SINGAPORE – Residents of Tiong Bahru's Seng Poh estate have decided to dump the familiar blue recycling bins for good.Following a three-month pilot that removed all of its recycling bins because they were often contaminated and misused, the estate will not be reinstating the bins commonly seen in housing estates.Instead, residents will take their recyclables to Tiong Bahru Community Centre (CC) and deposit them in a recycling machine launched on June 27.During the pilot, which came under a resident-led initiative called Love Tiong Bahru, residents took their recyclables to the CC, where six collection drives were held fortnightly in partnership with the estate's appointed public waste collector, Cora Environment.Conservationist and Tiong Bahru resident Kelvin Wang, who helped coordinate the initiative, said about 4,000kg of clean recyclables were collected over the six drives from April 11 to June 20. These included 1,500kg of cartons and mixed paper, 900kg of glass and 600kg of plastic.

A durian stall assistant who was given the passcode to the shop's safe while covering for his supervisor during this year's Chinese New Year stole $17,300 from it. He later gambled away the entire amount at Marina Bay Sands casino, reported Shin Min Daily News on Saturday (June 27). The 26-year-old Malaysian Tan An Sheng pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal breach of trust and was sentenced to five months in jail. The incident happened at Top Durian Station, located at Blk 154 Bukit Batok Street 11. At that point, Tan had been working there for around nine months. As the stall's supervisor went on leave, Tan was assigned to temporarily take over the role.He was given the safe's passcode for the first time and was responsible for tallying and reporting each day's earnings before depositing the money into the safe.Tan later stole a total of $17,300 from the safe on two separate occasions. The first time, he took a stack of $50 bills amounting to $1,000, and the second time, he stole the remaining $16,300 of cash. 

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has issued a stern warning to coaching centers, mandating compliance with safety norms within one month or face closure. A new regulatory law is forthcoming to bolster oversight and student security. Students are urged to report any safety lapses. This decisive action follows recent fire tragedies, underscoring the government's commitment to safeguarding young learners.

The Ministry of External Affairs strongly advises Indian travelers undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to obtain all required Chinese visas and entry permits prior to their departure. This message comes in light of recent incidents where 52 pilgrims found themselves stranded in Nepal due to inadequate paperwork. To avoid such issues, pilgrims should also confirm the legitimacy of their tour operator, especially now that the Nathu La route is accessible.

Seven individuals, including five pharmacists and two officials, have been suspended following a probe into the Central Procurement Agency's (CPA) operations. The Delhi Chief Minister's office confirmed the action, citing significant lapses in medicine procurement, storage, and management. This move underscores the government's firm stance against corruption, with the suspensions taking immediate effect.

A serious safety incident occurred at a Kanpur flying school when a girl cadet pilot was instructed to exit a twin-engine trainer aircraft with its propellers still spinning. The rotating blades struck her, causing severe injuries. The organization reportedly failed to notify aviation authorities about the accident. The cadet is currently hospitalized, and further details on the incident and official responses are pending.

A 20-year-old Singaporean man escaped a major car crash near Kuala Lumpur with minor injuries, but two other passengers, both Malaysians, died.The accident happened on June 27 at around 5.10am, reported Chinese publication Sin Chew Daily on June 27. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the BMW was travelling at high speed before the driver lost control and crashed into a road divider on the Dutu-Ulu Kelang Expressway. The 22-year-old Malaysian driver, a student at the University of Queensland in Australia, and the 21-year-old front-seat passenger, who was a student at Sunway University, Selangor, were trapped in the vehicle and burned to death. As their bodies were «severely burned», their identities had to be confirmed through DNA testing. The Singaporean man, who was in the back seat, managed to escape the car before it caught fire and only suffered minor injuries to his hands and feet. He was taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatment. In a Facebook post on June 27, the Kuala Lumpur fire department shared that they received an emergency call regarding the road accident. 

Several projectiles hit a telecom tower on Sirik and landed in the village of Masen on Qeshm

The US Central Command also published a video of the strikes

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The team beat Uzbekistan 3:1

Eight people were wounded, including a teenager

A teenager who was seen riding his personal mobility device (PMD) down Keppel Road in the early hours of May 23 while doing the «superman» stunt, has been caught by Land Transport Authority (LTA) officers.In the video, the teenager is seen whizzing past at least two cars driving along the leftmost lane in vicinity of Keppel MRT station. He is also seen riding dangerously by extending his legs out into the air . The update was provided in a LTA statement on June 27, when the authority accounted for its nine-day joint enforcement operation with the police at hotspots including town centres, key congregation areas and selected residential locations such as Punggol, Sengkang and Yishun.

At 4.42pm on July 4, 2019, Alan Rusbridger, Principal of Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford University sent a confidential email. Its tone could be described as gushing, sycophantic even.

[allAfrica] Every time the FIFA World Cup comes around, Africa dreams. From the streets of Lagos to the townships of Johannesburg, from the neighborhoods of Casablanca to the villages of Senegal, millions of children watch the world's biggest football tournament believing that one day they too will wear the colors of their nation on football's grandest stage. The passion is unquestionable.

According to the statement, the strikes came in response to Iran’s attack on a commercial vessel

The captives were greeted by their relatives, doctors and officials and taken to a local shelter

The president says that the US may become unable «to be reasonable» if the Iranian side does not learn lessons

The team defeated Panama 2:0

The match ended with a score of 2:1

«Too bad, it is fixed» — this was the court's response to a pregnant lawyer who requested a trial adjournment because the hearing dates clashed directly with her expected delivery date.And the senior lawyer wasn't the only one. Lawyers say screaming and name-calling in Singapore's courts have become normalised.«Nowadays, it (the court) has become a place for dehumanising and humiliating lawyers, especially junior ones. It makes lawyers want to leave the profession altogether,» another junior lawyer said.These are snippets from a recently-released study — the Legal Profession Sustainability Study — which was unveiled on Tuesday (Jun 23)Commissioned by the Law Society of Singapore, the four-year study relied on qualitative interviews with 855 lawyers.The study cited court deadlines and judicial interactions, a deepening well-being crisis and workplace culture as some of key factors why lawyers are leaving private practice.

More than 380 offences involving illegal vehicle modifications were detected during Land Transport Authority's (LTA) recent islandwide enforcement operations.In a statement issued on its social media account on Friday (June 26), LTA said 70 vehicles were fitted with illegal exhausts, 80 vehicles were caught with improper lights, while 90 vehicles displayed improper number plates.LTA reminded motorists that it will continue to take firm action against offenders to keep Singapore's roads safe. Motorists who are found guilty of carrying out illegal modifications on their vehicles could face fines of up to $20,000 and/or two years' imprisonment.

Second Vice President Enock Chihana, who also leads the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), used the final campaign event in Chinsapo to publicly back Mike Chinzukira, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for the Lilongwe City Bwaila by‑election scheduled for 30 June. Chihana framed his endorsement in developmental terms, telling supporters that Chinzukira would bring improved […] The post Chihana backs Chinzukira as DPP seeks momentum in Bwaila by‑election appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

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