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Omar, Singapore Zoo's white tiger, dies at 17 after failing health

Omar leaves behind two other white tigers in the zoo; a four-year-old brother-sister duo named Pasha and Keysa.

Jun 8, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

6 Indonesians allegedly behind foiled Marina Bay attack plot jailed

6 Indonesians jailed for hiding Uighurs, cleared of Marina Bay attack plot

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) says that the terror threat to Singapore remains at its highest in recent years.

Jun 8, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

11 Philippine govt soldiers killed in military air strike on Marawi militants

Philippines: Marawi conflict displaces 218,665 civilians

Aside from the 43,733 families displaced, school classes will also be disrupted for 22,000 elementary and high school students as a result of bloody clashes.

Jun 8, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Singapore: Vietnamese man decapitated after falling from 15th-storey hotel room

Singapore: Motionless body of 26-year-old man retrieved from Jurong Lake

The paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Jun 7, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: Lorry accident at Tuas Checkpoint kills 1, injures 2

Singaporean man dies in Perth car crash, family members taken to hospital

The accident took place after the victim's car collided head-on with another car travelling in the opposite direction.

Jun 7, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Philippines: Senator calls Duterte, "The Grave Digger" in International Court complaint

Trillanes together with lower house Philippine Lawmaker Gary Alejano filed a 45-page complaint at the International Criminal Court.

Jun 7, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Philippines to investigate country's oldest bank glitch

BPI President Cezar Consing apologizes to irate customers for the glitch that caused double credits from April 27 to May 2.

Jun 7, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

2 SMRT maintenance staff killed in accident on track near Pasir station

Singapore to have new train station in Punggol North by 2023

The new station is believed to cut travelling time to the city by 15 minutes.

Jun 7, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Philippine troops find stash of banknotes as fighters pull back

Fighters linked to Islamic State have been cornered in a built-up sliver of the southern lakeside town after two weeks of intense combat.

Jun 7, 2017

By Reuters

Singapore: ICA seizes 5 leopard geckos at Woodlands Checkpoint

If convicted of importing animals or live birds without an AVA permit, one can be fined a maximum of S$10,000, jailed up to one year, or both.

Jun 6, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore joins IEA as SE Asia oil demand set to rise 80% by 2040

Indonesia: Energy Ministry announces petrol price review post-Idul Fitri celebrations

The review which is expected to affect the subsidised Premium Ron 8 and diesel oil will be done in July as reported by Antara News on Tuesday.

Jun 6, 2017

By Ushar Daniele

Rocket lands in Kabul near Indian envoy's residence, no casualties reported

This latest blast comes after President Ghani said that the death toll from the truck-bomb explosion in Kabul last week has reached more than 150 people.

Jun 6, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya