TOKYO, Nov 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Pie Systems Japan Co., Ltd., a leading Travel Tech which provides the VAT refund solution PIE VAT and a subsidiary of Pie Systems Inc, today announced a strategic partnership agreement with JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd., a bank in the Japan Post Group which provides... » read more
KYIV (REUTERS) – Bayern Munich, missing half a dozen players to Covid-19 quarantine, edged past Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 on Tuesday (Nov 23) to secure top spot in Champions League Group E with a game to spare. First-half goals from striker Robert Lewandowski, who struck with a spectacular 14th-minute overhead kick, and Kingsley Coman three minutes... » read more
SAO PAULO (REUTERS) – Brazil soccer legend Pele is “recovering well” after colon surgery, his daughter said on Friday (Sept 17), addressing concerns about his health following newspaper reports he had been readmitted to an intensive care unit. “He is recovering well and within normal range. I promise!” Pele’s daughter Kely Nascimento said on Instagram.... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – England winger Bukayo Saka told social media platforms Instagram, Twitter and Facebook they must do more to stamp out racial abuse after being targeted in the wake of his Euro 2020 final penalty miss. After the 19-year-old’s spot-kick was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma to seal Italy’s triumph at Wembley on Sunday (July... » read more
SINGAPORE – A man who posed as “SharonLiew86” to send racially offensive tweets was jailed for three weeks on Tuesday (June 8). Zainal Abidin Shaiful Bahari, now 35, pleaded guilty to charges involving acts against racial harmony. On Oct 11, 2019, the Singaporean created a post purporting that the academic achievements of Malay students were inferior... » read more
SINGAPORE – Lawyer Ravi Madasamy, better known as M. Ravi, was charged in a district court on Wednesday (Dec 16) with criminal defamation. The 51-year-old Singaporean is accused of defaming Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam in a unit at People’s Park Centre at around 8.45am on Nov 6. Ravi allegedly posted on Facebook... » read more
SINGAPORE – A blogger, who has been featured riding her motorcycle overseas various times by the media, was awarded $60,000 in damages after winning a defamation suit in the State Courts on Tuesday (Dec 15). After a three-day trial, the court found that social media personality Vaune Phan had been defamed by Mr Mark Yeow... » read more
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in court on Monday (Nov 30) to testify in his defamation suit against The Online Citizen (TOC) editor Terry Xu. Mr Xu’s lawyer Lim Tean began his cross-examination of PM Lee. The week-long hearing could also see the prime minister’s siblings, Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr Lee Hsien... » read more
Moscow & Tokyo, Nov 25, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – JSC Post Bank, a universal retail bank established by VTB Group and Russian Post, has launched JCB merchant acquiring operations. JCB cardholders now have the opportunity to withdraw cash from all ATMs of the bank (over 4,800 ATMs), as well as to pay for goods... » read more