SINGAPORE – A sizeable haul of duty-unpaid cigarettes was seized from a Singapore-registered car at Woodlands Checkpoint on Friday (April 7), the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a press release. The car was
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Formula One: Malaysia confirms F1 race to be halted from 2018 due to low returns
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia confirmed on Friday (April 7) that it will end its contract to host the Formula One Grand Prix race from 2018 due to declining sales. Malaysia’s tourism minister had said
Read moreChinese tourist dies after photo attempt
KRABI: A Chinese tourist drowned on Tuesday after attempting to take underwater photos at a national park in Krabi. At about 4pm, Jampen Pormpakdee, chief of the Koh Hong protection zone at Than Bok Khorani
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Haze brings risk of cardiac arrests: Study
Haze shrouding the Singapore city skyline in June 2013. The results of the study give more urgency to solve the issue of transboundary haze, and the need to protect more vulnerable populations like the elderly
Read moreForest City project: Penalty for China buyers who seek to cancel purchase
More questions have been raised about Malaysia’s Forest City project for buyers from China, following Beijing’s introduction of tighter rules to stem the flight of capital from the country. The developer, Country Garden, had reportedly
Read moreGirls as young as nine ready for marriage, says Malaysian MP
KUALA LUMPUR • A Malaysian Member of Parliament has sparked outrage in the country by saying that girls as young as nine were “physically and spiritually” ready for marriage. His comments came as the Muslim-majority
Read moreSingapore-registered cargo ship crashes into riverside houses in Thailand, no casualty reported
BANGKOK (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A Singapore-registered cargo ship lost control and crashed into four riverside houses in Samut Prakan on Wednesday (April 5), police said. Two of the houses were severely damaged but
Read moreUnwinding property curbs gives Singapore developers new headache
Singapore’s recent unwinding of some property curbs, which initially appeared to boost prospects for developers, may instead be creating new problems. After regulators closed a tax loophole that allowed developers to offload apartments in
Read moreSingapore studying best practices overseas, building anti-drug coalition
Singapore is studying efforts by Finland and Iceland in getting their youth away from drugs, and in shaping and presenting messages in ways they find acceptable and accessible, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K.
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