SINGAPORE — After evading paying goods and services tax at Changi Airport for luxury items she bought in Europe, a woman went on social media to teach others how to do the same. On March 27, Cloey Tan Wan Qi, 27, was fined $18,000 after pleading guilty to a charge under the Customs Act. In sentencing, District Judge Eddy Tham said Tan not only evaded the law, but also had the audacity to publicise what she did and teach others how to circumvent the law. The court heard that in May 2024, Tan went to the Netherlands and Belgium with her family and boyfriend and purchased multiple luxury items there for her personal use. These included five bags from luxury brands Christian Dior, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, two luxury wallets, one pair of shoes from Michael Kors and an engagement ring from jeweller House of Gassan. The total value of the luxury items she purchased was more than $23,000, and Tan knew she was supposed to pay GST on these items when she returned to Singapore. However, when she landed in Singapore on May 10, she cleared immigration and collected her luggage at Changi Airport without declaring the goods she brought home.

Republicans fear they can’t lose the New York congresswoman’s vote in the House as they press to pass tax cuts with their slim majority.

The standoff between the Centre and opposition-led states over the release of funds under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and the PM SHRI scheme has escalated. The central government stresses the importance of uniformity in education standards, urging reluctant states to reconsider signing the MoU for their students' benefit.

CBSE plans to amend its examination bylaws to bar Class XII students with insufficient attendance from board exams. Students missing regular classes may be directed towards National Institute of Open Schooling exams instead. Schools promoting such students could also face disciplinary action from the 2025-2026 academic session.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board urges Muslims to wear black armbands during Ramzan's final Friday to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, which they claim aims to seize Muslim properties. While Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister Stalin denounces the bill as discriminatory, the controversy has sparked significant protests, with further demonstrations planned in Vijayawada.

He also reiterated that during talks, Russia had also achieved certain agreements with Ukraine which were later discarded by the Kiev regime

Several people were wounded during the raid

The epicenter was located at a depth of 17 kilometers

He reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former Yugoslavia

The remains of Seetoh Kwok Meng, brother of renowned Singaporean food critic, KF Seetoh, will be repatriated to Singapore, three months after a fatal gas explosion took place at his home in Italy last December. Seetoh, 63, provided the update in a Facebook post on Thursday (March 27) after reaching Lucca, Italy, where he will collect his brother's remains. «Investigations on the cause is still ongoing but we need some closure for now,» said Seetoh. His brother, 68, and his wife, Chang Kai En, died after a suspected gas explosion on Dec 21, 2024 at their home in the Italian town of Molazzana.

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This is the astonishing moment Kristi Noem came face-to-face with hundreds of hardened, caged inmates imprisoned in an El Salvador jail where Donald Trump is sending Venezuelan gangsters. 

President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russian forces are gaining momentum and could soon “finish off” Kiev’s military Read Full Article at RT.com

Mogadishu (HOL) — Sonja Nientiet, a German nurse abducted seven years ago in Mogadishu while working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has appeared in a new video pleading for her immediate release.

Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that airstrikes on March 25, 2025, killed several ISIS-Somalia operatives in northern Somalia, near the Golis Mountains. The operation was conducted in coordination with the Somali government. No civilian casualties were reported, according to AFRICOM.

This week on The Horn, Alan talks with Crisis Group’s Somalia expert Omar Mahmood about what the impact of a major Trump pivot on Somalia could look like, as well as Al-Shabaab’s new offensive and the recent thaw in Ethiopia-Somalia relations.

WilmerHale on Thursday said it would pursue “all appropriate remedies” to what it called an unlawful order.

The Russian president has proposed placing Ukraine under a temporary international administration as a possible way to resolve the conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian leader described the conflict as complex and demanding a «careful approach»

As the Russian President noted, not only the United States can be Russia's interlocutor on this issue

They are acting inconsistently, constantly trying to fool, Russian President said

The Russian leader added that the strategy of developing the Navy and shipbuilding until 2050 is in the works

«There are grounds to think that we will finish them off,» the Russian leader said

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Delhi Police head constable and a constable for taking a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a complainant. They had demanded Rs 5 lakh to not implicate the complainant in a drug case. The SHO has been suspended.

Jailed MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, imprisoned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, has approached Delhi High Court seeking relief from paying Rs 1.45 lakh a day for transportation and security arrangements while attending the Parliament session. Rashid, who won the Baramulla seat from prison, argues that the costs imposed are excessive and beyond his financial capacity.