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Up to $20k fine for bending rules on foreign manpower AsiaOne Thursday, Nov 08, 2012 SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will be given enhanced enforcement capabilities as the amendments to the Employment of Foreign Manpower (Amendment) Bill (EFMA) take effect tomorrow, Nov 9. These...

Stricter laws against errant foreign worker employers AsiaOne Thursday, Nov 08, 2012 SINGAPORE - Stricter rules for employers of foreign workers will take effect from tomorrow onwards. There will be a new administrative penalty regime which allows for swifter punishment for those who bend...

Sundaresh Menon sworn in as new Chief Justice By S Ramesh | Posted: 07 November 2012 1313 hrs Sundaresh Menon was sworn in as Singapore's fourth Chief Justice on November 7 at the Istana. (Photo: Supreme Court of Singapore) SINGAPORE: Mr Sundaresh Menon was sworn in as Singapore's...

'Ah Long' hotline asks no names By Ng Kai Ling The Straits Times Tuesday, Nov 06, 2012 SINGAPORE - The National Crime Prevention Council has emphasised that callers to a hotline on illegal moneylending can choose not to reveal personal details. It said this in a reply to media queries...

18-year-old who ran online vice ring with boyfriend placed on probation Published on Nov 02, 2012 Posed photo of a man looking at a website offering sex services. An 18-year-old student helped her boyfriend run the Discreet Passion social escort agency which was a front for prostitution in...

Station inspector fined, banned from driving over fatal accident Published on Nov 02, 2012 By Elena Chong A station inspector was fined $5,000 and banned from driving for two years today for causing an elderly pedestrian's death. Senior Station Inspector Goh Siew Hiang, 49, admitted failing...

Caught as he was trying to flee November 1, 2012 - 1:42am By: Audrey Tan PICTURE: Shin Min Daily News A Guatemalan man was arrested by the police on Tuesday for alleged house break-ins at landed property homes, just as he was apparently ready to leave Singapore. He allegedly broke into...

An FC-1/ JF-17 in flight during the 12th Dubai International Airshow. (Photo/Xinhua)

An FC-1/ JF-17 9 is heavily guarded during the 12th Dubai International Airshow. (Photo/Xinhua)

The product of a collaborative effort between China and Pakistan, the FC-1/ JF-17 is put on display at the 12th Dubai International Airshow. (Photo/Xinhua) 　

The FC-1 Xiaolong takes to the skies The FC-1 Xiaolong (Fighter China-1 Fierce Dragon), or JF-17 Thunder (Joint Fighter-17 Thunder) give its first aerial display in the Middle East on November 13, 2011, during the 12th Dubai International Airshow in the United Arab Emirates. The FC-1/JF-17 was...

Unfamiliar foreign outlets flop in China Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 16:49 An outlet in Beijing. (File photo/Xinhua) Switzerland-based retailer FoxTown Factory Store is planning to sell its investments in China. The store is just one of many foreign outlet operators who have failed to...

Wen Jiabao's son hires lawyers over New York Times claims Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 12:54 Winston Wen or Wen Yunsong, the only son of Wen Jiabao. (Internet photo) Wen Yunsong, the son of China's premier, Wen Jiabao, has retained lawyers to defend members of the premier's family against...

Bo Xilai to be punished more severely than Wang Lijun: scholar Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 16:22 Wang Lijun was sentenced to 15 years last month. (Photo/CNS) Bo Xilai, the disgraced former party secretary of Chongqing, may be punished more severely than his police chief Wang Lijun, said a...

Taiwan issues 'orange' travel alert for western Myanmar state CNA 2012-10-30 17:24 A soldier patrols an area of Rakhine in the western Myanmar, Oct. 27. (Photo/Xinhua) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an "orange" travel alert for the western Myanmar state of Rakhine, advising...

South Korean noodles recalled in China over carcinogen Xinhua and Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 17:31 Instant noodles on sale at a supermarket. (File photo/Teng Po-jen) China's consumer quality watchdog said Tuesday that some instant noodles imported from the Republic of Korea will be recalled...

Author of Wen Jiabao article received death threats: Boxun Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 17:23 Wen Jiabao raises a glass to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the PRC last month. (Photo/CNS) The author of the New York Times article that exposed the wealth of the family of China's...

Baidu enters digital mapping market Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 10:56 Baidu's map app. (Photo/CFP) Baidu has stepped into the world of mapping services, in the belief that it is one of the company's competitive tools after its classic webpage search. On October 10, Baidu announced the...

Kindergarten Girl Repeatedly Slapped Because She Can’t Do Math by Peter Barefoot on Thursday, October 25, 2012 From NetEase: Taiyuan 5-Year-Old Girl Slapped Tens of Times Within Span of 10 Minutes Because She Didn’t Know How to Do Her Math Problems Shanxi TV news report images. While...

Kindergarten Teacher’s Photos of Her Abusing Children Exposed by Peter Barefoot on Friday, October 26, 2012 From QQ: Numerous Photos of Zhejiang Wenling Female Kindergarten Teacher Abusing Children Exposed Yesterday (October 24) on Weibo, a picture spread that chilled many netizens’...