NTU voyeur gets jail term cut in appeal as court lays down sentencing framework
2023-02-17
The court set out a sentencing framework for a specific type of voyeurism and cut the offender’s jail term after applying it.Continue Reading
The Cathay building to close temporarily for redevelopment works
2023-02-17
SINGAPORE: The Cathay building, a protected national monument of Singapore, will close temporarily in August to undergo its first major revamp since 2003. The redevelopment works will take approximately one and a half years, with the mall targeting a reopening in late 2024 before Christmas, said Cathay Organisation in aContinue Reading
Enforcement action taken against Zilingo for failure to submit annual reports: ACRA
2023-02-17
The company did not file annual financial statements for two years – 2020 and 2021 – which is a basic requirement for all businesses registered in Singapore. Continue Reading
Big jump in travellers using impersonated, different identities at Singapore checkpoints
2023-02-17
SINGAPORE: As traveller volume surged in 2022, authorities detected a 15-fold increase in the number of people attempting to enter Singapore under a different or impersonated identity. While there were just 28 such cases in 2021, that figure jumped to 441 last year, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on FridayContinue Reading
Body of woman killed by Turkey quake returns home
2023-02-17
The body of Chamaiporn Homsantia, a 29-year-old traditional masseuse who was killed by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey on Feb 6, arrived in Nong Bua Rawe district of her home province of Chaiyaphum early Friday.Continue Reading
Singapore to add 61 automated lanes at border checkpoints as traveller volumes surge
2023-02-17
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s border control agency is looking to install 61 more automated lanes at checkpoints in 2023, on top of the 125 put in place last year. This will expand “clearance capacity” for travellers, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in its 2022 statistics report released on Friday (FebContinue Reading
‘Innovative nurses’ draw on hi-tech
2023-02-17
Mahidol University is about to launch the second year of its pioneering doctorate course in “Innovative Nursing”.Continue Reading
Anti-drug model takes hold
2023-02-17
An integrated programme aimed at dealing with narcotics and its impact on a community in the northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province has been hailed as a success. It is now being used as a model for other communities.Continue Reading
Cambodian martial art hits UNESCO heritage list and SEA Games
2023-02-17
Kun Bokator’s recent addition to the UNESCO intangible heritage following a series of hurdles, and its inclusion for the first time in the upcoming Southeast Asia Games has emphasised this martial art’s relevance as more than just a sport
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First ‘cultural map’ of the country now online
2023-02-17
The first online cultural map of Thailand is now available with more than 2,000 cultural sites across the country, ready to be upgraded for metaverse technologies.Continue Reading