SINGAPORE – A man was on Tuesday (June 29) accused of murdering his teenage sister, after he was initially charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to her. Huang Bocan, 29, and two others – Chee Mei Wan, 41, and Lim Peng Tiong, 62 – had their charges upgraded to that of murder. The trio allegedly killed... » read more
SINGAPORE – More than 100 people have been issued fines for breaching safe management measures in parks and beaches since the start of phase three (heightened alert), which kicked off on June 14. The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment in a press release on Friday (June 25) said 117 people have been given fines for... » read more
SEVILLE, SPAIN (AFP) -Spain finally have lift-off at Euro 2020 after a 5-0 hammering of Slovakia on Wednesday (June 23) sent them through as runners-up in Group E, with Croatia their opponents in the last 16 on Monday. Luis Enrique described his team as a bottle of cava about to be popped and they certainly... » read more
MUNICH (REUTERS) – Portugal were outnumbered in midfield and failed to keep up with experienced Germany duo Toni Kroos and Ilkay Gundogan in their Euro 2020 group game, coach Fernando Santos said as he took full responsibility for Saturday’s (June 19) humbling 4-2 defeat. Cristiano Ronaldo had put defending champions Portugal ahead inside 15 minutes... » read more
SINGAPORE – A local company is being investigated for manufacturing surgical masks here without a licence, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Friday (June 11). This is the first time a firm is suspected of that action. The manufacturing was observed taking place in an unhygienic and makeshift environment at Vision Empire International’s facility... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Once-dominant Mercedes are no longer performing at the level needed to win the Formula One championship and must get back to their “A Game”, team bosses said after Sunday’s (June 6) Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Team principal and co-owner Toto Wolff said the last two weeks had been his toughest yet. Sunday’s sixth... » read more
SINGAPORE – Police are investigating nearly 300 people for suspected involvement in a variety of scams. Victims lost close to $7 million in the 534 cases being probed. The suspects – 193 men and 101 women aged between 16 and 74 – are believed to be involved in cheating, money laundering or providing payment services... » read more
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – A spirited Greece fought back to hold top ranked Belgium to a 1-1 draw in their friendly international in Brussels on Thursday (June 3) as Georgios Tzavellas’ second half goal cancelled out an early strike for the hosts from Thorgan Hazard. Belgium were missing several regulars like Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne... » read more
SINGAPORE – Last year, about 200,000 tonnes of disposables including carrier bags and takeaway containers were thrown away here, said the National Environment Agency. These were enough to fill up 400 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and... » read more
Toyota City, Japan, May 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces its sales, production, and export results for April 2021 as well as the cumulative total from January to April, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd. Global Sales North America (272,000 units, up... » read more
GDANSK, POLAND (REUTERS) – Villarreal coach Unai Emery believes the Europa League final against Manchester United is an opportunity for his side to assert themselves among the top teams on the continent, urging them to take the final step of winning a major trophy. “We’ve broken down the barrier of semi-finals in Europe and we... » read more
BIRMINGHAM (AFP) – Chelsea qualified for next season’s Champions League on Sunday (May 23) despite a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa as Leicester’s loss against Tottenham saved the Blues’ top four place in a thrilling end to the Premier League season. Thomas Tuchel’s side were 14 minutes away from missing out on a top-four finish... » read more
SINGAPORE – At the height of e-scooters’ popularity less than two years ago, retailer Mobot could sell up to a thousand of them each month. But after personal mobility devices (PMDs), including e-scooters, were banned from footpaths in November 2019, demand for the devices plunged. Now, Mobot’s e-scooter sales are just 5 per cent of... » read more
MADRID (AFP) – Atletico Madrid won La Liga for the second time in eight years on Saturday (May 22) as a 2-1 victory over Real Valladolid crowned them Spanish champions. Here, AFP looks at five matches that secured Atletico the title. Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona, Nov 21 Yannick Carrasco scored the winner as Atletico registered... » read more
SINGAPORE – Barricades and chairs were being set up at the void deck of Block 506 Hougang Ave 8 on Friday (May 21) morning to prepare for a swabbing exercise slated to begin later in the day for the entire block. This is after some residents of the 12-storey block were found to have tested... » read more
SINGAPORE – Eight Britons who flouted Covid-19 rules when they took part in an unlawful gathering on a pleasure craft on Dec 26 last year were each fined $3,000 on Thursday (May 20). Annabelle Morgan Duke, 26, Philip Edward Knatchbull Holmes, 27, Mark Alexander Bellamy, 27, Amy Georgina Hunt, 30, Thomas Cuthbert Williams-Jones, 30, Oliver... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Leicester won the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s 137-year history on Saturday (May 15) as Youri Tielemans’s sensational strike beat Chelsea 1-0 in front of 22,000 fans at Wembley. The largest crowd for a sports event in England since the coronavirus pandemic hit 14 months ago were treated... » read more
SINGAPORE – More than 4kg of heroin and methamphetamine, also known as Ice, were seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Monday (May 3) in an operation that led to the arrest of three men. In a statement on Wednesday, the drug busters said two Singaporeans aged 19 and 55, and a 32-year-old Malaysian... » read more
SINGAPORE – Covid-19 cases in migrant worker dormitories had been close to zero for months and plans were in place for rules to be relaxed, but a recent flare-up at Westlite Woodlands has thrown a spanner in the works. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (April 22), Second Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng... » read more
SINGAPORE – A second migrant worker who was travelling in the back of a lorry that crashed into a stationary tipper truck on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) has died. The man died of his injuries in hospital, said the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) in a Facebook post on Friday morning (April 23). “We are in contact... » read more