Six Singaporeans were injured on Saturday (May 9) when the minibus they were travelling in crashed along a mountain road in Indonesia, reported local media outlet Detik. Footage of the accident circulating online shows the vehicle careening down the road and crashing into a telephone pole.The impact caused the pole to tilt and almost fall over.The accident took place at 12.40pm local time along the route, which is popular with tourists travelling to and from Mount Bromo, reported local media. The vehicle was ferrying the six tourists from the mountain to Surabaya, when it encountered alleged brake failure, said the Indonesian traffic police unit, Detik reported.According to the group's tour guide, Yopi, the minibus' brakes failed about 300m before the crash, causing it to go out of control on the sloping road and hit four other vehicles.All the injured were reportedly taken to a hospital in Probolinggo City for treatment.

Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Singapore Customs have foiled an attempt to smuggle some 9,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes in an inbound-container on April 21.In a news release on Monday (May 11), the law enforcement agencies said the 20-foot container was targeted for enhanced checks at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station based on a risk assessment conducted by ICA's Integrated Targeting Centre and Customs' data analytics.The container, with its consignment of goods declared as «Smart LED bulb», was instead found with 9,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes during further checks.According to Customs, the estimated value of the duty-unpaid cigarettes seized is about $1,168,675.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) will be establishing a new Cyber Command unit to tackle evolving digital threats, Minister of State for Home Affairs Goh Pei Ming announced on Monday (May 11).To launch in July this year, the Cyber Command is set to consolidate existing cybercrime and anti-scam capabilities across the SPF under a single command and improve the police's capabilities, Goh said.Goh, who is also the Minister of State for Social and Family Development, was speaking at the Anti-Scam Conference 2026 held from May 11 to May 13.The conference saw attendees from over 20 countries in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Middle East, as well as international organisations, industry partners and local stakeholders.SPF has partnered the French National Police's International Security Cooperation Directorate, the UAE Ministry of Interior, and the International Security Alliance to organise this conference. 

The Indian prime minister stressed the importance of fuel economy, called for a return to working from home and a review of consumption habits

Several bodies were found inside a Union Pacific boxcar at a railyard in Laredo on Sunday afternoon, police said.

En raison de la vigilance orange pour les fortes pluies maintenue sur l'archipel de la Société par Météo France, la commune de Papara a pris un arrêté pour interdire l'accès aux plages (notamment Taharu'u), ainsi que toutes les activités nautiques jusqu'à la levée de la vigilance orange.

C’est une victoire pour le patrimoine architectural de la commune d’Arue. L’ancienne mairie, connue sous le nom de « La Saintonge », a été classée monument historique par arrêté du conseil des ministres, le 6 mai dernier. Le bâtiment, qui célèbre ses 134 ans cette année, va donc pouvoir être restauré tel qu’il était à l’origine, et cela en bénéficiant de subventions de l’Etat et du Pays.

The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund commented on a publication about European leaders facing unprecedented unpopularity

Semyon Grigoryev emphasized that the countries have «a reliable strategic partnership and alliance, dynamic contacts in all areas, and sustainable mechanisms for sectoral cooperation»

According to the Israeli prime minister, a significant weakening of Iran or a radical change of power would imply the collapse of Hezbollah, Hamas, and Yemeni Houthi rebels from the Ansar Allah movement

Gennady Ovechko, department director, says that more than 17,500 free consultations were provided in 2025

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara separately acknowledged that maintaining contacts with Russia as a neighboring state remains important for Japan

Daily wage earners constituted 31% of all suicide deaths in 2024, the highest in a decade, with 52,910 such fatalities. This marks a significant increase from previous years, as the total number of suicides nationwide rose to 1.7 lakh. Family problems and illness remain the primary reported causes for these tragic deaths.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has denied blocking Rahul Gandhi's social media posts featuring Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay. Sources stated that Instagram's internal system mistakenly flagged the content, which has since been restored. This clarification comes after Congress alleged the ministry was suppressing opposition voices.

La vigilance orange pour les fortes pluies est maintenue par Météo France sur l'archipel de la Société. Plusieurs maisons sont inondées, des foyers privés d'électricité et des routes barrées, dont celle de Faaone, sur la côte Est de Tahiti.

A 56-year-old male car driver died on Sunday (May 10) after the the car he was driving crashed into a tree following an accident with another car in Clementi.The accident happened at about 6.10pm along Clementi Avenue 2 towards West Coast Road. Map showing where the accident took place. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, Social media Photographs and videos of the aftermath circulating on social media show a black Jaguar saloon car wrapped around a tree in a road divider. The impact left the driver dangling out from his car with a pool of blood seen nearby, with debris strewn across both sides of the road.

As the chairman of the Singapore Management University (SMU) board of trustees strides into the meeting room, one thing is noticeable: He is not wearing a tie.For Piyush Gupta, it is a pivot from his days as CEO of DBS, when he wore one in the bank's signature red with his sharp suits and carried a briefcase. These days, he shoulders a simple backpack.  But once settled in for the interview with The Business Times, Gupta is the same erudite speaker he has always been, discoursing on topics as diverse as meditation, conservation and education.And despite having spent 45 years of his career in banking — 15 of them at DBS which he helped shape into a regional powerhouse — he dwells very little on the past.  Plan, plan and plan — because you are likely to live to 100This is, after all, an interview with him about his new phase of life, after stepping down from the bank at the end of March 2025. Leaving at the pinnacle of one's success can be a terrifying prospect for many, but his departure was something that he proactively engineered.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Tommy Colm Witty and Alexander Lee Anderson faced sentences of up to 10 years if convicted over the incident.

A masterful interpreter of Shakespeare, Pennington was nevertheless perhaps best known for his role as Moff Jerjerrod in George Lucas' 1983 sci-fi classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

In an explosive intervention, Angela Rayner broke cover with an extraordinary statement eviscerating the Prime Minister's record in office.

Orthopaedic surgeon Zsolt Hegedus - a former NHS doctor tipped as one of the rising stars of Hungary's new government - erupted into a frenzy of air guitar, high kicks and wild arm-waving.

Short, 76, spoke with CBS Sunday Mornings about the family tragedy, comparing it to the 2010 death of his wife Nancy Dolman via cancer.

Two Indian crew members aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship are healthy and asymptomatic following a hantavirus scare. The vessel anchored off Spain's Canary Islands, and the two Indians have since been evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine and health monitoring.

Russia awaits “explanations” from Armenia over its treatment of “anti-Russian” statements made by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky in Yerevan Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has vowed to secure Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile “at some point” Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has called Iran’s response to Washington’s latest proposal for ending the war “totally unacceptable” Read Full Article at RT.com

The British military has had to airdrop medics and supplies to treat a suspected hantavirus case in a remote overseas territory Read Full Article at RT.com

Civilian infrastructure in Crimea, Krasnodar, Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, and Rostov, came under attacks on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said Read Full Article at RT.com

The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 15-year-old girl, Rabiatul AdawiyahIn a news release on Sunday (May 10) night, the police said she was last seen at Block 32 Bendemeer Road at about 5.10pm on Sunday.The said address is in the vicinity of Bendemeer Market and Food Centre and Boon Keng MRT station.According to the police, she was wearing a pink headscarf and a white long-sleeved shirt as seen in the photograph.Those with information are urged to contact the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.All information will be kept strictly confidential.[[nid:735166]]editor@asiaone.com 

'Govt change sans violence best proof'

India and UAE are finalizing an agreement to facilitate the evacuation of Indian workers via Fujairah port, a move likely to be signed during PM Modi's upcoming stopover. This pact addresses potential disruptions from the West Asia conflict, offering a crucial maritime route for over 4 million Indian workers in the UAE.

Amid global energy disruptions, PM Modi urged Indians to conserve foreign exchange by reducing reliance on imported fuel. He advocated for public transport, work-from-home, avoiding overseas trips and non-essential gold purchases for a year. The Prime Minister also encouraged farmers to halve chemical fertilizer use and shift towards natural farming.

Two Indian crew members aboard the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius have been evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine, confirmed healthy and asymptomatic by the Indian Embassy in Spain. The Dutch-flagged vessel experienced an outbreak after anchoring off the Canary Islands. The WHO advised a risk-based approach for managing contacts, noting limited human-to-human transmission of the Andes virus.

The US president criticized the policies of his predecessors, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, regarding Tehran