TEHRAN(Tasnim) – The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and US defense firm Lockheed Martin said it would not attend, as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event. However, Boeing told CNBC on Saturday that it still plans to attend the airshow and will be […]
PHUKET: A floating crane is due to arrive from Singapore on Friday to take over the salvage of the tour boat Phoenix, which sank in July and 47 Chinese tourists drowned. The arrival of the Singapore team follows the failure of locally hired Spitz Tech Co Ltd to complete the salvage. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
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 the merchant vessel Alnic […]
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 what SMRT described as […]
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 the good cooperation […]
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
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 Prohsunthorn have interrogated Mr […]
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 photographs of herself posing […]
