A 38-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man were arrested for suspected drugs activities during a raid last Friday (Aug 30). The raid took place at a residential unit in the vicinity of Bedok North Avenue 4, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said in a media statement on Sept 2.  A total of about 2.8kg of heroin, 385g of ‘Ice’, 51g of ‘Ecstasy’, 24g of cannabis, 9g of ketamine and 13 Emirin-5 tablets were seized.  The drugs, valued at an estimated $343,000, can feed the addiction of about 1,550 drug abusers for a week.  If found guilty of trafficking more than 15g of diamorphine or ‘pure heroin’, the pair may face the mandatory death penalty. Drug situation in Singapore According to the 2023 drug situation report released in March 2024, methamphetamine, heroin, and cannabis were the three most commonly abused drugs, with 94 per cent of those arrested abusing at least one of these three drugs. CNB reportedly seized some $15.37 million worth of drugs in 2023, a slight drop from the $16.66 million in 2022.  

Cairo dismisses Ethiopia's 'unilateral policies' on Gerd project, claiming they threaten regional stability

In the dusty, war-ravaged outskirts of North Darfur, a mother at the Zamzam camp cradles her emaciated child, her eyes hollow with exhaustion and fear. Fatima, a 32-year-old widow, once led a simple but stable life, selling groceries at a local market in El Fasher, the besieged capital of her homeland.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has condemned the federal government's reported decision to hand over the management of Somalia's airspace to a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company, NAV-PASS.

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SINGAPORE — A 15-year-old secondary school student was taken to hospital after two schoolmates, who accused her of sharing a video of their friend vaping in a school toilet, allegedly assaulted her.  The incident took place after the students were dismissed early from school on Aug 29, the eve of Teachers' Day. The student told The Straits Times that as she was walking home with a friend after leaving school at around 10.40am that day, they were stopped by a fellow student who asked them to go to a nearby void deck, where they found a group of their schoolmates waiting for them. She said they demanded to see her mobile phone, and when she refused to hand it over, they seized it. About 10 people from the group then dragged the student and her friend to a multi-storey carpark, where she was slapped multiple times by one female schoolmate after refusing to unlock her phone. The teenager said her friend left the carpark after being told by the group to leave. 

It's common for parents to get frustrated when teaching or tutoring their child, but one woman has drawn flak from netizens for vulgarly reprimanding a girl in a public space. Taking to TikTok on Saturday (Aug 31), a parent who only wanted to be known as Mrs Lu shared a two-minute-long clip of a mother telling off her daughter while teaching her math, deeming it «mental and verbal abuse». The 44-year-old tertiary lecturer told AsiaOne the incident occurred at a rest area in Buangkok Community Club on Friday evening. In the video, the woman can be heard telling the child: «You better use your brain. If your brain never wake up, you better tell me... I help your brain to wake up (sic).» When the girl later appears to answer a question wrongly, the woman, who was initially calm at the beginning, becomes agitated. «I'm going to tell the whole world you're very f****** stupid,» she says, to which the child supposedly replies «okay». «I'm angry now... You want to piss me off right?» the woman continues. «You tired not my f****** problem okay. I don't give a damn (sic).»

A man took to social media to highlight an «unfair» charge of over $6,000 by a car rental company after he got into an accident, claiming that the brakes of the rental car were faulty. In a post made on Facebook group Singapore Road Vigilante on Saturday (Aug 31), user Aaron Goh recounted his experience with car-sharing platform GetGo. He said he had rented a Honda from the platform on Aug 22 and went to collect it from a car park for what he «assumed would be a smooth drive», he wrote. GetGo told AsiaOne that the incident took place at a car park in Ang Mo Kio.  As he began to drive the car out of the parking lot however, Goh noticed something was «terribly wrong». The man claimed that the car's brakes were not functioning as the vehicle continued to move forward despite him stepping on the brakes. In an attempt to regain control of the car, Goh said that he applied the handbrake and shifted it into park mode. However, the car did not stop and collided with a vehicle parked opposite it.

On September 1, 2024, Vice President Dr. Michael Usi delivered a heartfelt tribute to Bishop Francis Frank Kaulanda, the third Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Lake Malawi, during a farewell worship service held at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. In a moving address, Dr. Usi commended Bishop Kaulanda for his transformative leadership and his commitment […] The post A spiritual legacy treasured: Usi celebrates Bishop Kalanda’s leadership appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

High expectations abound that services will improve at Mwai Wathu Private Hospital in Blantyre, following a 4-week training in minutes and reports writing for its staff. The training, facilitated by the Malawi School of Government (MSG), Mpemba Campus in Blantyre, aimed to enhance work analysis and output. Speaking during the official closing session, MSG Acting […] The post MSG Mentors Mwai Wathu Hospital staff on efficient minutes, reports writing appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has underscored the need for the media to be equipped with knowledge on fuel pricing in the country. Director of Economic Regulations at MERA, Patrick Uka, said this in Lilongwe during a media training on fuel pricing and related issues, which the energy regulator held in collaboration with the Ministry […] The post MERA sensitizes media on fuel pricing mechanism appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

As many as 103 enemy attacks were repelled along the LPR boundaries last month, 85 less than in July

The game, which had been scheduled to kick-off at 2pm, was called off after Sutton sent an email to their opponents at 11.12am informing them of their inability to field a team.

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According to the Russian president, «The main reason for today’s tragic situation in Ukraine is the deliberate anti-Russia policy pursued by the US-led collective West»

Sergey Ryabkov noted that it was a document that specifies the options and conditions for the use of nuclear weapons

According to the region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, this is the third educational facility - after a school and another kindergarten - to have been hit by direct strikes or damaged by attacks targeting nearby areas

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There were 19 passengers and three crew members aboard the helicopter

The Russian leader said that Moscow and Ulaanbaatar were currently in work on an intergovernmental agreement regarding supplies of fuel and lubricants to Mongolia at preferential prices

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The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a dual Israeli and American citizen, had become public faces of the ordeal of the hostages taken by Hamas. Other American families of hostages fear time is running out for their loved ones.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections said last week it was impractical to reprint ballots before absentee voting begins.

[Shabelle] The newly forged alliance between Egypt and Somalia has thrown Ethiopia into a state of alarm, revealing deep-rooted insecurities and power struggles in the Horn of Africa. This partnership has rattled the fragile regional balance, with Ethiopia's leadership showing clear signs of panic.

[Dabanga] Adré, Chad -- UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called on the international community for solidarity to address the crises in Sudan and East Africa, following her regional visit to Sudan and Chad that concluded on Friday. Mohammed met officials in Chad and announced a $5 million allocation from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) as part of a rapid response towards supporting flood recovery efforts.

[Business Day Africa] The tension between Ethiopia and Egypt appears to have escalated as Cairo extends support to Somalia's peace mission and an offer of security personnel to replace the African Union-backed force, whose mandate is nearing its end.

The West indiscriminately labels Russian journalists as «Kremlin propagandists,» the president said