Fire at Malaysia’s Genting Highlands theme park sparks evacuations: ‘we obviously panicked’
A fire broke out at the Genting Highlands theme park in Malaysia on Friday, prompting evacuations as the blaze sent plumes of black smoke into the air.
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Singapore court rules mistress can keep US$8 million after death of US lover in Hong Kong
A Singapore court ruled on Wednesday that the mistress of an American man who lived in Hong Kong will keep about S$8 million (US$6 million) that he had given to her.
SQ321 turbulence prompts more people in Singapore to seek treatment for fear of flying
It can range from slight uneasiness to very severe panic attacks triggered by a thought or impending occasion of flying.
Singapore slams opposition claims linking Covid vaccines to excess deaths
The People’s Power Party attempted to draw associations between high vaccination rates and excess deaths in a Facebook post last Wednesday, citing “studies and analyses by prominent medical experts”, the ministry said in a media statement on Monday.
Shangri-La Dialogue: Singapore’s defence minister says strengthened resolve prevents conflict in Asia
Lessons have been learnt on the “cost of aggression” elsewhere and resolve has strengthened across the board to ensure conflict does not break out in Asia, Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on Saturday.
Bangladeshi businessman sues Singapore surgeon after procedure allegedly left him paralysed
Noor Alam, 51, has been in hospital since July 2022. At the same time, Gleneagles has sued him to get payment of the bills, which have exceeded S$1 million (US$739,800) and are mounting.
Malaysia to start requiring Singapore vehicles have entry permits from October
Action will be taken against any foreign motor vehicle without a VEP entering or in Malaysia from that date, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Singapore Airlines turbulence: aircraft that operated SQ321 returns from Bangkok
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) aircraft that operated turbulence-hit flight SQ321 returned to Singapore on Sunday, five days after it made an emergency landing in Bangkok.