[ad_1] MELBOURNE: A dramatic close encounter between Australian world championship surfer Matt Wilkinson and a shark off the country’s east coast was captured by a drone, circling it, zooming in and then moving away from its feet. Wilkinson was paddling from a swell at Sharpes Beach, 733 km north of …
Read More »Singapore to establish more regional COVID-19 screening centers and dormitory testing facilities
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore will establish more regional COVID-19 detection centers and dormitory testing facilities, in addition to offering nightly swabs for workers to “adapt to their work cycles,” the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said and the Health Promotion Board (HPB). on Thursday (October 8). There are currently 20 regional screening …
Read More »RSAF staff in Australia for a two-month training exercise
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) said on Thursday (October 8) that it has deployed aircraft and personnel to Australia for a two-month detachment from October 7 to December 11. Around 200 RSAF personnel, along with the RSAF F-15SGs, the A330-Multi-Role Tanker Transport and the G550 airborne …
Read More »Anti-Scam Center Recovers $ 6.69 Million Launched In Email Scam With Help From UOB, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Singapore Police Anti-Scam Center (ASC) has recovered more than $ 4.91 million ($ 6.69 million) in an alleged commercial email scam. It is the largest individual sum that the center has recovered since its creation in June of last year. In a statement on Thursday (October …
Read More »9 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 5 imported and none in the community, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Nine new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of Thursday (Oct. 8), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,849. They included four infections from the workers’ bedrooms, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were no new cases in the community for the second day. There were also five …
Read More »Man jailed for sharing obscene videos involving minors after INTERPOL flagged crime to Singapore
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A man who came across an online group sharing obscene material then searched for more such videos, eventually sharing two clips of child pornography in a WhatsApp chat group. The crimes were brought to the attention of the Singapore Police after being pointed out by the International Criminal …
Read More »LTA seizes an all-terrain vehicle and 7 unregistered motorcycles in Tampines
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Land Transportation Authority (LTA) seized seven unregistered motorcycles and one all-terrain vehicle (ATV) during a enforcement operation around Hun Yeang Road and Tampines Avenue on Sunday (October 4). “We also identified a number of other offenses, such as illegal vehicle modifications and driving against the flow of …
Read More »I could not control that my hands did not stab me, says the maid accused of murdering the employer, leaving almost 100 wounds
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A maid on trial for murdering her employer, leaving nearly 100 knife wounds on her body, told a court on Thursday (October 8) that she could not control her hands, “they kept stabbing.” Daryati, 28, an Indonesian national, said he did not intend to kill Madame Seow Kim …
Read More »North Korea in Malaysia loses appeal against US extradition
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: A North Korean man accused of money laundering lost a legal offer to stop his extradition from Malaysia to the United States to face the charges on Thursday (October 8), but will file a final appeal. Mun Chol Myong, who has lived in the Southeast Asian country …
Read More »More Covid-19 Swab Testing Facilities for Migrant Workers by End 2020, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – To expand routine Covid-19 swab testing for migrant workers, more dormitory testing facilities and regional screening centers will be established before the end of the year. There are currently 24 routine testing facilities (RRTs) in the dormitories, with nine more to be installed by the end of …
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