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KFC operator in Thailand explores sale of business: sources

SINGAPORE: Restaurants Development Company is exploring the sale of its KFC franchise business in Thailand, valued at roughly $300 million, as revenue rebounds with a recovery in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, three sources aware of the matter said.

Bangkok Post

Ayres eyes off Scoot airline deal for Newcastle to Singapore

The government says Newcastle is in the frame to receive support from its airline activation scheme but stopped short of committing funds.

Newcastle Herald

Group Seeks Ex-Sri Lankan President's Arrest in Singapore

A human rights group said Sunday it had filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general to seek the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former president for alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted from office over his country's economic collapse and fled to Singapore earlier…

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Hunter delegation chases Newcastle to Singapore flights

A high-profile Hunter business and political delegation has arrived in Singapore to progress negotiations on direct flights into the Asian transport hub.

Newcastle Herald

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president's arrest in Singapore

A rights group says it has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s Attorney General, seeking to arrest ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in war crimes alleged to have been committed during Sri Lanka's civil war

The Independent UK

Rights group seeks arrest of ex-Sri Lanka president in Singapore

International Truth and Justice Project says Rajapaksa committed grave breaches of Geneva Conventions during civil war.

Al Jazeera

Rights group seeks arrest of former Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa in Singapore

A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore's attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in the South Asian nation's decades-long civil war.

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Lakshya Sen eager to prove mettle in his first Commonwealth Games

Lakshya Sen has made such rapid strides in the recent past that only Kidambi Srikanth and world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore pose a threat to his title ambitions at the Commonwealth Games.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: Prevention of Money Laundering Act court rejects plea for papers

MUMBAI: In the money laundering case allegedly involving Pune businessman Hasan Ali, the special PMLA court rejected a plea of an accused who sought documents related to correspondence between authorities in India and Singapore on opening of a bank account in there.

The Times of India

It was only a question of time, says Sindhu after her Singapore Open win

‘These wins are very important, particularly ahead of such a big event like the Commonwealth Games’

The Hindu

Singapore hotel room rates at 6-year high

SINGAPORE: Hotel room rates in Singapore surged last month to the highest in almost six years as tourism makes a dramatic recovery in the city-state after the government eased coronavirus measures.

Bangkok Post

'Day by day': Trade bans, inflation send food prices soaring

As inflation surges around the world, politicians are scrambling for ways to keep food affordable as people increasingly protest the soaring cost of living

The Independent UK

Taoiseach Micheal Martin emotional visiting Singapore prison where his uncle was kept captive

Philip Martin was imprisoned for three years after the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942 while serving with the British Royal Engineers.

Irish Mirror

Singapore carries out fifth execution since March

Nazeri bin Lajim was hanged early on Friday morning for drug offences, the latest in a ‘relentless wave’ of executions.

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Singapore executes fifth drug trafficker since March

Singapore hanged a convicted drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite pleas for clemency.

Bangkok Post

Singapore home prices continue to climb, but market may finally cool

Singapore home prices climbed at a faster pace in the second quarter, but the momentum may be threatened by concerns over the rising cost of living and higher interest rates.

Bangkok Post

Wanted pair may be in the country

A Singaporean man and his Thai wife on an Interpol Red Notice may have fled to Thailand, according to news reports.

Bangkok Post

Zipmex investors face major losses

Akalarp Yimwilai founder and CEO of Zipmex said on Thursday that the exchange’s financial exposure to troubled crypto lenders Babel and Celsius is US$48 million, or 1.7 billion baht, and $5 million, or 184 million baht, respectively, as of July 21. Celsius filed for bankruptcy on July 13.

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Style to the dial

July has been a busy month for Parinya Sirisinsuk, aka Benzilla, with his works shown at "What The Cube" exhibition at Mahanakhon Cube in Bangkok, Art Taichung in Taiwan, and the "Remember To Forget" solo exhibition at All About Art Gallery in Singapore.

Benzinga

Singapore's Central Bank To Tighten Laws For Crypto Players: What You Need To Know

Amid heightened volatility in the cryptocurrency market, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it will tighten laws for crypto players in the country in the coming months and take firm enforcement action if any entity is found to be conducting illegal activities.

The Hindu

Delhi L-G Saxena rejects Kejriwal’s Singapore travel proposal, says Mayors’ conference did not ‘befit attendance’ by CM

Will seek political clearance from MEA for Kejriwal’s Singapore visit: Deputy CM Sisodia

Bangkok Post

Singaporean, Thai wife wanted by Interpol may have fled to Thailand

A Singaporean and his Thai wife who skipped bail in Singapore on charges of internet fraud involving luxury watches and bags worth hundreds of millions of baht are reported to have fled to Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Crypto woes spread as Celsius, Babel links hit another exchange

Zipmex, a cryptocurrency exchange that operates in Singapore and Thailand, has halted withdrawals as the fallout from a series of defaults spreads further throughout the digital-assets industry.

The Hindu

Data | Pandemic impacted blue-collared Indian migrants in Gulf more than salaried workers in U.S.

Remittance inflows from the Gulf region declined in FY21 compared to FY17, whereas remittance inflows from countries such as the U.S., the U.K., and Singapore, with a higher share of Indian-origin white-collared workers, increased significantly

The Guardian - AU

Rio Tinto agrees to pay additional $613m to settle dispute with Australian tax office

Deal over mining giant’s financing arrangements and marketing hubs in Singapore is one of ATO’s biggest ever tax settlements

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