SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian authorities on Monday said Victoria state will extend a COVID-19 lockdown beyond Tuesday despite a slight drop in new infections as the country’s two biggest cities fight to stop the spread of
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Victoria declares ‘state of disaster’, Melbourne under curfew
MELBOURNE: Australia on Sunday introduced sweeping new measures to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in its second-biggest city, including an overnight curfew and a ban on weddings for the first time during the pandemic. Despite
Read moreAustralia sends navy ships, divers after aircraft crash, three US Marines missing
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey aircraft land on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship off Sydney MELBOURNE: The Australian government said on Sunday it would deploy its armed forces to
Read moreHundreds of Singapore and Malaysia investors duped of millions by property company
According to an ABC report, Macro Realty Developments Pte Ltd is controlled by Australian Veronica Macpherson (picture) and received over A$110 million (S$119 million), mostly from Singaporean and Malaysian investors ETALING JAYA – Singaporean police are investigating
Read moreAustralian man Gregory Butler will not be charged over creating chaos at Bali airport
AN Australian man who was wrestled to the ground in Bali’s international airport after teetering on the edge of a second-floor ledge will not be facing any charges or sanctions and is being treated in
Read moreSIA reviewing serving of nuts on flights following toddler’s allergic reaction
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is reviewing the serving of nuts on board its flights after a toddler suffering from anaphylaxis – an allergy towards peanuts – had a reaction on board a Melbourne-bound flight. According
Read moreWoman found dead after Melbourne buck’s party yet to be identified
A woman found dead in a Melbourne hotel room after a buck’s party is yet to be identified. Four men from the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales have been released from police custody
Read moreAustralian Shaun Davidson took four hours to tunnel out of Bali jail
Someone purporting to be Davidson has “checked in” on Facebook at locations across Europe, although police do not believe the fugitive was actually there. A recent posting denied he was taunting police. “I’m not, as
Read moreThe World’s Biggest Whisky Festival ‘Whisky Live’ Returns to Hong Kong
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 12 July 2017 – Whisky Live Hong Kong2017, organized in conjunction with Whisky Magazine, is set to begin ticket sales on 1 August for its one-day whisky celebration. Whisky
Read morePacquiao backs call for review of Horn decision
Manny Pacquiao has backed a call asking the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) to review the controversial points decision that saw Australia’s Jeff Horn capture the Filipino great’s welterweight world title in Brisbane on Sunday. Horn
Read moreESPN analyst calls Pacquiao-Horn result ‘garbage’
Jeff Horn of Australia celebrates his win over Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines. Dan Peled, AAP via REUTERS A crime took place in Brisbane, Australia and Manny Pacquiao ended up as the victim, according to
Read moreAustralian PM says Melbourne siege ‘a terrorist attack’
Islamic State group claimed responsibility. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday police were treating a deadly siege in the southern city of Melbourne as an “act of terrorism” after a claim by the
Read moreAustralia, India left out as Vietnam renews visa-free travel for some Europeans
Insiders are unable to push for a wider visa program to include more nationalities. The government has decided to extend its visa-waiver scheme for visitors from five European countries by another year, effectively rejecting the
Read moreNew 6-year visa for Singaporean travellers to Australia
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans who travel to Australia can get a new visa that will let them enter the country for up to three months at a time over six years. This will make it easier
Read morePerth man’s arrest in Changi Airport – Aussies applaud S’pore’s tough stance on crime
Remember Jason Peter Darragh? He is the 44-year old Australian man who fought with Singapore police officers in Changi Airport in April, before he was finally taken down (literally) by several officers. (See TISG’s earlier
Read moreRemote island has ‘world’s worst’ plastic rubbish density
An uninhabited island in the South Pacific is littered with the highest density of plastic waste anywhere in the world, according to a study. Henderson Island, part of the UK’s Pitcairn Islands group, has an
Read moreASIC moves on Macro Realty Developments Pilbara developer Australian Real Estate
Pilbara-focused developer Veronica Macpherson has been blocked from leaving the country by the corporate regulator and her Macro Realty Developments business (part of Crawford Property Group) has been ordered to stop providing financial advice. The orders
Read moreSingaporean charged with attempted murder over Brisbane hammer attack
SINGAPORE: Australian authorities have charged a 31-year-old Singaporean man with one count of attempted murder, Queensland police said on Wednesday (May 10). In an announcement on their website, police said the alleged murder attempt on
Read moreSingapore trials LED lights on pavements:
SINGAPORE – People engrossed with their mobile phones at two pedestrian crossings in Singapore may no longer have to look up to know when to cross – thanks to new LED strips embedded in the pavements. The
Read moreAustralia to begin evacuating cyclone-hit island resorts
SYDNEY: Emergency services plan to evacuate thousands of people stranded on resort islands with water supplies running low in Australia’s tropical northeast on Thursday (Mar 30), two days after Cyclone Debbie tore through the region.
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