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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Ten sailors are missing after a US warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore on Monday, the US Navy said, and the second accident involving US Navy destroyers in Asian waters in little more than two months. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with
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Train services on two of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system lines, both operated by SMRT Corporation, were disrupted at separate times yesterday in two incidents. During the morning rush hour, six stations of the Circle MRT Line (CCL) were without train service in both directions during the morning rush hour following
Read More Indonesian police arrested on Friday a group of six militants suspected of planning terrorist attacks in Singapore, local media reported. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the Straits Times newspaper, the detainees were members of the KGR (Katibah GR) terrorist group based on the Batam island in northern Indonesia. "We are grateful for
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Thai authorities will extradite a Canadian man suspected of robbing a bank in Singapore using a single piece of paper. David James Roach, 26, declined to give statement and requested a lawyer, according to national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda. Full story: Bangkok Post WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM
Read More BANGKOK, 13 July 2016 (NNT) – The alleged robber of a bank in Singapore continues to refuse all charges after being captured in Thailand by the police, says the police chief. Royal Thai Police Commissioner-General Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda, along with the Commander of the Immigration Bureau Pol Lt Gen Nattorn
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THAI ACTRESS Peechaya “Min” Wattanamontree might face taxes for importing several expensive brand-name bags after the subject of whether she paid customs duties was raised on social media. The discussion arose after the actress travelled to Singapore to purchase high-end Hermes bags as an advance birthday present for herself, and posted
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One passenger and five crew members were slightly injured when a Thai Airways International flight from Jakarta hit turbulence on Monday, an airline executive said. THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said Tuesday that Flight TG434 from the Indonesian capital hit clear-air turbulence while the aircraft was flying over Singapore, injuring seven people,
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An ongoing trial involving a Singaporean couple and their treatment of the migrant domestic worker they employed has shone a light on the exploitation and disempowerment that many female migrant workers face in the wealthy city-state. Lim Choon Hong, a trader, is being charged with contravening the Employment of Foreign Manpower
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