SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old company director was sentenced to 12 weeks’ jail on Wednesday (Mar 8) for conspiring with workers to inflate their salaries on paper to get more grants under a professional conversion programme (PCP). Malaysian Lim De Xian pleaded guilty last month to two charges of cheating. Another two counts of falsifyingContinue Reading
There seems to be a live lead in the form of an alleged accomplice based in Indonesia, says the Chief Justice.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore has identified the Padang and its surrounding architecture as a potential candidate for Singapore’s next UNESCO World Heritage Site, the National Heritage Board (NHB) announced on Thursday (Mar 9). Named The Padang Civic Ensemble, the site was chosen as it is considered most likely to fill the UnitedContinue Reading
The anti-viral drug molnupiravir has been included in the list of essential medications covered by the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (Ucep) Plus scheme, according to deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: DBS Group chief executive Piyush Gupta earned S$15.4 million in 2022, a 13 per cent increase in what was a banner year for Southeast Asia’s biggest lender. That included a cash bonus of S$5.8 million, his salary of S$1.5 million as well as deferred pay, the Singapore bank’s latest annualContinue Reading
Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome lodged a petition with the Judicial Commission on Wednesday seeking a probe into the role of several judges regarding the revocation of an arrest warrant against a senator suspected of having links with drug trafficking rings.Continue Reading
Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome lodged a petition with the Judicial Commission on Wednesday seeking a probe into the role of several judges regarding the revocation of an arrest warrant against a senator suspected of having links with drug trafficking rings.Continue Reading
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) held a workshop to launch the so-called Urban Sandbox: Klang Model at BMA General Hospital, which aims to improve healthcare for the increasing number of elderly people in Bangkok’s inner-city areas.Continue Reading
Kittipong “Big” Kachornboonthaworn, one of four brothers who allegedly ran the macau888 online gambling website, has contacted police to turn himself in on condition he gets bail.Continue Reading
Women’s rights groups in Bangkok on Wednesday called for the decriminalisation of sex work in the country, along with a range of broader measures supporting women.Continue Reading