SINGAPORE: Starting Jan 31, phone messages from organisations that have not enrolled in a central SMS registry will be labelled “likely scam”. As part of measures to protect consumers against scams, all organisations that send SMSes using alphanumeric sender IDs – SMS labels with alphabets or numbers typically sent through applications –Continue Reading
After experiencing their second major flood in three years, some residents of Kampung Contoh have grown weary.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: When his then-girlfriend refused to have sex with him because of religious reasons, a student got angry, tore pages from her religious book and assaulted her. The man, who is now 22, pleaded guilty on Thursday (Jan 26) to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to a person heContinue Reading
SWIFT CRACKDOWN China’s government and state media apparatus have made scant acknowledgement of the protests – some of which occurred in major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai – and have not directly mentioned the detentions. But an oversight body for domestic law enforcement said in November that it wouldContinue Reading
China’s Consul General in the city of Fukuoka, Lu Guijun, told state broadcaster CGTN on Thursday that of the 13 people found, “eight have been confirmed dead, of whom six are Chinese”. “Five of them – including four Chinese crew members – are not in life-threatening conditions,” he added. “WeContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore will continue to invest in developing local tech talent despite recent lay-offs at tech giants as this is “the right thing to do”, Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo said on Thursday (Jan 26). Speaking at the launch of a tech talent conversion programme, Ms Teo notedContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A woman was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Thursday (Jan 26) for forging documents in order to get a job as a pre-school principal. Zhong Anqi Angela, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery, with another two charges taken into consideration. Zhong had applied for a jobContinue Reading
The incident occurred between 11am and noon on Monday while Mr Hussain’s family – comprising himself, his wife and their two children – were rushing to leave the reserve because of torrential rain. While crossing the bridge, which was covered in “a good 3 to 5cm of water”, Mr HussainContinue Reading
A video taken by a witness showed an arm extending out of a third-floor flat, spraying insecticide upwards towards birds in cages, with a fan blowing the mist upwards.Continue Reading
Some sectors are currently facing a labour shortage, as many young South Koreans shun jobs that are deemed dirty and dangerous.Continue Reading