Penang will not hold state polls if general election is called during monsoon season: Chief minister
Mr Chow said the state government had previously stated that it might hold its polls if GE15 was called towards the end of 2022. However, the state had not considered the monsoon at that time, he said, according to New Straits Times. “At that time, we said that we mightContinue Reading
DC United forward Taxi Fountas denies using racist slur towards Inter Miami’s Damion Lowe as MLS investigates incident
DC United’s Greek forward Taxi Fountas has denied using a racist slur towards Inter Miami’s Jamaican defender Damion Lowe during Sunday’s Major League Soccer (MLS) match.Continue Reading
US stance on Taiwan hardening amid China’s threats
President Joe Biden has – not for the first time – suggested that the US would intervene “militarily” should China attempt an invasion of Taiwan._ In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” on September 18, 2022, Biden vowed to protect the island in the face of any attack. Pressed if that meant the US getting […]
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Outbound Asian tourists to hit pre-pandemic levels by 2024: Agoda CEO
BANGKOK: Asian tourists are only expected to resume international travel at pre-pandemic levels gradually, by 2024, the new chief executive of online travel agency Agoda said late on Monday (Sep 19). The Asia-focused company expects tourists from Asian countries, excluding China, will take about six months after respective COVID-19 restrictionsContinue Reading
11 schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike: UNICEF
YANGON: At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar village, the UN children’s agency said, an attack the country’s junta said targeted rebels hiding in the area. Myanmar has been in chaos since the military seized power in a coup in February last year,Continue Reading
Woman fined S$100,000 for lapses in workplace safety that led to her worker’s fatal electrocution
SINGAPORE: A woman was fined $100,000 by a court on Tuesday (Sep 20) in relation to the death of a worker who was electrocuted while replacing a roller shutter. Lee Ee Ten, 65, was the employer of the deceased electrician, Mr Tong Baorong. She pleaded guilty to one count ofContinue Reading
COVID-19 curbs leave Hong Kong musicians on their ‘last dollar’
HONG KONG: A thundering thrash metal riff reverberated through a Hong Kong bar, but the music was being live-streamed from a studio across town to obey pandemic rules that have outlawed small gigs for more than 650 days. The coronavirus has battered live performances around the world, especially in theContinue Reading
Six more MRT stations will be built in Phase 2 of Cross Island Line; to open by 2032
The stations are Turf City, King Albert Park, Maju, Clementi, West Coast and Jurong Lake District, forming Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line. Continue Reading
Kerala: Indian Steve Jobs fan flies to Dubai to buy new iPhone early
A Steve Jobs fan flew all the way to Dubai to buy the latest iPhone, hours before its sale in India.Continue Reading
Man gets jail for using forged State Courts payment slip to claim traffic fines were paid for his boss
SINGAPORE: A man claimed he had helped his boss pay his traffic fines in court, handing his boss a forged payment slip with the State Courts logo on it as proof. In reality, he had gone to court for his own case and a warrant of arrest was later issuedContinue Reading