF) on Wednesday (Sep 21). The multilateral, inter-agency facility bringsContinue Reading
THE Philippine peso sank to a record low and other Asian currencies fell against the greenback on Wednesday ahead of a Federal Reserve interest rate decision that is likely to determine the direction of financial markets for months. Read full storyContinue Reading
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Cambodian authorities said raids are underway this week at suspected cybercrime compounds across the Southeast Asian country, uncovering evidence of human trafficking, illegal confinement and torture. Read full storyContinue Reading
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s deputy governor says the loss will not effect its normal operations.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has agreed to recruit 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka after taking into account the state of the country which has been hit by an economic crisis, says Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. Read full storyContinue Reading