Archive for June 17th, 2019
Trump says ‘it doesn’t matter’ if China’s Xi attends G20: Fox News
US President Donald Trump said on Friday “it doesn’t matter” if Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends the Group of 20 summit later this month in the Japanese [...] » More
Russia’s Putin gives China’s Xi ice cream on his 66th birthday
Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Xi considers a close friend and who gave Xi ice cream as a [...] » More
Beijing denies ‘hit-and-run’ in South China Sea collision
Beijing confirmed Saturday that a Chinese vessel hit a Philippine fishing boat in a collision which has increased tensions in the disputed South China Sea, but denied claims [...] » More
‘Flying objects’ damaged Japanese tanker during attack in Gulf of Oman
Two “flying objects” damaged a Japanese tanker owned by Kokuka Sangyo Co in an attack on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, but there was no damage to the cargo of [...] » More
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn’s French home searched in Versailles wedding probe
French anti-fraud police on Thursday searched the residence of former Nissan and Renault chief Carlos Ghosn outside Paris as part of a probe into his sumptious marriage [...] » More
Japan’s ‘Virginity Crisis’ Threatens Credit Rating
Japan’s “virginity crisis” has gotten lots of attention in recent months. Anthropological sleuths are rightly fascinated by studies showing young Japanese [...] » More
Another 2 million pieces of commemorative $20 note to be issued later this year: MAS
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will issue an additional two million pieces of the Singapore Bicentennial $20 commemorative note and folder to meet strong public [...] » More
Common purpose amid differing views key to taking Singapore forward: Heng Swee Keat
The government is prepared to work with “anyone” with different views to figure out the best way to take Singapore forward, deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat [...] » More
HK tycoons start moving assets to Singapore as fears rise over new extradition law
Some Hong Kong tycoons have started moving personal wealth offshore as concern deepens over a local government plan to allow extraditions of suspects to face trial in China [...] » More
Retrenchments up in 1st quarter of 2019 as Singapore’s economic growth slows
More workers in Singapore were retrenched in the first quarter of 2019, when compared to the previous quarter as well as a year ago. According to the Ministry of [...] » More
91pct of Singaporeans say young men need to be educated about sexual misconduct: survey
Over nine out of ten Singaporeans (91 per cent) agree that more needs to be done to educate young men about the harm and consequences of sexual misconduct, a survey [...] » More
Broadband network service down in Yishun for almost 6 hours after fibre cut
A fibre cut on Friday evening (14 June) has caused broadband service users in parts of Yishun to experience connection issues for almost six hours. Fibre network operator [...] » More
Unicef commends Philippines government in taking next step to protect children in armed conflict
Unicef commends the Philippine government in taking the next critical step toward improving the plight of children in conflict zones with the recent signing of the [...] » More
China denies hit and run as pressure builds on Duterte to speak up
China has rejected Philippine allegations that a Chinese fishing vessel abandoned 22 Filipinos after it sank their boat in the South China Sea, as pressure builds on [...] » More
Beijing confirms Chinese trawler hit Philippine boat
Beijing confirmed Saturday that a Chinese vessel hit a Philippine fishing boat in a collision which has increased tensions in the disputed South China Sea, but denied claims [...] » More
