Man jailed for assaulting wife, fighting with passer-by over ‘Guan Yin Ma sighting’
SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to jail on Tuesday (Sep 27) for an assortment of hurt charges including punching his wife, throwing hot water on her and fighting with a passer-by over a purported sighting of “Guan Yin Ma” or the Goddess of Mercy. Philip Ong Guo Xiang, 34, wasContinue Reading
Russian business couple say they were extorted by foreigners
A Russian couple who deal in real estate have sought help from police, saying a gang of foreign men confronted them in a coffee bar on Koh Samui and threatened and extorted them out of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency.Continue Reading
WhatsApp is now adding invite links for joining in-app calls
According to a Facebook post made by Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, WhatsApp will be rolling out a new feature this week that will allow users to both start and join calls in the app via a links. Read full storyContinue Reading
Dog trainer fails in appeal against animal business ban after deaths of dogs she left in car boot
SINGAPORE: A dog trainer who was disqualified from running any animal-related business for six months because two French bulldogs died in her care has failed in her appeal against the disqualification order. Sabrina Sim Xin Huey, 30, was fined S$8,000 in June for leaving the dogs in her car bootContinue Reading
Celcom modernises its core network to prepare for future
Will offer more reliability, higher performance, lower latency
Investments part of commitment to address data traffic growth Celcom Axiata Bhd (Celcom) continues to modernise its network to meet ever-increasing data demands by doubling its core network capacity by deploying the nationâs largest and most advanced telco cloud-native core network.Â
In a statement, the…Continue Reading
Gujarat: Cows let loose in India government buildings in protest
Gujarat charitable trusts set free thousands of cows to protest against the lack of government aid.Continue Reading
IMH launches nationwide study to assess state of mental health among young people in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) has launched a nationwide study to identify specific issues, challenges and common psychological problems that affect young people in Singapore. The National Youth Mental Health Study aims to establish the prevalence of key mental health conditions among young people in Singapore, identify the personalContinue Reading
U.S. VP Harris eyes ways to ease S.Korea concern on EV subsidy rules-Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Washington would seek ways to address South Korea’s concerns over a law the United States recently passed to tackle inflation, the Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday. Read full storyContinue Reading
CNA Explains: Everything you need to know about typhoons and hurricanes
What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? How do they get their names? And could climate change put Singapore in the path of one of these weather events? CNA finds out.Continue Reading
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Noru as Philippines cleans up in its wake
“We don’t have much time left. The storm is intensifying so our responses must be stronger and faster,” Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at an emergency disaster response meeting on Tuesday. “Evacuation must been done as soon as possible with top priorities being people’s lives and assets.” Vietnam’s aviationContinue Reading