SINGAPORE: A man who allegedly chased another man while holding a katana sword was charged on Friday (Jul 8) with possessing a scheduled weapon. Kenneth Tan Hong Chang, 27, was previously also charged with criminal intimidation using a foam replica of a samurai sword on a separate occasion. The policeContinue Reading
Pedestrians crossing the road in Hong Kong may now find themselves bathed in a red glow after authorities installed a device reminding the public to obey traffic lights. Read full storyContinue Reading
Amazon.com Inc has signed a lease for about 369,000 square feet (34,200 square meters) at the new IOI Central Boulevard Towers in Singapore, the Business Times reported without citing where it got the information from. Read full storyContinue Reading
The veteran Singaporean arts administrator, who died on Jul 7, led SAM for five years and organised two editions of the Singapore Biennale. He also had a stint as the director of the prestigious Asia Society Museum in New York.Continue Reading
The government has extended the state of emergency for another two months, until the end of September “only to facilitate its efforts to control Covid-19 and protect people’s lives”, according to a spokesman.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he is deeply shocked by the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday (Jul 8). Mr Abe was at an election campaign event in the western region of Nara when a man opened fire at him from behind. Japanese mediaContinue Reading
There were now about 29,000 new Covid-19 cases a day and the figures were rising in 23 provinces, particularly in Greater Bangkok and other tourist zones, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported on Friday.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man was on Friday (Jul 8) jailed for 13 months and one week for assaulting his two young sons then aged one and six. The man cannot be named to protect the identities of the two victims. His lawyers told the court that his intention was toContinue Reading
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A woman died when a car driven by her visiting foreign son-in-law plunged off a hill road leading to a viewpoint in Sichon district on Thursday afternoon.Continue Reading
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A woman died when a car driven by her visiting foreign son-in-law plunged off a hill road leading to a viewpoint in Sichon district on Thursday afternoon.Continue Reading