Eleven drivers have been caught for allegedly providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services, and their vehicles impounded, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Facebook post on Tuesday (Aug 5).The authority said the operation was carried out following tip-offs from the National Private Hire Vehicles Association and the National Taxi Association.LTA also reminded commuters travelling to Johor Bahru over the long National Day weekend to use only licensed cross-border ride-hailing services or Singapore-registered cross-border taxis.«For your safety, only book a licensed cross-border ride-hailing service on Grab or have a Singapore-registered cross-border taxi pick you up anywhere in Singapore for drop-off in Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri, Forest City, Kulai or Senai,» said LTA.The latest enforcement comes after Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling said in a Facebook post on July 21 that more than 5,000 vehicles had been checked since July 2025.

Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) is selling its asset management business to a unit of Germany's Allianz for $555 million, as the lender focuses on wealth advice and distribution.The deal marks insurer Allianz's second Singapore-related acquisition announced in about two weeks, following its July 24 deal to buy HSBC's life and health insurance business in the city-state for $2.7 billion.Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), the asset management arm of Allianz, will buy all of UOB's shares in UOB Asset Management, which operates in Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, according to statements from the two companies on Wednesday.The deal includes excess cash held by UOB Asset Management and a 10-year distribution agreement, AllianzGI said.UOB Asset Management managed about $42 billion of client assets as of Dec 31, 2025, UOB said. The purchase will raise AllianzGI's assets managed for clients in Asia-Pacific to more than €170 billion (S$217.9 billion), it said.

Around 5.5 million bottles and cans have been recycled through the Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) since the launch in April, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Janil Puthucheary said in Parliament on Wednesday (Aug 5).«We expect this number to grow as more BCRS-labelled products enter the market,» Dr Janil estimated, adding that over a million successful refunds have been made.These refunds are 10 cents each for every eligible drink container returned to Return Right machines found across Singapore as part of the BCRS.Under the scheme, drinks with the BCRS mark have also increased by 10 cents.Dr Janil was responding to a parliamentary question from Sembawang GRC MP Mariam Jaafar, who requested clarification on the scheme since its launch.She also questioned how any surplus from the 10-cent increase is accounted for and what happens to the surplus obtained under the scheme.«Most transactions and returns at reverse vending machines have been successful,» Dr Janil said.

Malawi’s leading private broadcaster Zodiak has been forced into a humiliating climbdown after wrongly reporting that President Peter Mutharika had “sneaked” out of the country — in a story that turned out to be completely false. The bogus claim traced back to an earlier report by state-run broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which had suggested […] The post Zodiak apologises after falsely claiming Mutharika ‘sneaked out’ of Malawi appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

During the ongoing naval drills, Bal and Bastion shore-based missile system crews deployed launchers to designated positioning areas along the coast in the Primorye Region, Kamchatka, Chukotka, and the Kuril Islands

The security sources noted that the drone had been carrying explosives with a detonator

The method involves first creating a deep hole on the surface of the celestial body using an unmanned spacecraft

The ministry stressed that these US entities «aided and abetted the United States' illegal sanctions against Xinjiang,» yielding an «extremely negative impact»

Commenting on the overnight developments, the head of Kiev regime stated that they were the result «of delayed supplies or unwillingness to provide interceptors»

[The New Humanitarian] Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- «The dialogue must be neither a ploy to cling to power nor a mere marketplace for negotiating political posts.»

[UN News] Results may be months away, but efforts are advancing towards enhanced treatment and the world's first vaccine for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday as deaths and cases rise in the largest ever outbreak on record in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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India condemns attack that sank the MSV Faize Noore Oliya off Yemen Read Full Article at RT.com

Western support for Ukraine now goes beyond arms deliveries and ties the EU’s production, NATO software, and defense firms into war effort Read Full Article at RT.com

The US, Iran, and Oman are close to reaching an interim deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Axios has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

The US leader stressed that Iran «would never have a nuclear weapon»

According to Houthi Military Spokesman Yahya Saria, the rebels struck oil tanker Wafa using several ballistic missiles

The new units will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the military construction complex, the Russian Defense Ministry said

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Moscow will continue to counter these strikes using military, political and diplomatic means

Faisal Niaz Tirmizi recalled that 22% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies came from the Persian Gulf

Pedestrians and cyclists will get their first look at the Gordie Howe Bridge’s free, multi-use path on Wednesday as the bridge opens to active transportation at 8 a.m.

Rising Filipino tennis star Alex Eala will play at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday in front of a sold out crowd of 10,000, fresh off a historic win at the Mubadala Open in Washington, D.C., making her the first tennis player from the Philippines to bag a WTA title.

Nicknamed Lee-Anderthal by critics, no one thinks leading Reform UK MP Lee Anderson is a wishy-washy liberal.

WESTERN BUREAU: Twenty-six students from Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC), in Hanover, who were impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, have received scholarship support to the tune of J$4 million from the school’s overseas based past students to help ease their financial burden going into the new school year.

A cluster of four suspected suicides reported across Jamaica in less than 24 hours has heightened public concern and renewed scrutiny of the country’s mental-health challenges amid a string of similar incidents reported across the island in recent months. The latest cases began unfolding on Monday at the May Pen Police Station in Clarendon, where serving Police Constable Kenroy Pitter was found with a wound to his neck inside an office after colleagues reportedly forced open the door when they became concerned about his whereabouts.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Monday declared that the global reparations movement has reached “a defining moment”, arguing that the international community must move beyond acknowledging the atrocities of slavery and colonialism to taking meaningful steps to address their lasting consequences.

WESTERN BUREAU: For nearly three days, a viral video showing dancehall entertainer Elephant Man dragging Dream Weekend videographer Dario Shields across a stage has fuelled debate on social media. But the man behind the camera says the widely shared clip tells only part of what happened.

Two noted advocates have welcomed a proposal by President John Mahama of the Republic of Ghana to create a pathway to citizenship for people of African descent, describing it as a major step toward the long-sought right of return to Africa. Reviving the decades-old issue of repatriation, Mahama announced yesterday that his government is considering legislation to establish a pathway to citizenship for members of the global African family.

The royal posted on Instagram: 'Jack and I are so excited to announce Baby Girl Brooksbank!! We are beyond in love with our girlie.' The announcement was accompanied by a photo of the newborn.

Jolie, 51, allegedly agreed to produce financial records from the years 2017 to 2021, but has apparently only produced documents for the years 2020 and 2021.

Trump is scheduled to headline a Republican National Committee fundraising dinner at a golf club his family owns in the Los Angeles suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday.

For the last ten years these homes have been empty and boarded up, gardens overgrown and sitting behind metal fences after the families who lived there were forced to move out.

Taking to Instagram, Megahn posted a series of videos from her special day, showing her bopping to the music and laughing as she and Harry put paper hats on their two dogs.

US Senator Raphael Warnock has blocked an effort to fast-track a bill imposing tougher sanctions on Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

An armed man was detained at Donald Trump’s California golf course ahead of the US president’s visit, police said Read Full Article at RT.com