Court dismisses drug trafficker’s bid against death sentence one day before execution
SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Thursday (Jul 21) dismissed an eleventh hour bid by a convicted drug trafficker against his death sentence, one day before it is due to be carried out. Nazeri Lajim, 64, was convicted in 2017 of possessing not less than 33.39g of diamorphine for theContinue Reading
OG to shut Orchard Point store after 18 years, plans to open outlets closer to customers in heartlands
OG department store chain says a new tenant will take over the space at Orchard Point.Continue Reading
Security threats should be taken seriously, says MHA after bomb hoax at Evergreen Secondary School
It is important to exercise crisis plans regularly, says the Ministry of Home Affairs, after a false bomb threat at Evergreen Secondary School.Continue Reading
When energy giant, Shell, combined strengths with Malaysian startup, ParkEasy
50% acquisition bought out early investors KMP, Cradle Fund & 1337 Ventures
Shell gets path to established, parking & e-mobility platform that can be scaled Warren Chanâs eight years as an entrepreneur, running Pixelbyte Sdn Bhd with co-founders Eric Tan and Winnie Mah have yielded two key lessons. The first was not…Continue Reading
Malaysia court dismisses Najib’s bid to admit Queen’s Counsel for his 1MDB-linked conviction appeal
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur High Court has rejected an application by British Queen’s Counsel Jonathan Laidlaw to be admitted to the Bar on Thursday (Jul 21). The dismissal effectively dashed former prime minister Najib Razak’s attempt to bring in Mr Laidlaw to represent him in his final appeal againstContinue Reading
Singaporean, Thai wife wanted by Interpol may have fled to Thailand
A Singaporean and his Thai wife who skipped bail in Singapore on charges of internet fraud involving luxury watches and bags worth hundreds of millions of baht are reported to have fled to Thailand.Continue Reading
Chinese video game revenue declines for the first time amid crackdown
HONG KONG: China’s video games sector revenue declined in the first half of 2022 for the first time since the data was made available 14 years ago, as the world’s biggest video games market continues to reel from Beijing’s tightening oversight. The industry’s combined revenue declined 1.8 per cent toContinue Reading
England beats Spain 2-1 in a dramatic extra-time performance
Trailing Spain 1-0 with six minutes of regular time left, England seemed to be exiting its home Women’s Euro until Ella Toone knocked home an equalizer that lifted a raucous, record crowd of 28,994 spectators inside the Brighton and Hove Community Stadium to their feet and dragged the quarterfinal to extra time.Continue Reading
WWII Long Nawang massacre victims honoured with memorial plaque
KUCHING: In 1942, British civil servants from Sarawak were among those killed by Japanese troops in an attack on the remote Dutch outpost of Long Nawang in east Kalimantan. Read full storyContinue Reading
Megan Rapinoe and Steph Curry among stars to call for Brittney Griner’s release
Stars from the world of sport called for WNBA player Brittney Griner to be released from detention during this year’s ESPY Awards ceremony on Wednesday.Continue Reading