Rather than starting the new year on the right foot, these men appear to have chosen to use their fists instead. A volunteer was allegedly attacked by three devotees at the Sheng Hong Temple in Jurong East, according to a Facebook post by the temple's management on Monday (Feb 3). According to them, the incident occurred during the early hours of Jan 29, the first day of Chinese New Year. It is known to be a time where many devotees rush to be the first to plant their incense offerings, believing that it would bring them good fortune. Prior to the worship hall opening to the public for prayers, one devotee purportedly attempted to rush in, accidentally tripping and falling, the post read. Clamouring to his feet, they stated that the devotee then began attacking a volunteer dressed in the temple's uniform. Two other devotees also got involved, attacking the volunteer, said the temple's management. They added that a fourth person wanted to «talk with [the volunteer] outside», to which the volunteer declined, expressing that he did not want there to be any trouble on the first day of Chinese New Year.

The Chinese-Malay-Indian-Others (CMIO) framework has worked well for Singapore, and helped forge and preserve racial harmony, said Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam on Wednesday (Feb 5). He was responding to a parliamentary question by Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Leong Mun Wai on when the Government plans to review the CMIO model. During an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) conference last month, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong said that the CMIO framework should be constantly reviewed to reflect Singapore's increasingly complex multicultural landscape.  In his reply during Parliament, Shanmugam said the CMIO framework helps the Government administer race-based policies and programmes which promote social cohesion, provide targeted interventions within the various racial communities, and safeguard the rights of minorities. This includes the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) which draws from the CMIO framework to ensure a good mix of races in public housing estates. 

Mogadishu (HOL) – The federal government-appointed commissioner of Bardhere district, Mohamed Ilyas Caagane, was killed on Wednesday during heavy fighting between federal government forces and Jubbaland regional forces in Bardhere district, Gedo region.

Letby's new legal team yesterday unveiled a report which claimed all of the 14 babies murdered or harmed by Letby, 35, were victims of bad medical care and died or collapsed because of natural causes.

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SINGAPORE — Singapore has passed a law designed to protect against foreign interference in its race-based clans and business associations, as the government looks to limit outsiders from undermining racial harmony in the multicultural city-state. Under the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill, which was passed late on Tuesday (Feb 4), if an organisation is designated as a race-based entity, they will have to disclose foreign and anonymous donations, foreign affiliations and their leadership. The government can also impose a restraining order to stop an entity from accepting donations from a foreign principal, prohibit anonymous donations or require the entity to return or dispose of donations. The new law also empowers the home affairs minister to issue restraining orders against individuals involved in «content that prejudices the maintenance of racial harmony in Singapore». Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam told parliament the bill was not a panacea for all racial issues and could not prevent insensitivity or racial slights in everyday dealings.

SINGAPORE — A 32-year-old woman has sued her former obstetrician and gynaecologist over an injury she suffered during childbirth in 2020, alleging that his negligence had impacted her marital, social and professional life. The woman is seeking unspecified damages from Dr Khoo Chong Kiat, who practises at CK Khoo Clinic for Women & Laparoscopy. She was working in the funeral business when she had her baby and is now a housewife. Her identity is not disclosed in this story for her privacy. The trial opened in the High Court on Feb 4. The woman, a first-time mother, had a healthy baby girl via vaginal birth on May 3, 2020. Her medical negligence suit, filed in April 2023, levied a host of allegations against the doctor over his treatment of a tear in the tissue wall separating the vagina and the rectum that she suffered during childbirth. The tear led to a rectovaginal fistula, an abnormal connection that allows bowel contents to pass through the vagina. It also caused inflammation and infection in the area. The woman alleged that Dr Khoo did not tell her about the tear before he stitched her up in the delivery suite.

A former police officer convicted of the murder of two men in 2013 has been executed on Wednesday (Feb 5). Iskandar bin Rahmat was sentenced to capital punishment on Dec 4, 2015 for killing Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his elder son, Tan Chee Heong, 42, on July 10, 2013. Iskandar had previously appealed against his conviction but was rejected by the Court of Appeal in 2017. His petitions to the president for clemency were also denied. According to a statement from the Singapore Police Force on Wednesday, the 46-year-old was accorded full due process under the law and was represented by legal counsel both during the trial and at the appeal. «Capital punishment is imposed only for the most serious crimes, including murder,» they added. Kovan double murder During the time of the killings, Iskandar had been facing financial troubles and imminent bankruptcy with over $60,000 in debt.

It was launched in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry

They have «improved their positions on the frontline near the locality of Vyemka northwest of Spornoye as they have advanced around 700 m along a railroad near the settlement of Vyemka in the past day,» Andrey Marochko said

The Moscow Exchange resumed its morning trading session on the stock and Derivatives markets on January 27

According to Abdel Hafiz Nofal, such a gathering should be convened in order to initiate the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, a process that will need an investment of at least $80 billion

Companies also noted the addition of largely full-time workers

Delhi voters are heading to the polls today to elect their new assembly, with 1.5 crore eligible voters deciding the fate of 699 candidates contesting 70 seats. Major parties, including AAP, BJP, and Congress, have presented their promises in a fierce battle for control of the capital.

The move is the latest action in a jarring broadside against America’s foreign aid architecture that has followed President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev has arrived in Somalia for an official visit.

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.

Garowe (HOL) – At least five Puntland regional state soldiers were killed, and nearly 20 others were injured on Tuesday when two armored vehicles they were traveling in hit roadside bombs in the Al-Miskaat mountains.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey requested breach of privilege proceedings against Rahul Gandhi for unverified claims in his recent Lok Sabha speech. Dubey highlighted Gandhi's allegations regarding phone manufacturing and Chinese territorial capture without substantiation, and emphasized the damage these claims inflict on India's reputation.

Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured Lok Sabha that the government is committed to taking action against those guilty of corruption in the PM Fasal Bima Yojana crop insurance scheme.

Delhi voters are heading to the polls today to elect their new assembly, with 1.5 crore eligible voters deciding the fate of 699 candidates contesting 70 seats. Major parties, including AAP, BJP, and Congress, have presented their promises in a fierce battle for control of the capital.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is continuing to probe Wednesday night's tragedy.

That the princess was dressed in a chocolate brown blazer by designer Petar Petrov, a chic polo neck by Reiss, Jigsaw trousers, Sezane 'Bruna' earrings.

President Donald Trump said that the US will assume control over the Palestinian enclave and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” Read Full Article at RT.com

The new Syrian government consists of jihadists, only “speaking politely” to gain legitimacy, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump plans to demolish the enclave and resettle Palestinians elsewhere Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take over Gaza “could change history,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Read Full Article at RT.com