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Myanmar junta leader is set to join the upcoming ASEAN summit this April 24 that will be held in Indonesia which is going to be his first foreign trip since the coup started on February 1. The coup has left Myanmar in turmoil and has caused the death of about 728 people in the security forces’ efforts to stop protests …

Chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Zainal Abdullah of Dang Wangi district police said that following the conclusion of the investigation, it will be suggested to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (A-GC) for the matter to be brought to court. He stated that it will be proposed that the suspect be charged in court. He added that after the custody period of the suspect …

Following the shutting down of its operations, the homegrown multi-label retailer Naiise will proceed to liquidating its assets. Naisse founder Dennis Tay posted on his Facebook page that he will be filing for personal bankruptcy as well. He made the decision after Naiise, known as a creative marketplace of products made by Singapore designers has ceased operating its last retail …

According to court documents submitted, an auxiliary police officer robbed a licensed moneylender which was involved in a similar case from five months ago. The officer was charged yesterday, following his arrest five hours after he tried to escape from the authorities. Mahadi Muhamad Mukhtar, 38 years old and an employee from security firm Aetos is currently facing a charge …

In comparison to last year’s economy and the previous quarter’s decline of 2.4%, the first quarter of 2021 has recorded a growth of 0.2% which implies a turnaround in the economy even in the middle of the Covid-19 crisis. This growth was caused by the manufacturing sector particularly the output expansions in the electronics, precision engineering, chemicals and biomedical clusters. …

Despite arguing that his friend has let him have the passport that was said to be stolen although he did not request for it, Singapore lawyer Jeffrey Ong who was accused of swindling millions of dollar from his clients was denied bail. Jeffrey Ong will continue to remain in custody. The 43-year old lawyer, who was the managing partner of …

It has been 56 days since internet has been shut down in Myanmar, as said by a monitoring group. But even in the middle of this internet outage and information suppression, the youths of Myanmar continue to fight through disseminating underground newsletter in secret across the community. Myanmar has been in commotion ever since the coup in order to take …

A former pro-independence group member, Louis Lo Yat, admitted possessing 1kg of lethal substances that he’s been keeping in an industrial building since the anti-government protests in 2019. After pleading guilty, he now faces up to 20 years imprisonment for hiding the explosives for the purpose of putting the life of people and the property in danger. Related PostsA Declaration …

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated yesterday that Teo Chee Hean will be the acting prime minister in the event that PM Lee is away. After Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who is supposedly the one to be acting prime minister in PM Lee’s absence, withdrew from his role as the next prime minister, Related PostsEnvy Global Trading director …

Unemployment rate may have declined, but people who do not have jobs are still numerous. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said that it will be determined by the hiring demand and the keenness of employers to look past applicants who have familiar profiles. He also added that people who are looking for a job must take time to learn new skills …