By Thai Newsroom Reporters SINGAPORE HAS NOW placed a purchase order for eight Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, confirmed an air force source yesterday (Feb. 28). Singaporean Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has confirmed to lawmakers during yesterday’s budget debate that the eight F-35A fighters will add to a dozen F-35B jets
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Another couple of Russian-built Su-30 fighters arrive in Myanmar
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF SUKHOI Su-30SM Flanker fighters have been recently delivered to Myanmar, informed sources said today (Dec.21). The latest couple of Russian-built Su-30s which arrived at Naypyidaw air force base are joining four others of the same type which had been delivered to the Myanmar air force last year.
Read moreCandidate close to establishment wins Singapore presidential race
By Chen Lin – Reuters, and published by Yahoo!News Singapore – A former member of Singapore’s ruling party on Saturday scored a landslide victory to become the city-state’s president, in an election seen as a barometer of public sentiment amid economic challenges and high-profile scandals. Former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, 66, won 70.4%
Read moreMillions vie for tickets to Taylor Swift’s only stop in Southeast Asia
By Channel News Asia Singapore – After standing in line for 36 hours, Qayyum Lukman on Friday (July 7) emerged triumphant from a kiosk where he had just scored tickets to see pop sensation Taylor Swift perform in Singapore, her only stop in Southeast Asia next year. When Swift brings her acclaimed “Eras Tour”
Read moreSingapore denies authorising transfer of arms, materials to Myanmar
By Channel News Asia Singapore – Singapore does not authorise the transfer of arms or “items with potential military application” to Myanmar, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday (Jan. 18). There is serious risk that such items may be used to inflict violence against unarmed civilians, a spokesperson added. The ministry was
Read moreIndia makes negative Covid test mandatory for travellers from 5 countries
By Reuters and published by CNA New Delhi – India will make a negative Covid-19 test mandatory for flyers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from Jan. 1, the Health Minister said today (Dec. 29). Travellers from these countries and territories would have to upload their test reports on an India
Read moreSingaporean woman dies after slamming sedan into a bus in Phuket
A SINGAPOREAN woman driving a sedan up Phuket’s Kata hill at high speed at midnight last night (August 12) hit a bus coming downhill and later died with her four passengers and three others in the bus getting injured, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (August 13). Pol. Capt. Chanarong Prakongkua, deputy inspector at Karon
Read moreRajapaksa arrives in Bangkok but wants to return to Singapore
By AFP and published by The Star FORMER Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (August 11) arrived in Bangkok after his visa ran out following a month-long stint in Singapore where he had taken refuge from protesters at home. However a close associate of Rajapaksa told AFP that he planned a short stay in
Read moreThai police help arrest couple in 821m baht luxury goods scam
By The Straits Times Singapore – The couple allegedly involved in a luxury goods scam, involving undelivered items worth S$32 million (approximately 821 million baht), have been arrested in Malaysia and are back in Singapore with the Thai police having tipped off their counterparts in Singapore The Singapore Police Force said Pi Jiapeng, 26, and
Read moreDon: Rajapaksa can enter Thailand as he holds a diplomatic passport
THAI Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said this afternoon (August 10) that Sri Lanka’s ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, could come and stay in Thailand for no more than 90 days because he holds a diplomatic passport supported by the government of a country that has friendly relations with Thailand, Matichon newspaper said. He was questioned about
Read moreInterpol issues red notice for Thai woman, Singaporean husband in 800m baht fraud case
THAI police are following up on the international hunt for a Thai woman and her Singaporean husband for whom Interpol has issued a red notice after 180 victims of their alleged luxury bags and watches fraud with losses totalling over 800 million baht had filed complaints with Singaporean police, Naewna newspaper said today (July
Read morePheu Thai MPs visit Thaksin, Yingluck in Singapore
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY PHEU THAI MPs are quietly travelling to Singapore to visit former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Those opposition lawmakers and others faithful to Thaksin are paying an informal visit to the ex-premier who flew from Dubai to Singapore to undergo a yearly medical checkup. Accompanying Thaksin to the island republic
Read moreThailand-Singapore QR payment system now live on Krungthai NEXT
KRUNGTHAI Bank has opened new and convenient international money transfer and payment services using QR code between Thailand and Singapore. Customers of participating banks in both countries can now make cross-border payments faster with just a QR code scan, NNT said today (Sept. 22). The new service is now available on the Krungthai NEXT mobile
Read moreWoman held with fake Singapore, US dollars worth 17m baht
ECONOMIC Crime Suppression Division police together with US secret service officials today (May 26) questioned a woman who was caught with 74 counterfeit S$10,000 banknotes worth 17,473,680 baht and some fake US$100 bills worth 279,537 baht, TV Channel 7 said. Ms Ananya, 41, was arrested near a currency exchange shop close to a department store
Read more‘No truth’ in Indian minister’s claims of Singapore Covid-19 variant
By Channel NewsAsia Singapore – Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has expressed its concerns to India’s High Commissioner over comments made by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal about a purported Covid-19 variant found in Singapore. In a press statement today (May 19), MFA said it “regrets the unfounded assertions made on Facebook and Twitter”
Read moreSingapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ turns back after passenger tests positive for Covid-19
By CNN A ROYAL Caribbean cruise ship has returned to port in Singapore after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19. The Quantum of the Seas ship was hosting a three-night, four-day “cruise to nowhere” itinerary around Singapore and departed from the Marina Bay Cruise Centre on December 7. The cruise was part of a much-vaunted
Read moreSingapore spy case reawakens fears of China’s moves
By Reuters, published by Today Online Singapore: The case of a Singaporean caught spying for China in the United States has reawakened fears over China recruiting intelligence assets on an island state which has won trust among Western governments while keeping on good terms with Beijing. Jun Wei Yeo, a 39-year-old academic who also goes
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