A Pakistani cabinet minister says Islamabad will continue to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar under a 15-year agreement, despite the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other countries.
Shahid Khaqan Abb
A Pakistani cabinet minister says Islamabad will continue to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar under a 15-year agreement, despite the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other countries.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the federal minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, said Qatar and Pakistan last year signed a $1 billion agreement, under which Qatar's Liquefied Gas Company Limited will sell LNG from 2016 to year 2031 to state-run Pakistan State Oil.
He said since no sanctions have been imposed on Qatar by the United Nations, Pakistan and Qatar were bound to abide by the agreement.
Qatar has released an initial report into the alleged hack of its state-run news agency, an incident which helped spark a diplomatic crisis between the energy-rich country and Arab nations.
The Qatari Interior Ministry said late Wednesday that the website of the Qatar News Agency was initially hacked in April with "high techniques and innovative methods."
It said hackers installed a file and then published a fake news item attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, just after midnight May 24.
The ministry did not say who it suspected carried out the attack. It also thanked the FBI and the British National Commission for Combating Crime for assisting it in its investigation.
The alleged fake news item, which had Sheikh Tamim making controversial comments on Iran and Israel, immediately was picked up by Saudi and Emirati media, laying the groundwork for the crisis that began Monday (05.06.2017.)
Kuwait's emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country's leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that's seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt to isolate it.
Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah was met planeside by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, when he arrived on Wednesday night.
The two held talks, though details of their discussions were not released. Sheikh Sabah earlier Wednesday traveled to Dubai where he met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as prime minister and vice president of the UAE.
Sheikh Sabah also has traveled to Saudi Arabia in his efforts.
It said hackers installed a file and then published a fake news item attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, just after midnight May 24.
The ministry did not say who it suspected carried out the attack. It also thanked the FBI and the British National Commission for Combating Crime for assisting it in its investigation.
The alleged fake news item, which had Sheikh Tamim making controversial comments on Iran and Israel, immediately was picked up by Saudi and Emirati media, laying the groundwork for the crisis that began Monday (05.06.2017.)
Kuwait's emir has traveled to Qatar and met that country's leader as part of his efforts to mediate an end to a crisis that's seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich country and attempt to isolate it.
Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah was met planeside by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, when he arrived on Wednesday night.
The two held talks, though details of their discussions were not released. Sheikh Sabah earlier Wednesday traveled to Dubai where he met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also serves as prime minister and vice president of the UAE.
Sheikh Sabah also has traveled to Saudi Arabia in his efforts.
A primary school teacher who was battling cancer died on Monday (April 13), reportedly after developing an infection from a cut she sustained when trimming her nails.White Sands Primary School said on social media on Wednesday that Jacqueline Bay was a «cherished member of our school family» and will be deeply missed by the community.The educator, aged 50, taught English and Mathematics at the school, according to Shin Min Daily News.Her mother told the Chinese paper that Bay was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in October 2025, and the cancer cells had spread to her spinal cord.Due to a low platelet count, she was hospitalised for over two months. At her worst, she reportedly had to be fed, and she lost strength in her legs.Gradually, Bay's condition improved, and she was able to walk again with some assistance, her husband said.However, Bay recently sustained a cut when clipping her nails and subsequently developed a bacterial infection.Her husband told Shin Min that she was admitted to hospital after developing a fever and given antibiotics, but her condition was unstable.
Singapore has to take a selective strategy towards expanding its capacity for data centres due to geographical and energy constraints, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.Speaking during a fireside chat at the Semafor World Economy conference in Washington DC on Thursday (Apr 16), DPM Gan said that Singapore is gradually allowing for more data centres to be set up, but that they need to be used for «very critical operation and functions».«We don't really want (the data centres) to store all your birthday photos, and so I think that you can store somewhere else that's not so critical,» he said.Instead, the data centres should be used for banking data, transaction data, and business data, which are «very critical» for Singapore. DPM Gan said: «If you need to develop AI systems, you need to have access to the data centre capacity, and that's what we are focusing on.»He explained that Singapore has strict regulations on data centre development due to the limited alternative energy sources available.
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A Singaporean man was arrested after attempting to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into the country at Woodlands Checkpoint on April 2. The 40-year-old man had attempted to smuggle the cigarettes in a Singapore-registered rental car, according to a Facebook post by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Friday (April 17).ICA officers directed the vehicle for enhanced checks based on information received from ICA's Integrated Targeting Centre (ITC).The ITC operates 24/7 and leverages data analytics to conduct pre-arrival risk assessment of travellers, conveyances and cargo.Officers subsequently found more than 1,300 packets and 217 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed within the door panels and the boot of the vehicle.The 40-year-old male driver was arrested in connection with the case and, along with the exhibits, referred to Singapore Customs for further investigations.[[nid:733718]]esther.lam@asiaone.com
A fire broke out in the engine compartment of a saloon car at Hong Lim Complex's carpark on Thursday morning (April 16).A video of the incident posted on social media shows flames engulfing the front part of the vehicle sending thick smoke into the air.Meanwhile, a man wearing a blue shirt stood a short distance away with a fire extinguisher by him as a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) fire biker readied himself.Other SCDF firefighters arrive later to tackle the blaze. They were seen holding up the vehicle's bonnet and directing a water jet at the engine compartment.
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Two Malaysians, aged 35 and 39, will be charged in court on Friday (April 17) for their alleged involvement in two separate cases of government official impersonation scam.Following their arrests, the number of Malaysians arrested in Singapore for facilitating scam syndicates to collect cash and valuables obtained from scams now stands at 15.In a news release on Thursday night, the police said the duo were arrested when they separately attempted to leave Singapore on Wednesday.Hand over money, valuables for investigationsIn both cases, the victims were told they were implicated or being investigated for money-laundering offences after they denied having applied for a product or service.They were then told to make purchases for gold or to hand over valuables such as silver bars to facilitate investigations The two victims only realised they were scammed after failing to receive any acknowledgement, or when told to take their time to travel to another location.Police said their officers from the Anti-Scam Command established the duo's identities through extensive ground enquiries and follow-up investigations.
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