Three judicial commissioners will be appointed as judges of the High Court on Aug 1, while an existing Supreme Court judge will be reappointed as justice of the Court of Appeal for a year, said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Wednesday (July 16).The Supreme Court comprises the Court of Appeal and the High Court. Justice Steven Chong Horng Siong, 67, will be reappointed as a Justice of the Court of Appeal from Sept 23 when his three-year-term ends.He specialises in several areas including arbitration, complex commercial cases, banking, securities, and shipping. Justice Chong was appointed Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court on Oct 1, 2009, and judge of the High Court on June 1, 2010. Between 2012 and 2014, he served as attorney-general and returned to the bench as High Court judge in June 2014, and was appointed as a judge of appeal (now known as justice of the Court of Appeal) in April 2017. He was reappointed as Justice of the Court of Appeal in September 2022.

The US president has said Kiev will receive “17 Patriots,” but did not specify if they would be batteries or separate launchers Read Full Article at RT.com

Delivering on its Russia tariff threat would throw Washington into a showdown with Beijing, the outlet has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A Technical Working Group (TWG) for Sandalwood Products has been established to guide the implementation of the resolutions adopted during the first National Sandalwood Forum held last year.

The driver responsible for the fatal hit-and-run accident near the Stella Marie area on Wednesday, July 9, at approximately 11:00pm that killed a young woman from Tanna remains unidentified after fleeing the scene.

The Vanuatu Electoral Commission has confirmed that the verification of ballot boxes for the recent Provincial and By-Elections will be completed tomorrow.

France has projected €18 million (approximately VT2.5 billion) in funding for the world’s first Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) submarine cable connecting Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

An eviction order was carried out yesterday at the Club Hippique area (Zone 4), removing the last remaining residents from a two-hectare leasehold property that had been under legal dispute for years.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused the EU of funding Ukraine’s walk toward destruction Read Full Article at RT.com

Trump has denied a Military Watch Magazine report that he is considering sending JASSM cruise missiles to Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Mark Rutte has asked the BRICS leaders to call Vladimir Putin and convince him to get serious about peace talks Read Full Article at RT.com

Mali has accused the Czech Republic of violating sporting norms with an “unfriendly attitude” toward its women’s basketball team Read Full Article at RT.com

The Czech Republic will not be buying American weapons for Ukraine under a new NATO scheme, Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated Read Full Article at RT.com

Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines.

An agency-by-agency look at how President Donald Trump and his advisors plan to dramatically shrink the federal government.

He was planning to register his marriage to his girlfriend next year, but an accident last month has left 32-year-old Malaysian Guo Jiahuang in a coma for about 20 days.Guo, who hails from Ipoh, was riding his motorcycle from Johor Bahru on the morning of June 25 to drop his girlfriend, Lin Yingying, 37, who works at a food factory in Singapore, when the accident occurred, Shin Min Daily News reported.The couple were on the Seletar Expressway (SLE) towards the Central Expressway (CTE) when two vehicles ahead of them collided. Unable to stop in time, Guo's motorcycle crashed and the couple were thrown off the bike.Both Lin and Guo were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, confirmed the Singapore Civil Defence Force in a reply to AsiaOne's query.When contacted by AsiaOne, police stated that they were alerted to an accident involving two cars and a motorcycle along the SLE towards the CTE on on June 25, at about 5.15am.A 31-year-old male motorcyclist was taken to the hospital unconscious while his 37-year-old pillion rider was conscious when taken to hospital.

SINGAPORE — Drunk after consuming two cans of beer, a man pushed another intoxicated man he did not know into the Singapore River and caused the latter to drown.Prosecutors said Legha Pawan's act on June 30, 2024, which led to the death of Jasbir Singh, 33, was unprovoked and done for no apparent reason.On July 16, Legha, 22, was sentenced to two years' and 11 months' jail after he admitted to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt which causes grievous hurt.Another charge of using criminal force on a woman the same night was taken into consideration for sentencing.Both Legha and Singh are Indian nationals. Singh, a construction worker, was married and had two young children.The court heard that Legha had come to Singapore to further his studies and was enrolled at the private educational institution Birmingham Academy at the time.That evening, Legha and five of his housemates were in the Clarke Quay area, where they bought beer and snacks and sat on the steps by the riverside talking. Other acquaintances soon joined them.

A group of up to 30 women dressed in revealing clothes have reportedly been hanging out near Orchard Road at night allegedly soliciting business from male passers-by.They have been gathering outside Forum The Shopping Mall about three months ago, according to a tip-off sent to Shin Min Daily News.The anonymous informant claimed that the number of women loitering along the walkway would reach its peak at about 11pm. Most of them would stay till around 1am, with some supposedly staying until 4am.«At the most, there were between 20 to 30 of them, and it is a serious issue,» he said.A reporter from the Chinese evening daily who visited the scene spotted about 10 sexily dressed women, believed to be between the ages of 20 and 40, sitting on benches or stairs along the street.The women would approach male passers-by and allegedly flirt with them, initiating physical contact and saying: «Be my boyfriend tonight.»According to the reporter, both parties will agree on a price before walking to a nearby bus stop or taxi stand and leaving.

Manipur authorities halted nearly 100 internally displaced people from returning to their villages near Sajiwa, Imphal East, citing precautionary measures. This action follows the ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities, which has displaced thousands since May 2023.

Uttarakhand schools will now recite Shrimad Bhagavad Gita shlokas during prayer. The government wants to blend traditional knowledge with modern education. Students will learn the meaning and relevance of the shlokas. Teachers will explain the Gita's principles. The goal is to develop human values and character. New textbooks incorporating Gita and Ramayana teachings are expected.

Five years ago, a shabby run down hotel on the edge of the Essex market town of Epping became the subject of unwarranted attention.

Here we contrast what they said in court - when journalists were gagged - and what they are saying now.

Ce document s’intègre dans une série d’études qui, avec une perspective de droit comparé, visent à faire une présentation du principe de protection de l’environnement dans différents ordres juridiques. Après avoir expliqué le droit positif et la jurisprudence d’application, le contenu, les limites et la possible évolution de ce principe sont examinés. La présente étude a pour objet le cas de la Belgique. Dans le cadre d’une politique d’utilisation durable de l’environnement, objectif d’ordre constitutionnel, le droit est amené à jouer un rôle primordial, en ce qu’il attache une force contraignante à des objectifs de conservation et en ce qu’il détermine les moyens pour les réaliser. Tout l’enjeu est d’ajuster les règles en vue d’atteindre les objectifs fixés par le législateur. La consécration dans la Constitution belge d’un droit à un environnement sain constitua indéniablement une avancée. Si ce droit n’est pas directement applicable, il influence néanmoins les conditions liées à l’intérêt à agir ainsi que la mise en balance des intérêts. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The €650 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) finances reform and investment measures in EU Member States until 2026 to mitigate the socio-economic upshots of the pandemic and foster the twin transitions. Article 10 of the RRF Regulation sets out conditions for commitment and payment suspensions based on the macroeconomic position of Member States. In cases where the public finances of EU countries are not in line with the EU economic governance framework and Member States do not make any credible efforts to correct macroeconomic imbalances, the European Commission may propose the enactment of RRF suspensions to the Council. Any suspension would stop the countries concerned from benefiting in full and on time from RRF grants and loans. The Commission has not proposed any such suspension so far. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Revenue from retail chains excluding digital sales rose by 19.2% to $26.8 bln

«When the US uses negotiations as a tool to deceive Iran and cover up a sudden military attack by the Zionist regime [Israel], talks cannot be conducted as before,» the Iranian parliament said

On June 6, the Bank of Russia lowered the key rate by 100 basis points to 20% annually, after a prolonged period of maintaining it at 21%

Gas output dropped by 3% to 290 bln cubic meters

Director of Research at the Institute for Energy and Finance Alexey Belogoryev likewise does not expect any immediate impact on the market from the potential tariffs

Mandera County elders have initiated renewed efforts to restore peace and stability in some of the region’s most volatile and conflict-prone areas.