South China Sea: Philippines says China used ‘military-grade’ laser against boat
The “military-grade” laser temporarily blinded the Filipino crew in the South China Sea, it says.Continue Reading
Budget 2023 to set out how Singapore can secure its prospects in a troubled world: DPM Wong
Mr Wong said in a TikTok video on Feb 10 that the Government will also update its policies based on feedback and ideas given in the Forward Singapore exercise, which aims to “review and refresh Singapore’s social compact”. The plans will be announced in the Budget statement. Mr Wong launched ForwardContinue Reading
Election official ruled negligent in failure to count votes from NZ
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has found former secretary-general of the Election Commission Nat Laosisawakul negligent over the late arrival of 1,542 advance votes from Thai citizens in New Zealand prior to the March 24, 2019 election, resulting in their ballots not being counted.Continue Reading
Non-emergency 995 calls jump 27.5% in 2022: SCDF
The number of non-emergency calls went up from 9,050 in 2021 to 11,538 in 2022.Continue Reading
Cambodia’s Hun Sen shuts down independent media outlet Voice of Democracy
Hun Sen closes one of the last remaining independent outlets just months before an election.Continue Reading
Iranian artists reluctant to get back to business as usual
Four months of nationwide protests in Iran fueled by the death in police custody of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa (Jina) Amini have almost abated, and the government is now wreaking vengeance through a string of executions and arrests. Despite overarching disillusionment, however, the situation remains fraught, and experts say the government’s refusal to address […]Continue Reading
Fish supplier jailed for conspiring with boss to give NTUC FairPrice team leader S$25,000 in bribes
As a result of the bribes, the NTUC FairPrice senior team leader bought 200kg to 400kg more fish per day from Fish Vision.Continue Reading
Searchers find tourists lost in Phuket forest overnight
PHUKET: Searchers found two French tourists who phoned for help late Sunday night after becoming lost while walking on a forested mountain on this southern island province.Continue Reading
Ueda the right choice for BOJ’s post-QE era
TOKYO – Global markets are experiencing two firsts for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. One, Kishida surprised the investment world for the very first time in 16 months leading Asia’s No 2 economy. Second, he appears to be making a smart staffing choice by favoring Kazuo Ueda to lead the Bank of Japan (BOJ). By […]Continue Reading
Philippine coast guard accuses Chinese ship of using ‘laser light’
MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday (Feb 13) accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of shining a “military-grade laser light” at one of its boats in the disputed South China Sea, temporarily blinding crew members. The incident happened on Feb 6 nearly 20km from Second Thomas Shoal in the SpratlyContinue Reading