What happened? Foreign dignitaries from the Group of Seven nations met in western France, in a meeting marred by limited consensus. Yet, this is a success in comparison to previous G7 meetings blighted by disquiet and even quarrels. The meeting occurred with the notable…
What happened? In a stunning act signalling the deterioration of relations last seen at the end of World War 2, France shockingly and rather abruptly withdrew its ambassador to Italy. The act comes hot off the heels of Italy’s Deputy PM’s shocking meeting with…
Following Pakistan’s acquittal of Asia Bibi’s blasphemy conviction, her husband Ashiq Masih has come forward to claim he is in great danger. Bibi was accused of blasphemy after a heated religious argument led to her being on death row. Following the historic ruling, the…
Last Tuesday, a “suspicious package” was received by The Straits Times at its News Centre in Toa Payoh. Inside was a letter addressed to “The Straights Times” containing several pages of incoherent text which was sent from an overseas source. Three employees reported feeling…
The Chinese Government has made inroads into legalising re-education camps for Chinese Muslims accused of “religious extremism”. Rights groups estimate more than 2 million Uighurs were forced into “political camps for indoctrination” where detainees are made to swear loyalty to President Xi Jinping and…
3rd Warrant Officer Muhammad Sadikin Bin Hasban, an SAF serviceman, died on duty in Brunei last Tuesday morning. 3WO Sadikin was carrying out his supervisory role at a helicopter evacuation site when he was hit by a falling tree branch. MINDEF issued a statement…
NTUC Enterprise is set to acquire food court stalwart Kopitiam Investment and its subsidiaries by the end of the year, the two parties announced in a joint press release on Friday, September 21. This will bring Kopitiam’s 80 outlets islandwide under the ownership of…
Specific components used in both Sembcorp Cogen’s and Senoko Energy’s power-generating units were the source of Tuesday’s (Sept 18) massive blackout, investigations have found. Preliminary investigations by the Energy Market Authority are currently investigating the cause behind the failure of the units. Chan Chun…
The US State Department announced last Friday that the US will be ending all funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Palestine. UNRWA is currently responsible for supporting more than five million displaced persons in the Occupied Territories – providing…
