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Erimin-5 tablets detected at the Woodlands checkpoint

Singapore: Couple detained at Woodlands Checkpoint for smuggling drugs

The couple was travelling with their four-year-old child but after the investigation Immigration and Checkpoints Authority found three slabs of 10 Erimin-5 tablets.

Mar 29, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore City Harvest Church culprit Chew Eng Han faces new charge

Chew Eng Han faces a new charge with one count of attempting to defeat the course of justice by trying to escape from Singapore illegally.

Mar 29, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: 36-year-old jailed for causing grievous hurt to Orchard Towers waitress

Samson Tanuwidjaja, the 36-year-old accused was also ordered to pay about S$635 to compensate the victim.

Mar 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: 20-year-old accused of sexual offence faces new charges

Earlier Goh Kar Aip,20, pleaded guilty during the sentencing to four charges, which include three of sexual penetration of a minor and one of sexual assault by penetration.

Mar 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NaMo Leak: BJP humiliates Rahul Gandhi, refuses to explain tech 'illiterates'

Indian PM Modi misusing his position to build personal database on millions of Indians via NaMo App promoted by the government, alleged Rahul Gandhi

Mar 27, 2018

By IANS

Malaysia: Man burnt to death in car explosion along North-South Expressway

The victim suffered 100 per cent burns and was pronounced dead at the accident scene along the North-South Expressway.

Mar 27, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Malaysia PM: Malaysia to get more maids from Cambodia

Amnesty International assails Malaysia's new bill on 'Fake news'

The harsh side of the Bill is that it seeks to prosecute even nationals from other countries irrespective of their nationality, citizenship or location as long as the fake news concerns Malaysia.

Mar 27, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Why have Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and Libya broken ties with Qatar?

Qatar releases first terror list despite ongoing embargo

The list is based on a law on "combating terrorism" issued last July by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Mar 25, 2018

By IANS

Video catches elephant smoking inside Nagarahole National Park [VIDEO]

Experts said that the consumption of the wooden charcoal may benefit animals by providing medicinal values.

Mar 24, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cannabis and heroin seized from a 56-year-old Singaporean male suspected drug trafficker arrested in the vicinity of Woodlands Ring Road on 25 January 2018.

Singapore: CNB arrests 'Ice' trafficker, 122 drug offenders after weeks of operation

According to Misuse of Drugs Act, if a person is found guilty of drug trafficking, the person could face a long prison term, caning, and even capital punishment.

Mar 24, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

High Court awards widow S$1.2 mln in compensation against doctor, medical lab

Carol Ann Armstrong, the widow of the cancer patient Peter Traynor claimed that Quest Laboratories and Dr Tan Hong Wui failed to spot cancer in 2009.

Mar 23, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Indian physiotherapist to face 11 months jail for molesting Singapore teen

Luke Manimaran Degarajoo is out on S$10,000 bail but was asked to be present in the court on April 20 and to begin his jail sentence.

Mar 22, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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CA data breach: Congress denies link, reminds BJP of using firm in 2010

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally Janata Dal-United which used the services of Cambridge Analytica in 2010, said Congress spokesperson

Mar 22, 2018

By IANS

Malaysian woman who'd hit 19-year-old maid, fails to appear at court

Datin Rozita Mohamed Ali physically abused her maid by hitting her with kitchen knife, steel mop, clothes hanger and umbrella.

Mar 21, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Li Keqiang re-elected as China's Prime Minister

The annual meeting of the National People's Congress -- China's ceremonial parliament - is on during which a major reshuffle in the government was announced.

Mar 18, 2018

By Gaurav Sharma

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