Justin Bieber postpones the rest of his Justice World Tour, including Singapore concert on Oct 25
2022-10-07
Concert organiser AEG Presents Asia posted on social media to say the remaining shows will be moved to 2023.Continue Reading
Thailand attack: Country mourns after 37 killed, mostly children
2022-10-07
An ex-police officer killed at least 37 people at a childcare centre before killing himself and his family.Continue Reading
21 more Malaysian scam victims return from Cambodia, Laos
2022-10-07
An additional 21 Malaysians rescued from human traffickers in Cambodia and Laos returned home on Oct 6, as the government intensified efforts to locate scam victims reported missing abroad. Read full storyContinue Reading
Sex toys a new pillar of freedom in Cambodia, resisting centuries of sexual repression
2022-10-07
Vague laws and cultural norms have stopped sex toys from becoming popular in Cambodia. But future thinking entrepreneurs are now meeting a new wave of demand for novelty items amid shifting social norms
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Families mourn preschool massacre victims
2022-10-07
NONG BUA LAM PHU: Weeping, grief-stricken families gathered on Friday outside the preschool in Na Klang district where a former policeman murdered nearly two dozen children in one of Thailand’s worst mass killings.Continue Reading
A dream? The Palestinian Republic of Gaza
2022-10-07
There is hardly a conflictual environment in the Middle East that is not subject to foreign input. And among these, the Gaza conundrum stands out as one of the prime examples. The Gaza conundrum in essence has two components. The first is that the territory is not self-sufficient. With some 80% of its population aid-dependent, […]
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Marathoner Soh Rui Yong apologises to SNOC again, hopes to race for Singapore in future
2022-10-07
SINGAPORE: National marathoner Soh Rui Yong on Thursday (Oct 6) issued his second apology to the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) in less than a year over his past statements and disagreements with the council. In the letter posted on Soh’s Facebook page, he wrote that he wishes to “putContinue Reading
Phoon Chiu Yoke gets new charge of not wearing mask for 15 minutes in ION Orchard
2022-10-07
SINGAPORE: A woman who has been in and out of court for failing to wear a mask when it was a requirement has received a new similar charge. Phoon Chiu Yoke, 55, on Friday (Oct 7) received one charge of failing to wear a mask over her nose and mouthContinue Reading
Huawei’s new chip supplier draws US attention
2022-10-07
A startup set up by a former Huawei executive in Shenzhen has drawn Washington’s attention as it will reportedly supply chips to US-sanctioned Huawei Technologies. Established in June 2021, Shenzhen Pengxin Micro Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co Ltd will receive its ordered chip-making machines next year and start producing 28 nanometer (nm) chips in 2025, media reports said. […]
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North Korea trapped in an endless end-game
2022-10-07
SEOUL – To nobody’s surprise, North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan at dawn Thursday, in what state media called a response to South Korea-US drills in the region. It is part of a high-speed cycle of action and reaction that has elevated tensions across the region in recent days […]
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