Singapore

JAPAN: As the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Japan, Prime Minister Lee has written to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida to congratulate him on the LDP’s success. Two days after the killing of a senior LDP member and former prime minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s conservative coalition government extended its majority in the upper house of …

SINGAPORE: It’s not an easy task to make it into the top 12 Singaporean home cooks, much less the top two. Nevertheless, Nares, 32, accomplished just that in MasterChef Singapore’s third season, which concluded on July 3 with a fiery finale involving S Nareskanna, also known as Nares. While he missed out on the MasterChef title by just 1.5 points, …

SINGAPORE: Razer is suing a vendor for a cybersecurity breach that resulted in Razer’s customers’ and sales’ sensitive information being released to the public. More than 100,000 Razer customers may have been affected by a data leak that occurred over the course of three months in June through September 2020, a security researcher reported. French giant Capgemini is being sued …

INDONESIA: Fifty tons of frozen chicken from Indonesia arrived in Singapore on Wednesday (Jul 13). Indonesian enterprises will now be able to export chicken to Singapore for the first time under a new arrangement. According to Charoen Pokphand Indonesia (CPI), the Thai food conglomerate’s unit in Indonesia, it has signed a contract with an importer in Singapore for the supply …

SINGAPORE: Following an appeal by prosecutors, the mother of a 5-year-old son who died of scalding injuries was convicted of murder on Tuesday (Jul 12). As a result, the boy’s father’s sentence was increased to life in prison by the Court of Appeal. In 2020, the pair, both 30 years old, was found guilty of intentionally causing great bodily harm …

INDONESIA: On Wednesday (July 13), Indonesia will begin exporting chicken goods to Singapore, according to an Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture official. Charoen Pokphand’s Indonesian subsidiary, Mdm Tri Mela Sari, a director at the ministry, confirmed to CNA that the first shipment will consist of frozen chicken meat from Indonesia. The volume of exports is still a mystery. “On Wednesday, July …

SINGAPORE: Ride-sharing app Grab stated Monday that it is reducing the grace period and cancellation period for rides booked from five minutes to three minutes effective July 18. (Jul 11). Longer waits will result in a S$3 waiting fee for each five-minute waiting block, which is automatically applied by the app. If a passenger cancels a reservation more than three …

SINGAPORE: After demonstrators stormed the presidential palace and forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) recommended Singaporeans on Sunday (July 10) to postpone all non-essential travel to Sri Lanka. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Singaporeans in Sri Lanka should “exercise vigilance and take all necessary precautions” to ensure their safety. “If there …

MALAYSIA: According to the Singapore Police Force, Malaysian lawyer Zaid Abd Malek was given a 24-month conditional warning for contempt of court by the Singapore police on July 6 for his statements about the rejection of lawsuits filed by two Malaysian drug traffickers (SPF). On February 14, 2020, a Malay Mail article revealed the statements. The dismissal of two Malaysian …

SINGAPORE: People of blood types A+ and O+ are being urged by Singapore’s health authorities to donate blood, as supplies are running low. Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung recently said on Facebook that the country’s A+ and O+ blood supplies were “running short.”  He went on to say that during the next two weeks, Singapore will require 600 units …