Amidst the National Day festivities at the Istana open house, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam met with the seven migrant workers who helped to save the woman who fell into the Tanjong Katong sinkhole on July 26.The seven workers and their project manager, who work for Ohin Construction, were invited to the Istana's National Day open house on Sunday (Aug 3).President Tharman, accompanied by his wife Jane Ittogi, walked up to the workers and greeted them warmly while shaking their hands.As he chatted with them outside his office, he was heard saying: «You saved her life, thank you.»He also wished the workers well. 

There are no plans to fully liberalise ride-hailing services between Singapore and Johor Bahru, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has said on Sunday (Aug 3).This comes after Johor chief minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi said in a Facebook post that the proposal for a cross-border e-hailing service was discussed during his meeting with Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow on Aug 1.Onn Hafiz said that such a service would «offer more flexible mobility options» and reduce congestion on major routes as well as opening revenue opportunities for drivers.LTA, however, said in a statement on Sunday, that no decision was made on whether to allow cross-border e-hailing services to ferry passengers.«While we are open to ideas to improve the cross-border commuting experience, we would like to clarify that LTA has no plan to fully liberalise cross-border point-to-point transport via ride-hail services,» it added.LTA, instead, said that it is exploring ways to enhance its existing cross-border taxi scheme, which allows a licensed fleet of up to 200 taxis from each side to ferry passengers between Singapore and Johor Bahru.

Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, died from a cardiac arrest on July 24 and was also fighting leukemia at the time of his passing. He had been taken ill at home in Clearwater, Florida.

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Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng has pleaded guilty on August 4 to abetment of obstruction of justice in a case related to ex transport minister S. Iswaran.The 79-year-old admitted to one charge of abetting Iswaran in obstructing the course of justice by helping the latter pay $5,700 to Singapore GP for a business class flight ticket from Doha to Singapore.Another second charge of abetting a public servant in obtaining gifts was taken into consideration for sentencing.The prosecution had, in court, noted that the defence had asked that the court impose a fine on Ong on the grounds of judicial mercy. Judicial mercy is when the courts give leniency in the sentencing of offenders with exceptional personal circumstances. It has been exercised in cases where an offender has terminal illness, or dire medical conditions that endanger their life if they were to be imprisoned. Ong suffers from multiple myeloma, a rare type of bone marrow cancer. 

A senior Trump administration official, Stephen Miller, has criticised India for its continued purchase of Russian oil, asserting it fuels the Russia-Ukraine war. Miller highlighted the surprising scale of India's oil imports from Russia, nearly matching China's. This rebuke follows the imposition of tariffs on Indian goods and warnings of further penalties if oil purchases continue without a peace agreement.

The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has refuted reports circulating online, specifically those originating from «China in English» and other social media accounts, alleging that India is reviewing tariff exemptions on US products and considering suspending bilateral agreements with the US. The MEA's fact-check unit labeled these claims as "FAKE News.

Donald Trump suggested Russia could avoid Ukraine war sanctions by reaching a deal to end the conflict, lamenting the high number of casualties on both sides. He also reiterated his claim of brokering peace between India and Pakistan, a statement previously denied by Indian officials.

Why are Sir Keir Starmer and Labour unable to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats?

It comes after Government data yesterday revealed that the total population of the two nations shot up by 700,000 in 2023/24. Immigration fuelled the surge - the second largest since WW2

The statement came as furore around the Prime Minister's proposal showed no sign of dying down at the weekend.

The Duchess of Sussex's staff were left 'in a psychologically delicate state' and 'viewed her capacity for revenge as infinite', an expert has alleged.

In retaliation to US President Donald Trump moving submarines closer to Russia, Putin has begun 'war game training' with China in a bleak display of their allied force.

Nine days after a sinkhole formed on Tanjong Katong Road South, towards East Coast Parkway (ECP), road repairs and reinstatement works have been completed. Just before 5am on Monday (Aug 4), workers removed barricades facing Mountbatten Road and Tanjong Katong Road, allowing motorists to pass. Bus services 36 and 48 also resumed their west-bound routing.  East-bound bus services and the bound of Tanjong Katong Road South, towards Mountbatten Road, resumed at noon last Saturday (Aug 2).  

Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng has arrived at the State Courts amid the gloom of a rainy Monday morning (August 4), to plead guilty to a charge related to former transport minister S Iswaran's case.The 79-year-old Malaysian, widely known for bringing the Formula 1 night race to Singapore in 2008, arrived just before 9am, and walked into the State Courts building with the help of his staff and lawyers.Ong, wearing a white shirt and black mask, remained silent when approached by the media.His hearing is scheduled for 9.30am.Members of the media were seen braving the rain outside the State Courts earlier this morning, awaiting Ong's arrival.

By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a Republican plan that would give the GOP five more seats to protect their narrow House majority.

By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a Republican plan that would give the GOP five more seats to protect their narrow House majority.

Kevin Hassett pointed to the scale of hiring data revisions when asked for evidence to support Trump’s claims that a jobs report was rigged to make him look bad.

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