Figure discrète mais essentielle du monde culturel polynésien, la déléguée générale du Fifo, chercheuse et éditrice, Mareva Leu est décédée en Nouvelle-Zélande le 11 novembre. Elle aurait eu 44 ans le 25 novembre prochain.

One of the men charged with murder following a fatal fight at a Chin Swee Road HDB block was taken back to the scene on Wednesday (Nov 12) morning.Poh Choon Kiat, 59, arrived at Block 51 Chin Swee Road at about 9.40am and was escorted by police officers to the 15th, 17th and 19th floors of the building.Poh and another man, 58-year-old Tan Boon Hui, are accused of killing Jaganthan Arunasalam between 1am and 3am on Nov 8.The three men, and another 36-year-old man who is a friend of the deceased, were allegedly involved in a fight that led to Jaganthan being stabbed. The 56-year-old man was found lying outside his unit and later died in hospital.Poh, who was wearing a foot brace, showed no emotion as he was brought to the crime scene. The murder suspect was first brought to the 17th storey, where Jaganthan lived, and answered questions posed by investigators. He was then taken to the 15th and 19th floors, where the fight is believed to have spanned.

One person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a second-floor HDB flat in Yishun on Wednesday morning (Nov 12).The incident took place at about 10.10am at Block 839 Yishun St 81.In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the fire was extinguished with a water jet, and that one person from the affected unit felt unwell and was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. It added that preliminary findings indicate that the fire likely originated from cooking left unattended. Speaking to AsiaOne, a female resident in her 30s, who wished to be known only as Ng, said that the occupier is an elderly Indian lady who lives alone.

Andre Anderson, president of the Clarendon branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), is urging farmers to adopt more resilient practices and diversify their crops as they work to rebuild after Hurricane Melissa, which left widespread...

Jamaica-born pilot Captain Barrington Irving Jr and his non-profit Experience Aviation team, in partnership with Florida-based Memorial Healthcare System and the Buju Banton Foundation, have delivered more than 100,000 pounds of medical supplies to...

Under heavy clouds on Tuesday, the Zuiderdam cruise ship became the first vessel in more than a year to dock at the Ocho Rios pier after extensive repairs. The facility had been closed since suffering major damage in February 2024. The Government...

WESTERN BUREAU: Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s tourism belt, the Iberostar Rose Hall complex in Montego Bay, St James, roared back to life on Monday, welcoming its first new guests with drumming, dancing, and the unmistakable...

The health secretary will use the money to axe layers of management across NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and local care boards.

Merseyside police said they would be 'obtaining full transcripts' of the hearings from last week, when Axel Rudakubana's parents spent two days in the witness box.

Up to 11 men are claimed to have made allegations against their former teacher Mike Thompson, who wrote the Penguin Lessons under the pseudonym of Tom Michell.

Peaty, 30, and Holly have dramatically banned his mother Caroline from attending their forthcoming wedding - and now family sources blame the explosive feud on him becoming starry eyed.

The directive, part of several the Trump administration have floated to crackdown on unwanted travel to the US, names obesity as part of several medical conditions that could come at an expense.

Alexey Ivanov noted the leaders and the foreign ministers remain in constant contact

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including its militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.

Serbia has found itself «between a rock and a hard place» amid the conflicting objectives pursued by Western countries and Russia, said serbian leader

The territorial conquests of the Russians now amount to around 20% of the landmass of Ukraine before 2022, and the Europeans haven't got the money to sustain the military confrontation on their own, he said

The data showed that the volume of dry cargo handled reached 362.9 mln tons

The number of cases involving unauthorized absence from a military unit

They were caused by the illegal unilateral sanctions imposed against Russian, Alexey Ivanov said

The multi-billion-kwacha Salima–Lilongwe Water Project—once touted as Malawi’s most transformative water supply venture—is now staggering under the weight of political sabotage, greed, and betrayal from within government itself. Sources at Capital Hill have confided that powerful officials in two ministries unrelated to water are scheming behind the scenes to frustrate and possibly derail the project. […] The post Salima–Lilongwe Water Project on the brink: Political greed, corruption, and sabotage threaten Malawi’s most ambitious infrastructure dream appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Sixteen men and six women are being investigated for various offences following a 10-day multi-agency enforcement operation in Geylang.The operations, conducted from Sept 18 to 28, involved officers from Bedok Police Division and the Criminal Investigation Department; Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB); Health Sciences Authority (HSA); Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA); Land Transport Authority (LTA); Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF); Singapore Food Agency; and the Singapore Customs.In a statement to the media on Tuesday (Nov 11), the police said that the operations are part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on illegal and criminal activities in Geylang.The alleged offences the 22 persons are being investigated for include: breach of fire safety regulations, drugs-related activities, illegal gambling, illegal hawking, illegal sales of health products, and vice activities.Illegal online gambling in residential unitSix men and one woman, aged between 49 and 64, were arrested for suspected illegal online gambling activities on Sept 18.

A 27-year-old motorcyclist died following an accident on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Monday (Nov 10).In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to an accident along the PIE towards Changi Airport after the Lorong 6 Toa Payoh exit at around 10.25am.The motorcyclist was conveyed to Tan Tong Seng Hospital, SCDF added.The police also said that the motorcyclist was unconscious when taken to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries and died.The 31-year-old car driver involved in the accident was arrested for driving without reasonable consideration and causing death, the police added.Police investigations are ongoing.[[nid:725162]]dana.leong@asiaone.com

For over a year, a domestic helper secretly used her elderly employer's debit cards to make cash withdrawals totalling almost $70,000.Indonesian national Selvi Moede, 37, was sentenced to 14 months' jail on Monday (Nov 10). She pleaded guilty to two charges of theft, with three charges relating to unauthorised access to computer material under the Computer Misuse Act taken into consideration for sentencing.According to court documents seen by AsiaOne, Moede stole $69,600 from her employer's OCBC and DBS accounts between Dec 6, 2023, and April 14, 2025. She and the 82-year-old victim lived together in a flat, reported Shin Min Daily News.Her employer kept two debit cards in her wallet and had written down her PIN numbers on a piece of paper, which she stuck on the cards.Without her employer's knowledge and consent, Moede would take a debit card from the wallet and withdraw cash from an ATM in Bishan.She did so on 86 occasions, according to the Chinese daily.Her sentence was backdated to the date of her arrest on Oct 23. No restitution has been made to the victim, reported Shin Min.[[nid:725175]]

À Mataiea, les pereo’o faraoa sont devenus une institution. Tous les matins ou presque, ils sillonnent les différents quartiers de la commune afin de livrer pains et autres viennoiseries. Relancés pendant le Covid, le service a rencontré un tel succès qu'il ne s’est jamais arrêté. Mieux, les commerces ambulants se développent au-delà de la boulangerie.

À peine arrivée dans l'Hexagone, l'AS Pirae s'est mise au travail. C'est du côté du centre d'entraînement de Lisses, en grande banlieue parisienne, que les hommes de Vatea Terai se préparent pour leur déplacement en Coupe de France, samedi 15 novembre prochain, sur le terrain du Carnoux FC, formation de Nationale 3.

Après l'attaque de requin survenue dimanche dernier à Ua Pou, aux Marquises, l'heure est aux questions. Les morsures de requins restent globalement rares et peu graves, en Polynésie. Toutefois, l'activité humaine contribue à attirer les squales.

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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says 88 shelters remain operational across nine parishes, currently housing approximately 1,100 citizens, two weeks after the passage...

A 26-year-old Manchester woman and her three children have been reported missing. Being sought are Dana McKenzie and her three children, 1-year-old Gabriella Martin, 3-year-old Kemario Martin, and 7-year-old Shemar Martin, all of Warrick district...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new directive by President Donald Trump’s administration could make it more difficult for foreigners to visit or live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions such as diabetes or obesity or lack the economic...

Democrats are embroiled in a new round of infighting, while Republicans are bracing for longer-term consequences if they continue to oppose an extension of Obamacare subsidies.

The Trump administration has twice gone to the Supreme Court in recent days, seeking to prevent other judges from forcing it to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.

The UK has reportedly suspended sharing intelligence with the US on suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean Read Full Article at RT.com