[ad_1] UK-based Fintech Revolut announced Tuesday that it has named James Shanahan, formerly chief operating officer (COO) of Insurtech Singapore Life, as its chief executive officer of Singapore to lead the growth of its business in Asia. The firm also hired former Credit Suisse managing director Rayson Tan as its …
Read More »UK rail worker dies from COVID-19 after spitting ‘assault’: Union
[ad_1] LONDON: A UK railway station worker died of COVID-19 last month after someone spit and coughed her saying she had the virus, her union said on Tuesday (May 12). The TSSA transport union said Belly Mujinga, 47, contracted the virus with a colleague a few days after the assault …
Read More »Man accused of mocking 5-day MC, visiting Waterway Point, Singapore News
[ad_1] A report has been filed against a man who allegedly breached a five-day sick leave to visit Waterway Point with his friends and posted it on Instagram, police told AsiaOne on May 11. The man’s transgressions first caught the eye online after screenshots of his Instagram story were posted …
Read More »Duo accused of using knuckles on man in cemetery for alleged rape
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Two men were charged Tuesday (May 12) with causing severe pain to a man who was later found with lacerations and fractures on Bishan 12 Street in the early hours of Sunday. Andre Chen Si’en, 29, and Gervan Wong Jun Heng, 24, allegedly used a mitten and …
Read More »Changi Airport T4 will suspend operations from May 16, after suspension T2
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Changi Airport will suspend operations at Terminal 4 starting May 16, following a suspension of services at Terminal 2 earlier this month. In a statement on Tuesday (May 12), the Changi Airport Group said: “Operations at the Changi Airport terminal will be further …
Read More »Gasoline falls below S $ 2 per liter in Singapore, Energy and Commodities
[ad_1] Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – 2:58 p.m. [SINGAPORE] Pump prices have dropped for the second time in two weeks, taking a liter of gasoline to less than S $ 2 for the first time in years. The latest updates by the fuel price tracker Fuel Kaki, administered by the …
Read More »Coronavirus: Customers flock to barbers and bakers after they are allowed to reopen, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Ms Rebecca Yong set an alarm for 8pm on Monday (May 11) to remind her to be at her laptop – to buy cookies and brownies. She was eager to get her hands on the sweet treats by Deebakes, the home-based bakery which was among the businesses …
Read More »Man challenges Square 2 staff to fight after being told to ‘put on the bloody mask’, Singapore News
[ad_1] Nearly a month since it became mandatory to wear a mask while out, some are still getting in trouble (and achieving internet notoriety) for refusing to comply. The latest in a string of mask-related confrontations, a man was caught on camera on May 11 challenging a Square 2 employee …
Read More »Vettel’s Ferrari departure could also be a farewell to F1
[ad_1] LONDON: Sebastian Vettel’s dream of emulating Michael Schumacher by winning multiple Formula One titles with Ferrari finally ended on Tuesday (May 12). It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if the four-time world champion finally walks away from the sport entirely at the end of COVID-19’s successful 2020 season …
Read More »Indian national allegedly falsely declared travel history twice at Supreme Court
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man will be charged on Wednesday (13 May) with falsely declaring his travel history on two occasions prior to entering the Supreme Court earlier this year. A joint press release from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Tuesday stated that …
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