Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place

A man from China who was denied entry at Woodlands Checkpoint allegedly tried to bribe his way into the country.Lin Zekun, 34, purportedly offered $200 to an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer at the checkpoint on May 18.At the State Courts on Thursday (June 11), Lin was charged with one count of offering a bribe under the Prevention of Corruption Act.If found guilty, he faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or up to five years' jail.In a statement on Wednesday, the Corrupt Practices Investigative Bureau (CPIB) said ICA Inspector Goh Hee Chuah rejected the bribe and referred the case to the anti-graft agency.CPIB reiterated that Singapore adopts «a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption».The bureau said it looks into all corruption related complaints and reports, including anonymous ones. 

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam is on a working visit to the United Kingdom from June 11 to 18.The visit comes on the back of a working visit to the South Africa from June 2 to 8, and a state visit to Tanzania from June 8 to 10.According to a statement from the President's Office, Tharman will deliver a special address at the University of Oxford hosted by the Blavatnik School of Government.He will also participate in the inaugural conference of the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Global School of Sustainability.While in the United Kingdom, President Tharman will also hold engagements with members of the House of Lords, as well as academic, think tank and media thought leaders.He will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, and the President's Office.Recent visits to South Africa, TanzaniaIn South Africa, President Tharman met with the country's leaders including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. 

SINGAPORE - DBS Group, Singapore's biggest bank by assets, said on Thursday (June 11) it will offer tokenised physical gold to retail customers as demand for the precious metal grows and the city-state pushes to become a gold trading hub.The rollout comes as gold remains in demand as a store of value despite recent price swings. Gold prices touched a record high of US$5,600 an ounce this year amid concerns over inflation, geopolitical tensions and market volatility, but spot gold fell to US$4,111.95 on Wednesday, its lowest since March 23 and down 27 per cent from that peak.DBS, which is also Southeast Asia's biggest bank, said in a statement that DBS Physical Gold Tokens will be available through its digibank app in the second half of 2026.It said the offering would be the first in Singapore to let retail customers digitally access, hold and trade tokenised physical gold through a single platform.Tokenisation refers to turning ownership of a real asset into a digital token that can be traded electronically.

Americans have become less accepting of several social behaviors after decades of moral permissiveness, according to a Gallup survey Read Full Article at RT.com

Black teenager Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing white high school student Austin Metcalf Read Full Article at RT.com

Investigators are set to miss the one-year deadline for the Air India Boeing 787 crash report, with critical engine analysis still underway in the US. A preliminary report indicated fuel control switches moved to 'CUTOFF' after takeoff, but confusion remains regarding pilot action or technical malfunction.

The FBI has uncovered significant links between Chinese criminal enterprises and scam compounds in Southeast Asia, which are used for large-scale transnational fraud. These operations steal billions, exploit cryptocurrency, and traffic humans, though the FBI has found no evidence of Chinese government involvement. The bureau is actively working with international law enforcement to dismantle these sophisticated networks.

Les professionnels du BTP alertent sur la lenteur des procédures administratives d’autorisation d’exploitation des carrières en Polynésie. Ces délais compliquent la mise en service de nouveaux sites et contribuent à une pénurie d’agrégats, matériaux essentiels à la construction de routes, de logements et d’infrastructures publiques.

Several call him a personal friend and a trusted ally

The US Central Command also said that not a single US ship had been struck in the Strait

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Americans have become less accepting of several social behaviors after decades of moral permissiveness, according to a Gallup survey Read Full Article at RT.com

As Dylan Jordan lay dying on Golf Avenue, a flood of health-care workers from nearby St. Clare's Mercy Hospital sprinted down the stairs and into the street to provide medical attention.

Proposed legislation to ban the sale of energy drinks to people under 16 in Quebec is expected to pass on Thursday. It would make the province the first North American jurisdiction to impose age-based restrictions on caffeinated energy drinks.

Danielle Dobersheck's oldest daughter told police her parents had broken up, but that they were going on a date on the night her mom was allegedly killed by her dad. The videotaped statement was played in Melfort Court of King's Bench on Wednesday. Cody Chubey, 38, is on trial for first-degree murder of Danielle Dobersheck.

The RCMP are investigating an allegation that the principal and founder of a local planning consulting firm offered campaign donations in exchange for votes from Calgary city council.

Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior check-ups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which specialists assessed the president.

Explosions were also heard in the Sikir and Minab counties in southern Iran

Apart from that, clashes between the US and Iranian naval forces were reported

This process has significantly improved compared to the beginning of the war with Iran, Pete Hegseth said