Court throws out elderly woman’s lawsuit against Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council for falling into drain
SINGAPORE: A court has dismissed an elderly woman’s claims for damages from a town council over injuries she sustained falling into an uncovered drain. Madam Chan Chui Yoke, 71, had sued Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council for more than S$60,000 in damages. She lived in Block 276, Bangkit Road and hadContinue Reading
Spy balloon saga a ‘setback’ for US-China interactions: Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, who is on an official visit in Beijing, said the experience of COVID-19 has “deepened the reservoir of goodwill and trust” between China and Singapore.Continue Reading
Singapore’s PayNow links up with India’s UPI for real-time cross-border payments
SINGAPORE: Singapore and India on Tuesday (Feb 21) launched a real-time link to facilitate cross-border fund transfers between bank accounts or e-wallets, using mobile phones. This is possible through a tie-up between Singapore’s PayNow facility and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Customers of participating financial institutions can transfer funds using just their mobileContinue Reading
Appeals Court upholds acquittal of UDD members of lethal grenade attack
The Appeals Court has upheld the acquittal of three members of the former United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) of a grenade attack that killed five soldiers during the street protests in 2010.Continue Reading
Appeal Court upholds acquittal of UDD members of lethal grenade attack
The Appeal Court has upheld the acquittal of three members of the former United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) of a grenade attack that killed five soldiers during the street protests in 2010.Continue Reading
Rescuers climb Philippine volcano to reach plane crash site
MANILA: Philippine rescue teams began climbing an active volcano on Tuesday (Feb 21) in a “very risky operation” to reach the wreckage of a small plane that crashed at the weekend, officials said. Four people, including two Australians, were on board the Cessna 340 aircraft when it went missing lastContinue Reading
Senate rejects charter rewrite referendum
The Senate on Tuesday rejected the House resolution for a referendum on a charter rewrite by a people-elected constitution-drafting assembly, by 157 votes to 12.Continue Reading
Mayon volcano: Rescuers search for survivors of Philippine plane crash
Two Australian consultants of a geothermal firm are among four people missing following the crash.Continue Reading
South Korea court recognises same-sex couple rights for first time
A Seoul court rules in favour of a couple who were denied health insurance by a government provider.Continue Reading
Woman who had child with Nigerian love scammer gets jail for helping to launder S$356,000
Blinded by love, the Singaporean woman bore the Nigerian love scammer’s child and laundered money for him.Continue Reading