Sb Envy Global fraud case: Lawyers for man accused of helping ex-director in escape bid discharge themselves

SINGAPORE: Attorneys representing a man falsely accused of conspiring to assist a businessman associated with a billion-dollar scams case flee Singapore discharged themselves upon Tuesday (Sep 6). Shawn Liew Cheng Long, 36, failed to respond to his lawyers since the last court mention. On Tuesday morning, a warrant of arrestContinue Reading

Daily round-up, Sep 5: Deadly quake hits Sichuan province; Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches South Korea, Japan; Liz Truss to be new British PM

Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday (Sep 5), killing at least 21 people. The quake hit 43km southeast of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10km, USGS says. 14 people were killed in Sichuan’s ShimianContinue Reading

Singapore open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on discontinued high speed rail project, says Lawrence Wong

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (Sep 5) told Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob that Singapore is open to fresh proposals from Malaysia on the terminated Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail (HSR) project. Mr Wong also noted Malaysia’s interest in reviving discussions on the project – echoing PrimeContinue Reading