Myanmar junta bans possible conscripts from foreign travel. Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, as it seeks to shore up its forces fighting rebel groups opposed to its rule.A long-dormant conscription law was enforced last year as the army reeled from a …

Foreign family members of Singapore GE candidates can now show support, and other local and international news and updates as curated by Yahoo Singapore. Grab Holdings and GoTo Group have accelerated merger talks and target a deal this year, seeking to end years of losses in Southeast Asia’s ...

EU wants early U.S. talks to avert Trump tariffs. The European Union wants to engage swiftly with the United States over President Donald Trump's planned tariffs, trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday, while his boss Ursula von der Leyen stressed the …

2 天之前 · The immediate foreign family members of general election (GE) candidates will be exempted from a longstanding rule barring foreigners from being involved in election activities, in the next Singapore GE, which must be called by November.. In a joint statement on Monday (3 February) – by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and the Elections ...

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VideoCOVID-19 measures to be maintained through CNY period: Lawrence Wong. SINGAPORE — Finance Minister and Multi-Ministry Taskforce co-chair Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (5 January) said that Singapore's current COVID-19 measures – including the five-person limit on social gatherings – would remain in place through the Chinese New Year period.

2025年1月28日 · Singapore's "unity is a precious asset that we must continue to protect and nurture" even as the world becomes an increasingly dangerous place, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday (28 January) in his first Chinese New Year message since becoming prime minister.. Noting that the festive season is an opportunity to celebrate diversity in our community, Wong said that "we cannot let our ...

2024年12月12日 · A businessman and his wife are facing serious charges for one of Singapore’s largest embezzlement schemes. Ng Teck Lee, former CEO of Citiraya Industries, and his wife Thor Chwee Hwa were arrested in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, after spending nearly two decades evading authorities.

2024年9月20日 · Hello to all our readers, Yahoo Singapore will be bringing you live news updates today. The 2023 Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) survey showed that 77.4 per cent of Singaporeans support the death penalty for serious crimes, up from 73.7 per cent in 2021.Approval for the mandatory death penalty also increased significantly for drug trafficking (68.7 per cent), firearm offences (74.3 per cent ...

2024年12月21日 · Celebrity power couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee are at the top of their game – leading a fancy life, with a successful career to boot. However, both of them didn't go to university, Lee shared on the Call Us Daddy podcast with host-actor Allan Wu.