SINGAPORE: A 64-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday (Mar 14) for allegedly attacking a 48-year-old man in a case of assault. In a news release on Wednesday, the police said that they were alerted to a case of assault along Jalan Bukit Merah at about 11.30am on Tuesday. The suspect wasContinue Reading
The cabinet has agreed in principle to a 7.7-billion-baht project to help 27,084 low-income households evicted from state land required for rail transport development, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean couple has been killed in India after a speeding truck slammed into their car on Sunday (Mar 12). The couple, identified by Indian media as Selvarajan and his wife Naga Jyothi, were pilgrims who were on their way from Chennai to Tirumala in south India when the incident happenedContinue Reading
A police inquiry has found evidence for legal and disciplinary action against Narathiwat police, including their chief, for protecting suspects in drug and weapons cases.Continue Reading
There were violent scenes on Tuesday as police attempted to arrest Pakistan’s opposition leader.Continue Reading
BEIJING: China will steadily reduce the number of high-risk institutions to help fend off systemic financial risks, its central bank said on Wednesday (Mar 15). Reforms of problematic small and mid-sized financial institutions have made key progress and illegal financial activities have been curbed, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)Continue Reading
Only eight out of 296 regional cities in Southeast Asia – where data is recorded – met the World Health Organisation’s guideline for PM2.5 last year. PM2.5 are tiny particles that can cause serious health problems. Continue Reading
DHAKA: A Myanmar delegation is visiting Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh this week to verify a few hundred potential returnees for a pilot repatriation project, though a Bangladeshi official said it was unclear when they would be going home. Nearly 1 million Rohingya Muslim refugees are living in camps inContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Fewer than four in 10 people in Singapore believe that they and their families will be better off economically in five years’ time, according to a survey conducted by consultancy Edelman. This is the lowest level of economic optimism in the 23 years that the firm has conducted the annualContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: When asked how they would act towards a person they strongly disagreed with, fewer than one in three Singapore respondents polled said they will be willing to help them if they were in need, a report by global public relations firm Edelman revealed. The report also found that nearlyContinue Reading