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Indonesian tourist dies in cruise ship off Phuket

PHUKET: An Indonesian male tourist died on board a cruise ship that had just arrived in this southern Thai island resort province from Singapore in the small hours on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

It is just small chunk of flesh, says Lalu's daughter Rohini who decides to donate her kidney to RJD chief

It is just a small chunk of flesh, said Rohini Acharya, RJD president Lalu Prasad's Singapore-based daughter, about her decision to donate a kidney to her ailing septuagenarian father. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Southeast Asia leaders struggle with Myanmar crisis at summit

ASEAN leaders blocked Myanmar’s military ruler, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, from attending the meeting in Cambodia.

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Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile

Across the world, scores of countries still require transgender people to submit to sterilizing surgeries before their genders are legally recognized

The Independent UK

Lalu's daughter Rohini to donate kidney to her father

Ailing Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Yadav’s Singapore-based daughter will donate a kidney to her father. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

‘Why you don’t give me f***ing water?’ Man filmed verbally abusing Singapore Airlines crew on flight

Social media users were horrified at ‘male Karen’s’ behaviour towards cabin crew

The Independent UK

U.S. allows transactions to free sanctioned oil tanker stranded in Indonesia

The United States has allowed some transactions to take place with a sanctioned oil supertanker in efforts to free the vessel currently stranded in Indonesian waters, the U.S. embassy in Singapore said on Wednesday.

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Cryptocurrencies slide as concerns over FTX exchange rattle markets

SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrencies fell heavily on Tuesday and the native token of crypto exchange FTX collapsed by 15% as investors appeared to take fright at talk of pressure on FTX's financials.

Bangkok Post

From China to Thailand, dissidents fear Musk’s Twitter reign

Activists across Asia are concerned about the social media platform’s future under the billionaire Tesla founder.

Al Jazeera

Japan PM Vows to Strengthen Military at Int’l Naval Review

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at an international fleet review Sunday that his country urgently needs to strengthen its military capabilities as security risks increase including threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile advancement and Russia’s war on Ukraine. Eighteen warships from 12 countries participated in the review, including…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Singapore says man sought in Korea sanctions case is in city

A businessman accused by the US of breaking international sanctions by transporting fuel to North Korea is currently in Singapore and has been under investigation there, the city-state’s police said.

Bangkok Post

Singapore PM says political succession to coincide with election

Singapore’s planned political succession that would see Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong become the country’s next leader will coincide with general elections due by 2025, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Asia pursues goal of lifelong learning curve

SINGAPORE: Thai universities are being urged to work with the Unesco Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) to promote lifelong learning programmes in the country.

Bangkok Post

All sizzle, no steak: how Singapore became the centre of the plant-based meat industry

The first country to approve the commercial sale of cultivated meat has engaged its tech industry to become a global hotspot for alternative protein projects

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Bangkok Post

Singapore seeks 40 years in jail for stock market manipulator

Singapore prosecutors are seeking a 40-year jail sentence for John Soh Chee Wen for his role in the financial centre’s biggest case of stockmarket manipulation that caused almost US$8 billion in losses in 2013.

Daily Mirror

Covid infections in the over-70s rise in UK after new 'nightmare' Omicron variant found

Two new mutations - the BQ.1 variant and the so-called "nightmare variant" XBB - have been recorded in the UK, as cases in the elderly and primary-aged children rise

Reuters

American given 4-week jail term for slapping crew during plane bomb hoax

An American whose bomb hoax on a commercial flight prompted Singapore to scramble fighter jets was sentenced to four weeks in prison on Friday, after a court found him guilty of causing hurt by slapping a cabin crew member.

Bangkok Post

US offers bounty for Singaporean over N. Korea oil shipments

The United States Department of State on Thursday issued a US$5 million bounty for information on a Singaporean businessman who broke international sanctions by transporting fuel to North Korea.

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Daily Record

Vile men drugged wives with strangers and passed them around to carry out sick fantasies

The four men from Singapore met on a online forum website called SammyBoy and used sleeping pills to drug their wives and allow other men to record themselves raping them.

The Independent UK

US offers up to $5 million for info on North Korean shipper

The Biden administration is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information about a Singapore-based businessman already accused by the Justice Department of facilitating fuel shipments to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions

The Times of India

India women clubbed with Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia in AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers

KUALA LUMPUR: The Indian team was on Thursday drawn in Group F of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 alongside Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia.

Bangkok Post

Singaporean man killed in Phuket motorcycle-truck crash

PHUKET: A Singaporean man was killed and a female compatriot hurt when he lost control of his motorcycle at a curve on hilly road and rammed into a six-wheel truck in Kathu district on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Ant digital bank expands in Singapore with small business loans

Ant Group Co’s Singapore digital wholesale bank will start offering loans to small and medium-sized businesses, as the Chinese fintech giant extends its reach in the city-state.

Bangkok Post

Five tastes of Asia

Following the return of international tourism in Asia, five photographers with deep connections to India, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand share one of their favourite local dishes.

Caixin Global

Zhongrong International Trust to Sell $367 Million of Bonds in Singapore

Borrowings through private placement are to raise funds to pay off maturing bonds for the unit of Jingwei Textile Machinery

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