How the S$1.5b support package aims to help Singaporeans cope with the rising cost of living
2022-10-14
2.5 million Singaporeans will get up to S$500 in cash to help with rising expenses. Continue Reading
Two arrested for alleged involvement in human trafficking
2022-10-14
NONG KHAI: Immigration police have arrested two men for alleged involvement in the trafficking of women from Laos into Thailand for the sex trade.Continue Reading
Man jailed for recording woman in shower with ‘spy-cam’ spectacles
2022-10-14
SINGAPORE: A man bought a pair of spectacles with a pinhole camera and video-recording function in order to record his female housemates showering. However, he was caught when one of them noticed the pair of glasses with a blinking red light. Zhang Haibo, 29, was sentenced on Friday (Oct 14)Continue Reading
Up to S$500 cash for eligible Singaporeans, S$100 CDC vouchers in latest round of support measures
2022-10-14
This latest round of support measures comes after the Government announced in June a S$1.5 billion support package for households and businesses to help mitigate increased living costs from inflation and rising energy prices. This aid was similarly aimed at the lower-income and more vulnerable groups, and was also notContinue Reading
No sign of foul play in Russian tourist’s death on Koh Phangan
2022-10-14
SURAT THANI: There were no indications of foul play in the death of a Russian tourist missing for four weeks whose body was found on Koh Phangan on Wednesday, police said.Continue Reading
Drug smuggler killed in shootout
2022-10-14
A drug smuggler was killed and another arrested and 4 million methamphetamine pills seized from their pickup truck during a shootout with police and soldiers in Chiang Rai on Thursday night.Continue Reading
POFMA direction issued to Goh Meng Seng, HardwareZone over misleading article about XBB variant
2022-10-14
A correction direction was also issued to Thailand Medical News, which first published the misleading article about the XBB Omicron variant in Singapore.Continue Reading
Rosmah lists 127 grounds in solar hybrid case appeal
2022-10-14
PUTRAJAYA: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has listed 127 grounds of appeal on why her conviction and sentence in the RM1.25bil solar hybrid project case must be overturned. Read full storyContinue Reading
GE15: Health Ministry suggests separate lane and place for Covid-19 positive voters
2022-10-14
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has suggested a separate lane and voting stations for Covid-19 positive patients to cast their votes during the 15th General Election(GE15), says Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full storyContinue Reading
Flooding in 28 provinces
2022-10-14
About 324,000 families are still affected by flooding in 28 provinces, most in the Northeast and the Central Plain, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.Continue Reading