Articles by Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: Free early morning MRT rides extended to June 2017

The scheme allows the commuters, who end their journey before 7.45 am on weekdays to ride for free at 18 designated MRT stations.

Jun 23, 2016

Indonesian president sails to South China Sea islands sending strong message to China

Indonesia: Widodo visits Natuna in 'clear message' to China; to hold cabinet meeting in warship

"We want to show that Indonesia is a big country and we have to show this physically," Widodo says.

Jun 23, 2016

TRS Trial: Yang Kaiheng intends to plead guilty to sedition

TRS Trial: Yang Kaiheng, husband of Ai Takagi, to plead guilty to sedition charges

The 27-year-old editor and his wife, Ai Takagi were charged with eight counts under Sedition Act.

Jun 22, 2016

Singapore economy expands by 1.8 per cent in Quarter 1

Singapore named the 4th most expensive city for expatriates

This year in March, Mercer conducted a survey and derived the figures for the cost of living and rental accommodation costs comparisons.

Jun 22, 2016

Abu Sayyaf kills another Canadian hostage for deadline lapse

Philippines troops kill 3 Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu

16 government soldiers have been wounded during a clash in Patikul town, Sulu.

Jun 22, 2016

Singapore actress Rui En charged for careless driving

Singapore actress Rui En charged with careless driving after knocking down motorcycle

The 35-year-old actress told a District Court that she intends to plead guilty.

Jun 22, 2016

Severe floods in South China kills 22 people, 20 still missing

Severe floods in South China kill 22; more than 20 missing

Around 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate their houses in provinces including Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang and Anhui.

Jun 20, 2016

EgyptAir black box recovered: Investigators to complete repairing the recorder's memory units in hours

EgyptAir black box: Investigators say will repair memory units in hours

Experts, however, think that it might provide a limited insight about the cause of the plane crash.

Jun 20, 2016

Indonesia floods: Death toll rises to 47 in Central Java, many still missing

Heavy showers have damaged thousands of houses, forcing the residents to leave.

Jun 20, 2016

Singapore: 54-year-old man becomes first to donate liver to a complete stranger

Singapore: 54-year-old man donates liver to teenage girl

The 10-hour long transplant surgery was done this year at the National University Hospital in March.

Jun 20, 2016

Apple: iPhones still available for sale in China

Apple says iPhones are still available for sale in China

Beijing's intellectual property regulators stopped the sale of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus due to alleged patent infringement.

Jun 20, 2016

New toy library for special needs children opens in Pasir Ris

The library has been jointly set up by the North East Community Development Council (CDC) and Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS).

Jun 20, 2016

World's biggest underwater restaurant to open in Maldives in November

The restaurant has been designed by architects MJ Murphy, who specialise in aquarium design and it will have seats for 16 guests.

Jun 20, 2016

Garuda Indonesia relaunches Medan-Singapore route afters 14 years

In 2002, Garuda cancelled its Medan-Singapore service due to low public interest.

Jun 20, 2016

Bangladesh: Hindu priest murdered in western Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Police shoot dead attacker of Hindu teacher

Ripon Chakraborty was attacked by Fahim and two other people on Wednesday at his home in Madaripur.

Jun 20, 2016

Apple ordered to stop both iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales in Beijing

Apple challenges China ruling that stops sale of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

A small Chinese brand, Shenzhen Baili claims that iPhone 6 and 6 Plus looked too much like their 100C smartphone model.

Jun 18, 2016

Singapore: SCDF rescues 11 people in flash flood

Singapore floods: SCDF rescues 11 people from trapped vehicles at Jurong West

The passengers were trapped in three vehicles at Enterprise Road.

Jun 18, 2016

Mount Kanlaon in Negros Oriental, Philippines erupts again

Philippines: Mount Kanlaon erupts again spewing ash 1.5km high in air

Since November, Kanlaon volcano in Negros Oriental has been more active than usual.

Jun 18, 2016

Shanghai Disneyland now open for all its visitors

Shanghai Disneyland opens for visitors

The opening ceremony was attended by senior officials including Shanghai's Communist Party secretary and the mayor.

Jun 17, 2016

Investigators retrieve black box of crashed EgyptAir plane

Egyptian officials say the device was found broken into pieces but experts retrieved the crucial memory unit.

Jun 17, 2016

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