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Singapore charges former bankers in laundering case
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/08/2024
» Singapore charged two former bank relationship managers who it accused of being involved in the country’s biggest money-laundering case, marking its first criminal actions against finance professionals in the S$3 billion (US$2.3 billion) scandal.
Mainland Chinese tourist accuses Hong Kong taxi driver of overcharging by nearly 300%
Published on 10/06/2024
» HONG KONG: A Shenzhen-based tourist has complained about being "ripped off" by a Hong Kong taxi driver for being asked to pay HK$600 (2,800 baht), nearly three times the usual fare, on his first day in town for the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend.
Trump arrested in election case, mug shot released
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» GEORGIA - Former United States president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a US$200,000 bond after having a historic mug shot taken.
New York drives towards first US congestion charge
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» NEW YORK - New York wants to introduce car-loving America's first congestion charge, but the move faces fierce opposition -- including from the city's famous yellow taxis.
London 'pollution tolls' challenged in court
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» LONDON: A UK court will on Tuesday consider contentious plans to extend a scheme obliging the most polluting vehicles to pay for using London's roads, as opponents engage in protests — and even sabotage.
Opening up the magic box
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/04/2023
» 'Try this way," says Zainal Abidin, an affable manager at the Prestige in George Town, Malaysia, cocking his head to one side. Mr Zainal is showing me around the hotel, which is named after the 2006 Christopher Nolan film about two rival magicians. I'm supposed to see an illusion in which the corridor entrance transforms into a mirror, but it's not coming.
The flying hospital bringing Ukraine's wounded west
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» ON BOARD A BOEING 737 MEDEVAC PLANE (POLAND) - You can see the pain held just in check in the faces of Ukraine's war wounded as they are evacuated in a flying hospital.
Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented'
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PARIS: Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.
'Life is worse': Kenya's Ruto marks 100 days in office
AFP, Published on 21/12/2022
» NAIROBI - Kenyan shop attendant Winnie Wanjiru Mwaura was brimming with hope when she signed up to be an election agent for William Ruto during the August 9 polls and elated when he became president.
No white smoke in first round of Italy's presidential vote
AFP, Published on 25/01/2022
» ROME - Italy's parliament failed to make headway Monday in the first round of voting for a new president, a normally low-stakes race that this year risks bringing down the government if Prime Minister Mario Draghi is chosen.