Indian national Muruganathan Kathirvel, 25, was charged on Monday (Aug 31) of causing causing the death of Raj Maheshkumar, 29, by slashing his neck area with a chopper at about 10pm on Aug 29 along Tuas South Avenue 9.
In their statement on Sunday, the police had said that the accused and his victim were known to each other.
The 29-year-old was found lying motionless on the road and later pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence...
Million Dollar Round Table” (MDRT) appears on name cards, Instagram bios, LinkedIn banners, and the congratulatory posts that flood agents’ social media every March when agents are notified that they have made it into the global association for top-performing insurance and finance-services professionals.
For many in the industry, MDRT is a meaningful career milestone. But in recent years, an awkward question has arisen: has the benchmark become easier to reach and, if so, what does the badge now signify?
In...
Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Dinesh Vasu Dash and Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP Alex Yam called out comments questioning whether the nine Singaporeans reported missing in the Aug 26 Nepal-Tibet floods were “really Singaporean”.
They also urged Singaporeans to show compassion to the victims of last week’s disaster and their loved ones, and to unite in the face of the tragedy.
In a Facebook post on Aug 31, Mr Yam called the floods that struck the Himalayan...
Former Malaysian human resources minister M Saravanan, 58, pleaded not guilty late last week to three charges of receiving bribes amounting to RM1.097 million (S$347,000) to approve foreign worker quotas.
M. Saravanan, who is Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) deputy president, has claimed trial at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court after the charges were read out before Sessions Court judge Azura Alwi. “I understand the charges. I plead not guilty,” said Saravanan.
According to the first and second charges, Saravanan allegedly...
To combat addictions and dangerous interactions on social media, the Government is considering several mandatory safeguards for teenagers, including a daily time limit.
This can help to introduce a natural stopping point, said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo in a media interview on Aug 28.
“The very nature of infinite scroll is that you don’t have a natural stop point; you keep going on and on,” said Ms Teo. “A time limit for the use of a...
