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A Hong Kong jury was told on Friday about the rapid descent of a “superman” British investment banker to a “depraved drug and alcohol addict” when he killed two Indonesian women in his upmarket flat. Rurik
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SINGAPORE – Amazon has plans to expand to South-east Asia, and there are signs the online retail giant is entering the region through Singapore, Techcrunch reported on Wednesday (Nov 2). Amazon is acquiring assets, and
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[SINGAPORE] A private banker on trial in Singapore for his alleged role in Malaysia’s 1MDB fund scandal worked closely with a friend of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, a court heard Tuesday. A prosecution witness
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NEW DELHI: Speak Asia promoter Ram Sumiran Pal, one of the three masterminds behind a Rs 2,200 crore online marketing fraud, was arrested by the Delhi crime branch on Tuesday. Pal, 37, and his associates
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Reader Stanley Ong wrote in to askST about Singapore’s reserves. He is curious to know what these reserves are: “Do they take the form of bank deposits, or are they made up of assets such
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MANNY PACQUIAO has been juggling his training with his new role as a Senator in the Philippines. “It took discipline to manage my time effectively,” Pacquiao said, “to balance my training camp and my Senatorial
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Southeast Asia is a prime destination for foreigners from all over the world. From pristine beaches to towering mountains, ancient temples to super-modern cities, there is something for everybody here. It’s possible to live quite
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Members of 170-strong unit come from police, armed forces and maritime enforcement agency Trinna Leong Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur Malaysia has launched an anti-terror unit, comprising officers from the police, armed forces and the Malaysian
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Myanmar has been named the most generous country in the world for the third consecutive year, according to the latest Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index. The annual index, which compiled an average of
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SINGAPORE – The two waves of cyber attacks that brought down Internet surfing on StarHub’s broadband network last Saturday (Oct 22) and on Monday (Oct 24) came from the bug-infected machines of the telco’s own
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The financier accused of the killings of two Indonesian women admitted only to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility Rurik Jutting, the Cambridge-educated financier accused of murdering two Indonesian women in his apartment. A Cambridge-educated
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SINGAPORE: It all started when 26 year-old Anna was planning to travel the US in August. “I knew I needed ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) to enter the US, so I just Googled ‘ESTA
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BANGKOK – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid his respects to Thailand’s late Bhumibol Adulyadej at Bangkok’s Grand Palace on Friday (Oct 21). PM Lee presented a white wreath at the palace, where the King
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HANOI • At least 21 people have been killed by floods in Vietnam’s four central provinces in the past week, and eight are still missing, the government said yesterday amid preparations for Typhoon Sarika to
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Gili Lankanfushi Maldives, North Malé Atoll, Maldives voted best by Trip advisor. The Gili Lankanfushi Maldives resort is in a remote setting on a private island in the North Malé Atoll in the Maldives. With 45
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BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand’s main mobile telecoms operators instructed customers on Sunday (Oct 16) to report “inappropriate content about the royal institution”, as the government steps up scrutiny for material deemed insulting to the monarchy.
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SINGAPORE – The number of new dengue cases has fallen to a new low for the year, according to the latest figures from the National Environment Agency’s dengue website. There were 125 cases of the
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A woman in her late 50s went to a bank last Tuesday with a heavy heart and a fervent wish to save a young American doctor she had befriended on Facebook. OCBC customer service manager
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BANGKOK – The body of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej was taken from Siriraj Hospital in a procession to the nearby Grand Palace on Friday (Oct 14) as thousands of Thais clad in black and white and
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has ordered a Swiss merchant bank to close and fined two other banks for breaching anti-money laundering controls. The action follows an investigation into money flows linked to the Malaysian
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