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

Pasir Ris accident: SMRT says failure in basic safety measures led to worker deaths

The public transport operator says it is comprehensively reviewing all its safety structures, processes and compliance.

Apr 25, 2016

By Jacob J

Indonesia Toraja tribesmen display all decked-up corpses of ancestors in Ma'nene ritual

The annual ritual called Ma'nene is observed in the Toraja district of Indonesia.

Apr 24, 2016

By Sanskrity Sinha

Bangladesh: Radical Islamists hack to death liberal blogger Nazimuddin Samad

Bangladesh: Suspected extremists hack to death another professor

Senior police officer says the manner of the killing of professor Siddiquee suggests militant groups were behind it.

Apr 23, 2016

By Jacob J

Chinese woman in her 30s jumps off bridge on PIE in suicide attempt

Pictures that circulated on social media showed police attending to the woman lying on the road.

Apr 23, 2016

By Staff Reporter

changi airport voted world's best airport

Changi Airport tests new body scanner that ensures more privacy, faster boarding

The new systems under trial are a CT equipment for hand baggage screening and an advanced body scanning machine.

Apr 23, 2016

By Jacob J

Bukit Batok by-election: Multi-pronged fight looms a SDP seeks alliance

Bukit Batok by-election: SDP's Chee unveils 4-point action plan for constituency

Chee says he will set apart a portion of his monthly allowance to fund a specific welfare initiative

Apr 23, 2016

By Jacob J

woman, daughter die as car falls into alexandra canal singapore

Haze hits Kula Lumpur; air quality worsens in many regions

Searing temperatures have already forced school closures and water rationing in the country.

Apr 22, 2016

By Jacob J

Malaysia upset of Singapore University's research linking palm oil to heart disease

Indonesia: Palm oil lobby angry over Joko Widodo's move to limit slash and burn farming

Last month Singaporean said the country suffered losses of about S$700 million due to large-scale haze in 2015.

Apr 22, 2016

By Jacob J

China plans nuclear power boost to land reclamation in South China Sea

Analysts say the nuclear power platform will play a key role in advancing China's long-term South China Sea strategy.

Apr 22, 2016

By Jacob J

China demands 'clean break' from militarism after Shinzo Abe makes offering at Yasukuni

Abe's offering of "masakaki" trees at Yasukuni comes ahead of Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to China.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte will not say sorry for comment on rape victim Jaqueline Hamill

Philippines: Duterte says will sever ties with allies US, Australia over rape remark row

Ambassadors of Australia and the US criticise Duterte for saying he should have been first to rape the 'beautiful' missionary.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore seized drugs worth S$9 million in 2015 - Narcotics Bureau

Singapore jails Malaysian actor Tony Eusoff for 8 months on drug charges

Singapore is in the forefront of nations that vouch for strict punishment for drug crimes, including death.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

39 die as migrant boat sinks off turkish coast

Witness accounts confirm more than 500 refugees drowned in Mediterranean boat capsize

Citing eye-witnesses, the UN agency officials said hundreds of people drowned in a matter of minutes as the boat sank.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

SDP's Chee exudes confidence as Bukit Batok by-election confirmed on 7 May

According to the elections department, there are 25,616 voters in the Bukit Batok single member constituency.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

Elderly woman dies in Collyer Quay accident

Three injured in multi-vehicle accident on Woodlands Avenue 12

Eye-witnesses who spoke to TODAY said they saw an overturned lorry on the Seletar Expressway.

Apr 21, 2016

By Jacob J

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