Basnayake Keith Spencer, 38, who stabbed a priest at St Joseph's Church in November 2024, has been sentenced to 4 years, 3 months' and nine strokes of the cane. He pleaded guilty to his crime on Friday (Aug 21).Apart from one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Reverend Christopher Lee, Basnayake was handed three additional charges of being in possession of a weapon in March last year.The Singaporean of Sinhalese ethnicity was found with a 14.5cm penknife, a flip knife and a fishing gaff, a pole fitted with a sharp hook, at the church.Basnayake allegedly approached Father Lee, then 57, at the Upper Bukit Timah Road church shortly before 6.30pm on Nov 9.

A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital on Wednesday (Aug 19) following an accident with a lorry along Tuas Viaduct towards Pioneer Road. Dashcam footage of the accident shared with SG Road Vigilante and posted on its Facebook shows a Malaysia-registered motorcycle approaching two lorries along the two-lane carriageway.The motorcyclist is next seen attempting to lane-split between the two lorries.At this moment, traffic ahead of the lorry on the rightmost lane slows and it is seen slowing down and swerving slightly to its left.This manoeuvre resulted in the left rear tyre of the lorry clipping the front wheel of the motorcycle, sending it to the ground and crashing into the viaduct's sidewall.

Singapore's consumer watchdog has warned members of the public of phishing emails impersonating its officers.The Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) said in a Facebook post on Friday (Aug 21) that such emails could be phishing attempts designed to obtain recipients' personal information.It added that recipients of such emails may be asked to click on a link, provide personal information, or take other actions. A closer look at the sender's email address may reveal telltale signs of fraud.In one example shared by CASE, the sender's name appeared as «CASE Investigation», but the email was not sent from «case.org.sg» — the association's official email domain.The consumer watchdog also advised members of the public to always take a moment to check before taking action.«When in doubt, stop, check and verify,» it said.Members of the public can call CASE's helpline at 6277-5100 to verify if an email is genuine. They may also contact the 24/7 ScamShield helpline at 1799.[[nid:743103]]editor@asiaone.com 

Trevor Nelson has announced he has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Health officials have declared a national Salmonella outbreak after one person died and more than 200 people became ill.

A mother tragically died after pushing her son from a train's path. The son had attempted suicide following an argument over money for alcohol. He had rushed onto the railway tracks as a train approached. His mother intervened, saving his life but losing her own. The injured son was hospitalized for treatment in Varanasi.

PressCane Limited has donated road cones to the Milare Police Substation in Blantyre to enhance the safety and visibility of police officers working along the roads. The donation follows a request from the police station after its existing road cones became worn out, leaving officers with inadequate equipment to ensure their visibility and safety during […] The post PressCane supports Milare Police with road cones to boost safety appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

In a new statement, Lesley Vogel, 70, said her daughter became involved with the 'wrong person' - and the family had made an unsuccessful attempt at removing him from her life.

[UN News] The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine from the UN's international vaccine coordination group (ICG) to protect frontline communities against the Ebola virus disease.

[RFI] A deadly landslide at a gold mine on the Cameroon-Central African Republic border has triggered calls for greater oversight of mining operations, after dozens of people were killed and many more were reported missing.

Francofolies de Tahiti 2026 : Jean-Louis Aubert en tête d'affiche pour la 3e édition du festival à Punaauia le 19 septembre

Un pêcheur, recherché dans la nuit du 19 au 20 août après la disparition de son poti marara à l’ouest de Rimatara, a été localisé sain et sauf. Son embarcation était immobilisée en raison d’une panne moteur.

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid the complaints of residents, Opposition Leader Mark Golding has given the Government a failing grade for its response to the impact of Hurricane Melissa in Hanover. “I think the Government’s response to this disaster called Melissa is shockingly bad. It is really atrocious,” said Golding, while addressing a recent town hall meeting at the Hopewell Sports Complex in Hanover.

WESTERN BUREAU: Natalie Neita Garvey, the opposition spokesperson on local government, says the Government’s post-Melissa recovery is too slow and is calling for the decentralisation of its implementation to make it more effective. “Where is the recovery, who is recovering, and where is the recovery money going?” asked Neita Garvey while addressing a recent community consultation in Hopewell, Hanover.

A former Rubis Energy Jamaica driver is fighting to be reinstated after claiming that he was forced to sign a resignation letter following allegations that he was involved in the theft of gas from company trucks. Aduke Walker, 48, who has worked with Rubis since 2023 and has received multiple awards, including two ‘Driver of the Year ’ awards, is insisting that he did not voluntarily resign on June 16 but was pressured into doing so. Asked why he complied and resigned if he was innocent, Walker said, “That’s the question everybody is asking.”

Kemoy Blake, the technical drawing teacher at Winston Jones High School in Manchester, is used to his students achieving high passes in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. But in his eight years at the school, this was the first time all his students scored grade ones in the subject area, with some earning distinctions. “I am extremely proud and grateful. For me as a teacher, it is a very ... moment,” he told The Gleaner, failing to find the right word. “I will always cherish this moment.”

WESTERN BUREAU: Travellers trying to get between Jamaica and Florida in the United States are facing airfares exceeding US$3,000, sold-out flights, and limited alternatives as a severe summer squeeze on airline seats takes hold. The crunch, particularly acute during July and August, has made getting to South Florida – normally less than two hours by air from Jamaica – an expensive and, in some cases, near-impossible exercise.

The fate of those on board is currently unknown

C'était l'agitation tôt ce jeudi matin à Motu Uta. Le centre de tri a pris feu. Le sinistre va perturber le traitement des déchets recyclables dans les prochains jours. Il s'agit du premier incendie d'une telle ampleur enregistré par Fenua Ma depuis sa création, en 2 000.

Donald and Melania Trump joined each other in a rare public appearance on Thursday to celebrate the First Lady's foster care efforts.

Donald Tusk opined that those who built the pipeline should be held accountable, not those who destroyed it

More than 20 buildings were damaged

Earlier this week, the US state debt exceeded record $40 trillion

US Vice President J D Vance did not disclose details of the plan

There were seven people on board

By 4:45 a.m. the growth slowed down to $4,583.5 per troy ounce

Six civil infrastructure sites were damaged, as well as three residential buildings and a number of cars and trucks