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Three individuals, all Indian nationals, were charged by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Thursday (Aug 27) for harbouring immigration offenders in separate cases.The trio — Patil Shubham Bhagwan, 27; Laddi, 31; and, Chumber Dheeraj Kumar, 37 — were accused of harbouring immigration offenders, in three separate cases, with reckless disregard as to whether the offenders' respective stay in Singapore was valid.Patil allegedly harboured 19-year-old Indian national Sharma Kartik in his Chai Chee Road residential unit from September 2025 till April this year.This was despite Sharma's visit pass having expired on September 8 last year.Laddi committed the same offence by allegedly harbouring 31-year-old Indian national Gulshan in a unit in Yishun Ring Road from December 2025 until May this year.The 31-year-old had remained unlawfully in Singapore after the expiry of his visit pass in April 2023.Meanwhile, Chumber, is accused of harbouring 36-year-old Sidhu Harpreet Singh in a unit in Jalan Rumah Tinggu from May to August this year.Sidhu's visit pass expired on April 30 this year.

Senior Minister (SM) Lee Hsien Loong took a break from his official engagements in Kazakhstan to experience a few local activities, including holding an eagle and trying his hand at archery.He also donned traditional Kazakh attire during his time in Almaty which is the largest city in Kazakhstan, as seen in a video shared on his Instagram (IG) on Wednesday (August 26).In the video, he can be seen holding the eagle while asking, «How many kilos is the eagle?», to which the handler replied that it weighed five kilogrammes.SM Lee, smiling broadly, exclaimed, «Wow!» as the eagle perched on his right arm.In his IG post, SM Lee also shared glimpses of his time in Almaty, including the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains, as he took some time to explore the city.The lighter moments came alongside a packed schedule of meetings, including one with Almaty Mayor Darkhan Satybaldy.SM Lee is on an official visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from August 24 to 31, his first visit to Central Asia. 

A total of 231 people, including a 15-year-old, are being investigated by the police for their alleged involvement in scams as scammers or money mules, following a two-week operation between Aug 13 and Aug 26.The latest operation comes immediately after an earlier two-week operation from July 30 to Aug 12.The August operation involved officers from the police's Cyber Command and the seven police land divisions.Police said in a news release on Thursday (Aug 27) that the 149 men and 82 women being investigated are aged between 15 and 76.They are believed to be involved in more than 721 scam cases comprising mainly e-commerce scams, phishing scams, job scams, government official impersonation scams, investment scams and lucky draw scams, where victims reportedly lost about $4.1 million.They are now being investigated for various alleged offences including cheating, money laundering, or providing payment services without a licence.

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The police have raided iron ore trader Radiant World's premises in Singapore amid ongoing investigations.Its corporate address is at 6 Battery Road.Radiant World has come under scrutiny from counterparties in recent weeks over invoices provided to its banks.The US Justice Department is also probing transactions around Radiant World, with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission said to be examining trades involving the company and its creditors, Bloomberg reported. Meanwhile Deutsche Bank and KBC Group NV have frozen some of Radiant's Singapore bank accounts, while other lenders have suspended credit lines.Both banks declined to comment at the time of earlier reports on Aug 20.Earlier on Aug 20, the police had said in response to media queries that they received reports about Radiant World.In an updated statement to AsiaOne on Aug 27, the police confirmed that investigations are ongoing.

A man called several Neighbourhood Police Centres (NPC) over 1,000 times in the span of one week and stayed silent when officers picked up the phone.Foo Jia Hong, a 37-year-old Singaporean, was handed a jail sentence of 23 days on Wednesday (Aug 26) after he pleaded guilty to one charge of obstructing police officers at Yishun NPC from carrying out their duties by making silent calls.Three other charges for similarly making silent calls to Bedok NPC, Geylang NPC and Ang Mo Kio North NPC were taken into consideration during sentencing.The court heard that Foo had dialled the NPCs between April 21 and 29 for «fun and enjoyment», reported The Straits Times.He reportedly used a SIM card which he found in a second-hand mobile phone cover he bought earlier this year. He then used the card to make calls to the NPCs, but remained silent when officers answered.425 calls to Yishun NPCA total of 1,035 silent calls were made, of which 425 were to Yishun NPC, according to court documents.

Two Singaporeans travelling with a tour group are missing in Nepal following flooding near the country's border with Tibet, according to their tour company, reported AFP. The 47-member group also included 15 Australians, 10 Canadians, nine Nepalese, eight Americans, two Britons and one Russian-American dual citizen.Among the 15 Australians missing are two teenage boys.The group, which was travelling with tour company Himalayan Glacier, was reported missing after flooding hit the area, the company's managing director Sanket Pandey told AFP on Thursday (Aug 27).«At this time they are still missing. Our team is checking hospitals where victims are coming in,» he said.Pandey added that most of the group were staying in the Rasuwagadhi area, which was hit by the flooding, with several others travelling into the town. AsiaOne has reached out to Himalayan Glacier and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for further information.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canadians must double down on their diplomatic efforts to convince U.S. lawmakers and citizens that the escalating trade war is destructive for everyone on both sides of the border.

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong was conferred the Order of Dostyk of the First Class by Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday (Aug 26) for his significant contributions to the development of comprehensive cooperation between the two states. The Order, one of Kazakhstan's highest state awards, is awarded to individuals for the promotion of peace, friendship and cooperation between peoples. SM Lee is on an official visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from Aug 24 to Aug 31, his first visit to Central Asia.President Tokayev pointed out in a statement by his office that the dynamic development of bilateral relations has been underpinned by regular political dialogue, growing trade and increasing Singaporean investment into Kazakhstan. «Kazakhstan and Singapore remain largest trading partners for each other in their respective regions of Central and Southeast Asia. The number of companies with Singaporean capital is growing, reaching almost 500,» President Tokayev noted in his remarks at a bilateral meeting with SM Lee and the Singapore delegation.

Two men, aged 23 and 31, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after Valentina Foster and her aunt Natalie McDonald, 34, died in the blaze in Grangetown on Wednesday.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed at Birmingham Airport at lunchtime on Wednesday after flying on a private plane from California to start their new life in the country.

In a case that highlights some of the worst fears over the Channel migrant crisis, Ibrahim Albashir, who was refused asylum in France, turned to people smugglers to cross from Calais.

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A 21-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a scheme to buy e-wallets from work permit holders to use in scams, the police said on Wednesday (Aug 26).He allegedly bought work permit holders' Singpass accounts for $50 each and then used them to apply for e-wallets.Scam proceeds of at least $9,792 were found to have been transacted through these e-wallets, the police stated.Officers from the Clementi Police Division conducted an operation between Aug 25 and 26 to determine the identity of the man and the work permit holders to take enforcement action against them.The man was subsequently arrested and will be charged in court on Thursday for cheating.If found guilty, he will be fined and jailed for up to three years.Work permit holders who sold him their Singpass accounts for e-wallets may be slapped with the offence of abetment of cheating, which may also come with a jail term of up to three years and a fine.The police also urged the public not to accept offers of quick money in exchange for their bank accounts, e-wallets, Singpass accounts or credentials.

Two men, aged 25 and 47, were arrested on Tuesday (Aug 25) for their their allegedly involvement in fraudulently obtaining the Singpass login credentials of Singapore citizens and work permit holders. Police said in a news release on Wednesday that the two male Chinese Malaysians were arrested following an operation conducted between Aug 21 and 25.The operation — to identify the syndicate members — involved officers from the police's Cyber Command, supported by the Singpass Trust & Safety team at the Government Technology Agency of Singapore.The two arrested Malaysian men were employees of a mobile phone shop in Singapore, the police said, adding that they allegedly exploited opportunities arising from their work to access customers' Singpass accounts.In one instance, one of the two men offered a customer, who was purchasing a new SIM card, to update the mobile number linked to the customer's Singpass account.He however used the opportunity to create a LiquidPay account without the customer's knowledge.

Football-mad tycoon William Mpinganjira has revealed he’s ploughed a jaw-dropping K2 BILLION into his beloved Ekhaya FC in just three years — as the club gears up to take on his own father’s team in a blockbuster cup final showdown. The Ekhaya president dropped the eye-watering figure at a press briefing in Blantyre on Monday, […] The post Wills Mpinganjira reveals K2bn Ekhaya FC investment ahead of Airtel cup final appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

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The Russian presidential adviser said that virtually no Asian country condemned the special military operation or joined the anti-Russian front being formed on the basis of NATO

Malawi’s Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr Ben Malunga Phiri, has issued a stark warning over the dangers of the country’s motorcycle taxi industry, urging kabaza operators to take a leaf out of Rwanda’s book, where strict government regulations have forced riders to adhere to strict safety and order standards. Dr Phiri delivered […] The post Minister Ben Phiri demands Malawi copy Rwanda’s iron-fist crackdown on kabaza chaos appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A retired military pilot has told the parliamentary committee investigating the Chikangawa plane crash that he would not have permitted the aircraft carrying former vice-president Saulos Chilima to depart, given the weather conditions at Mzuzu Airdrome on the morning of the crash. Brigadier General Juvenalis Mtende, a former Dornier pilot with extensive experience flying VVIP […] The post Ex-military pilot tells inquiry weather made Chilima flight unsafe: ‘I would not have taken off’ appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.