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SINGAPORE — Subramaniam Iswaran, a senior cabinet minister in Singapore's government, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison in a high-profile trial that has gripped the wealthy nation.Iswaran, 62, pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,000 ($311,882; £234,586) while in public office, as well as obstructing the course of justice.The gifts included tickets to the Formula 1 Grand Prix, a Brompton T-line bicycle, alcohol and a ride on a private jet.Justice Vincent Hoong, who oversaw the case in Singapore's High Court, emphasized that the former transport minister's crimes were an abuse of power and jeopardized people’s trust in public institutions.He also noted that Iswaran seemed to think he would be acquitted."In his letter to the prime minister, he...
October 03, 2024
Singapore ex-minister gets prison in rare case
October 02, 2024
India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold
BEIJING — A woman with the rare condition of two uteruses delivered twins, one from each womb, last month at a hospital in northwestern China, according to health officials and state media.The mother, identified only by her last name Li, welcomed a boy and a girl via cesarean section, the Xi’an People’s Hospital in Shaanxi province said, calling it a “one in a million” occurrence.“It is extremely rare for twins to be conceived naturally in each cavity of the uterus, and even rarer for them to be carried to term,” the hospital said on its official account on China’s X-like social media platform Weibo on September 18.According to the hospital, the new mother was born with two cervixes and two uteruses, a condition called uterine didelphys found in about 1 in 2,000 women.Her...
October 02, 2024
Woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twins
October 02, 2024
Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus
KOLKATA — Last week, authorities in the Indian city of Kolkata announced plans to eliminate trams entirely, retaining only a small heritage loop. In response, a group of activists is fighting to ensure that trams remain a vital mode of transport rather than mere nostalgic joyrides.In February 2023, Kolkata celebrated 150 years of its tramways with music, cake, a beauty parade of vintage trams, including a century-old wooden car, and a cheerful tram conductor, Roberto D’Andrea, who traveled all the way from Melbourne, Australia.Melbourne and Kolkata boast two of the oldest operational tramways in the world. Melbourne’s trams date back to 1885. Kolkata’s first tram, a horse-drawn one, started in 1873.That’s where the similarities end.Melbourne's tram system is going strong...
October 02, 2024
India's iconic tramcars set to ride into Kolkata sunset
October 01, 2024
More than 20 children feared dead in Thailand bus crash
October 01, 2024
Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan on eve of Communist China’s 75th birthday
October 01, 2024
Three dead and 15 hurt in Shanghai Walmart stabbing
TOKYO — A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced plans for a snap election on 27 October.Ishiba, 67, replaced outgoing prime minister, Fumio Kishida, as chief of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday, following a tight race that saw him securing more votes than any of the other eight candidates.Since the LDP has a parliamentary majority, Ishiba will be approved as prime minister by parliament on Tuesday."It is important for the new administration to be judged by the people as soon as possible," Ishiba said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday, according to Reuters.The election, which is set to take place more than a year before it is due, will decide which party controls...
September 30, 2024
Japan's incoming PM announces snap October election
September 30, 2024
People 'jump from roof to roof' as floods kill 148 in Nepal
