A man who fell in love with a domestic worker became unhappy when she proposed breaking up as she wanted to return to her home country after her contract expired. He ended up breaking into her bedroom and assaulting her. Cai Guopei (transliteration from Mandarin) pleaded guilty to five charges, i...
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About a week after a 19-year-old worker in Japan died after falling from a 40 metre-tall transmission tower, his family said that he had left behind a suicide note. The police of the local prefecture said that on Sep. 9, Kazuki Matsuoka had been on the tower to check for damage t...
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A limited-edition Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama bag sold for S$87,000 after 81 bids at the first auction of seized handbags and accessories from the S$3 billion money laundering case in Singapore. The auction was held on the night of Sep. 20; the 30-minute competition for the piec...
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Two women, aged 39 and 54, were arrested for their suspected involvement in the sale of counterfeit goods. From SPF From SPF On Sep. 16, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted simultaneous raids at two retail shops in a shopping mall along Scotts Road...
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Speaking at an event on Sunday (Sep 20), Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also rejected suggestions that he had paved the way for former PM Najib Razak’s conditional pardon from jail to house arrest, saying every prisoner had the right to an appeal....
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan's engagements include a high-level ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution....
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As the Malaysian budget carrier reportedly seeks fresh financing, analysts are scrutinising whether its financial strains reflect a temporary industry shock or deeper vulnerabilities....
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The auction saw all 338 lots sold for more than $1.1 million in total.
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The Straits Times journeys through the process of recycling used drink containers.
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The new 2,000 sq m facility sorts and processes collected containers before sending them to recyclers to be turned into new products.
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The Beverage Container Return Scheme is expected to recover over one billion containers each year.
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SINGAPORE: A rare Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama pumpkin bag from Singapore’s S$3 billion money laundering case fetched a final price of S$87,000 after 30 minutes of bidding on Sunday night (Sep 20). Initial estimate from auctioneer Hotlotz was between S$12,000 and S$16,000, but af...
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Also on display will be early editions, woodblock prints and opera scripts dating from the 17th to 19th centuries.
