Phuket at risk of more flooding until Friday
2022-10-17
Phuket residents still reeling from Sunday’s major flooding are being warned that more heavy rain and possible flooding is forecast over the next five days.Continue Reading
Malaysia’s budget 2023 will be retabled before year-end, says caretaker PM Ismail Sabri
2022-10-17
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s national budget for 2023 will be tabled again before the end of this year, said caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Monday (Oct 17). He said that Budget 2023 must be debated and approved by the House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat so that the essenceContinue Reading
Grab driver dies after accident at Ang Mo Kio junction; 40th workplace fatality in 2022
2022-10-17
The accident in Ang Mo Kio occurred as the driver was making a discretionary right turn.Continue Reading
India fires submarine missile warning at China, Pakistan
2022-10-17
India successfully tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from its indigenous INS Arihant nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), reaffirming its place in an elite club of nations with the ultimate in strategic nuclear deterrence. On October 14, the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that the INS Arihant, which means “destroyer of enemies” in Sanskrit, […]Continue Reading
Local film #LookAtMe barred from screening in Singapore over potential to cause social division
2022-10-17
The film, directed by Ken Kwek, denigrates a religious community, say Singapore authorities.Continue Reading
Local film #LookAtMe banned from screening in Singapore
2022-10-17
The film, which is set in Singapore, indicates to the audience in the opening frame that it is “inspired by true events”.Continue Reading
Courier caught, meth pills seized in South
2022-10-17
NARATHIWAT: A man was arrested with about 200,000 methamphetamine pills in his possession in Bacho district of this southern border province, provincial police chief Pol Maj Gen Waesamae Salae said on Monday.Continue Reading
Food charities in Singapore provide healthier alternatives for beneficiaries even as donations drop
2022-10-17
The charities have also been striving to reduce food waste. Continue Reading
‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like in the movies
2022-10-17
You might suppose Hollywood is good at predicting the future. Indeed, Robert Wallace, head of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service and the US equivalent of MI6’s fictional Q, has recounted how Russian spies would watch the latest Bond movie to see what technologies might be coming their way. Hollywood’s continuing obsession with killer robots […]Continue Reading
Unification Church: Japan to investigate religious group linked to Abe killing
2022-10-17
The ex-leader’s death in July later revealed many in the ruling party had links to a religious group.Continue Reading