Since April 1 this year, there have been 40 cases of e-commerce scams involving cruise packages with at least $53,000 lost in total, the police said on Friday (May 15).Victims would come across listings for cruise packages on social media platforms such as Facebook and would interact with accounts providing the offers, but these accounts would be operated by scammers, who would then take the conversation to WhatsApp.In order to book the packages, scammers would ask victims to make payment via PayNow QR codes and then proceed to request further payments for additional fees such as taxes and petrol charges.Occasionally, scammers may even send fake booking itineraries to victims.Victims would only realise their mistake after they verify with cruise operators through official communication channels, or if they are notified by police.They also advised members of the public to book cruise packages only through official websites or licensed travel agents.

If you are heading out in the afternoon, you may want to bring along an umbrella. For the rest of May, short-duration thundery showers are expected over parts of Singapore on most afternoons, occasionally extending into the evening.There could also be widespread thundery showers with gusty winds on a few mornings, said the Meteorological Service Singapore on May 15 (Friday).Despite the rain, warm weather is expected to persist. During this fortnight, daily maximum temperatures are expected to range between 33 deg C and 34 deg C on most days, but reach highs of around 35 deg C on a few days. 

SINGAPORE – To encourage drug abusers to kick their addiction, all first-time abusers who surrender to the authorities from May 16 will not be sent to a drug rehabilitation centre.Instead, they will be placed on drug supervision in the community with compulsory case management.Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong announced this on May 15 at the Drug Victims Remembrance Day Observance Ceremony at Suntec City.The conditions of the current surrender regime will continue to apply, he said.These include the abuser not having surrendered himself more than twice, and not being wanted by the authorities or under investigation.Mr Tong, who is also Law Minister, said: “Drug abusers who want to wean off their drug addiction and live a drug-free life will be supported with regular counselling sessions in the community, which will involve psychology-based methods such as goal-setting and family engagement, accompanied by regular hair or urine testing by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).”He added that the number of young abusers has increased, with over half of new abusers arrested aged below 30 in the last three years.

A Liberal government bill that proposes giving police and spies easier access to information during investigations has fallen into the crosshairs of U.S. tech giants and two American congressional committees, threatening to become the latest irritant in the Canada-U.S. relationship.

As U.S. cafe chain Dunkin' brews up a comeback north of the border, experts say they suspect the American brand will have a hard time luring Canadians away from the Tim Hortons menu they've come to know so well.

The military reprimanded soldiers after they raised concerns about an order to monitor Canadians' online activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC News has learned.

Libreville le 15 mai 2026-L'ancien Premier ministre gabonais Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze retient une nouvelle fois l'attention de l'opinion publique. Placé en détention préventive à la prison centrale de Libreville depuis le 15 avril dernier, l'homme politique approche désormais d'un mois passé derrière les barreaux. Ce vendredi 15 mai pourrait toutefois marquer un tournant décisif dans cette affaire, puisque la chambre d'accusation du parquet de Libreville doit se prononcer sur sa demande (...) - JUSTICE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a pris part ce jeudi 14 mai 2026 à l'Africa CEO Forum. Dans le cadre des travaux du Forum, le Chef de l'État a participé, aux côtés de Son Excellence Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Président de la République Fédérale du Nigeria, au panel présidentiel intitulé : « L'Afrique peut-elle transformer ses alliances continentales en actifs stratégiques ? ». S'adressant à Son Excellence Paul (...) - ECONOMIE

Oskar Bialon, 20, is understood to have climbed to the top of the mast known locally as 'Newton Tower' before slipping in the wet weather conditions.

Aspiring girl footballers signed up to RS Lionesses have had their dreams torn apart amid claims convicted fraudster Jay Austin fleeced their parents out of more than £27,000.

Sir David Beckham is Britain's first billionaire sportsman after he and wife Lady Beckham doubled their wealth to £1.185billion in the last year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.

The BBC are reportedly planning to bring Top Gear back to screens, three years after it was axed following Freddie Flintoff's near-fatal car crash.

Labour's ex-deputy leader declared yesterday that HMRC had absolved her of wrongdoing or carelessness over the purchase of a home in Hove, East Sussex.

The image of two superpowers on similar footing was exactly what Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed to achieve with the visit, analysts said.

Two and a half years after the Hamas-led attack against Israel on 7 October 2023, which led to devastating wars in Gaza and Lebanon, the region is engulfed in another deep crisis, not only pitting Iran and its allies in the 'Axis of Resistance' against the United States (US) and Israel, but also drawing in the entire region and carrying severe consequences for the global economy. On 19 May 2026, the Parliament is due to hold question time with the High Representative/Vice-President, Kaja Kallas, on the EU's strategy to address the crises in the Middle East. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung will lead the Singapore delegation to the 79th World Health Assembly to be held in Geneva from May 17 (Sunday) to 20.The Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Friday that the assembly is the World Health Organisation's (WHO) highest decision-making body.«Its annual meetings set out WHO's policies and programmes for the year ahead,» the ministry added, noting that the assembly's attendees include health ministers from WHO member states, the WHO director-general, regional-directors of the six regions and senior officials from member states.Themed «Reshaping global health: A shared responsibility», the assembly will discuss public health issues such as strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness and response; prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and mental health; and the reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 initiative.

KUALA LUMPUR — The Singapore High Court has granted winding up applications filed for three entities incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and linked to the multibillion-dollar scandal at Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), liquidators recovering assets for 1MDB said on Friday (May 15).The court decision will enable the liquidators to bring further statutory claims, to be filed soon, against Standard Chartered Bank and BSI Bank in Singapore over their roles in allegedly facilitating the 1MDB fraud, they said in a statement.The claims would be pursued in addition to other ongoing legal actions brought against the banks, including those related to allegations of «dishonest assistance, breach of the banks' duties of reasonable skill and care, and/or breach of their banking mandate», the liquidators said.The liquidators have said they were exploring workarounds after Singapore's appeals court in March dismissed their bid to sue the banks for alleged fraud, upholding a lower court ruling.

A 51-year-old man was found dead at the foot of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Toa Payoh on Thursday (May 14) evening. In a post shared on Xiaohongshu the same day, a blue tent can be seen at the scene, with three policemen nearby, and the area cordoned off.Speaking to AsiaOne, an eyewitness who wished to be known only as Lim said she exited from the nearby Toa Payoh MRT station and saw a crowd gathered in the area.Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to a case of fall from height at Block 175 Lorong 2 Toa Payoh at about 5.40pm. The man was found lying motionless at the foot of the block and was pronounced dead on the spot by an SCDF paramedic.Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play. Investigations are ongoing.

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 205 POWs with UAE mediation, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Des tirs auraient été entendus dans le quartier d'Afarerii, à Papara, déclenchant une vague de signalements sur les réseaux sociaux. La police municipale et la gendarmerie se sont rendues sur place

En marge de l'Africa CEO Forum, le Président de la République, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a reçu Makhtar Diop, Directeur Général de la Société Financière Internationale. Une rencontre stratégique, au croisement des ambitions économiques du Gabon et des leviers de financement du secteur privé à l'échelle mondiale. Au coeur des échanges, accélérer la transformation économique du pays. La diversification, l'industrialisation, la montée en puissance du secteur privé national, les (...) - ECONOMIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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[allAfrica] The central African nation of Chad has entered a phase of acute structural vulnerability that puts it and the wider on a collision path with state collapse. Too long ignored by regional actors and the international community, who have wrongly interpreted prowess on the battlefield with internal stability, the question is no longer simply whether the government of President Mahamat Deby Itno is authoritarian. It is. It is whether he can hold the country together at all.

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Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in Ryazan, Russia, killing three people and injuring 12 others, according to the governor Read Full Article at RT.com

US policy on Taiwan is “unchanged” and any attempt by China to seize the island by force would be a “terrible mistake,” Marco Rubio has said Read Full Article at RT.com

What was supposed to be a solemn national commemoration of Malawi’s founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda descended into chaos and deep political division on Thursday after police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the Malawi Congress Party who were accompanying former president Lazarus Chakwera to Kamuzu Mausoleum in Lilongwe. The ugly scenes unfolded near […] The post Chaos, division rock Kamuzu Day celebrations as government defends teargassing of former president Chakwera appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Yesterday’s chaos at Kamuzu Mausoleum was more than just another political confrontation. It was a national embarrassment. A day that should have united Malawians in remembrance of the country’s founding president instead exposed the deepening toxicity of our politics, the growing intolerance within State institutions and the dangerous collapse of national events into partisan warfare. […] The post Editorial | Teargas cannot build democracy appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Despite heavy police deployments, dozens of arrests and growing public awareness campaigns, the deadly wave of mob violence linked to rumours of disappearing private parts has claimed yet another life in the Lower Shire. Authorities confirmed yesterday that an eighth victim has died in the ongoing attacks that have gripped Chikwawa and Nsanje with fear, […] The post Despite arrests and massive police operation, eighth victim killed in private parts disappearance saga appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.