Police raids target swindlers preying on American retirees
An Indian man and three Thai women were detained for questioning during police raids on 36 premises in four provinces on Tuesday targeting phone scammers who tricked 365 elderly Americans into sending them more than 3 billion baht.Continue Reading
Bhagwant Mann promises strict action as search for Amritpal Singh continues
A court in Punjab has questioned the government’s efforts to find Amritpal Singh.Continue Reading
Screening of Winnie the Pooh horror film cancelled in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: The screening of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a British slasher film due to be released in Hong Kong this week, has been cancelled, its distributor said on Tuesday (Mar 21), without giving a reason for pulling it. VII Pillars Entertainment said on its Facebook page thatContinue Reading
S$140m of expired COVID-19 vaccines ‘insurance’ to avoid catastrophic economic impact, more deaths: Ong Ye Kung
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said last October that about 10 per cent of Singapore’s COVID-19 vaccine stock had expired. Because of confidentiality agreements with vaccine suppliers, further details were not revealed then, said Mr Ong. Giving an update on the figures on Tuesday, Mr Ong explained: “I would have preferredContinue Reading
Lawyer M Ravi suspended for a maximum of 5 years for making baseless accusations against AGC, Law Society
SINGAPORE: The Court of Three Judges on Tuesday (Mar 21) handed out a five-year suspension for lawyer M Ravi, the maximum sanction possible for lawyers’ misconduct. This was for making “grave and baseless accusations of improper conduct” against the Attorney-General, officers from the Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Law Society (LawSoc).Continue Reading
Singapore to replace DORSCON colour coding with 4-tiered situational framework
The proposed four public health situational tiers would be introduced as part of an amended Infectious Diseases Act.Continue Reading
Taiwan’s President Tsai to visit US but no word on House speaker meeting
STANDARD PRACTICE Speaking shortly before Taiwan’s announcement of Tsai’s trip, a senior US administration official said that her expected transits are standard practice and China should not use them as a pretext for aggressive action toward the democratically governed island. But the senior US official told reporters on a callContinue Reading
No freedom on the horizon for Bua Noi
Seven storeys above a shop floor hawking cheap perfume and nylon underwear, the “shopping mall gorilla” Bua Noi sits alone in a cage — her home for 30 years despire a reignited row over her captivity.Continue Reading
New Communicable Diseases Agency to be set up to oversee disease prevention and control, outbreak response
Many countries, such as South Korea, UK and US, have similar set ups, and are reviewing how their health systems are organised after COVID-19, said Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung. Continue Reading
Pilgrimage tour prices soar as demand surges for Umrah trips during Ramadan
High global demand has driven up the cost of transport and hotel rooms there, in what is considered one of Islam’s holiest months.Continue Reading