Grain loading will total 15.9 mln metric tons in the first half of 2026, the Euler analytical company says

As a result, air ticket prices in Thailand will grow by 7-10% more, experts cited by Bangkok Post say

The vessel reached the shore in the Sodegaura area, where refining facilities of several Japanese companies are located

One person is still missing

According to the media outlet, companies such as Mitsui, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Mitsubishi may join the delegation, led by the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

A man in Yishun has apparently turned his car into a makeshift two-storey home for his cats. The dark grey car was seen at the second floor of a multi-storey parking lot at Block 347, Yishun Avenue 11 with makeshift cat beds and feeding utensils placed beside it, reported Shin Min Daily News. When AsiaOne went down to the scene on Friday (May 8), two cats were resting in cardboard cat beds under the car. A calico cat was seated below the hood of the vehicle while an orange cat was under the boot. The car owner was not present.There were also several pet care items and a plastic bowl filled with drinking water. He, a 50-year-old engineer, told Shin Min that he owns the car and two cats. He said he took in the two injured strays — a calico cat named Patches and an orange tabby named Tiger — over a decade ago. The cats used to be kept at home but He let Tiger, who didn't like being indoors for long periods, roam downstairs and soon Patches followed. He said that he bought his car about 10 years ago for around $100,000 but he drove much less this past year. 

Faced with a different world — where there will be more disruptions and shocks, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) must do more to strengthen its collective resilience, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday (May 8).He was speaking at the plenary session of the 48th Asean Summit being held in Cebu, Philippines.In 2024, the 11-member bloc, which has a combined population of about 684 million, achieved a total trade in goods and services value of about US$5.1 trillion (S$6.51 trillion).But like the rest of its Asian neighbours, Asean member states are also among the hardest hit amid the Middle East crisis due to their high dependence on energy and other critical supplies from the Gulf.Then, there is also the issue of trade disruptions arising from the US' Liberation Day tariffs, which PM Wong noted has «not completely gone away». «The realities of the global economy going forward are that there will be more disruptions, more shocks, more volatility. That will be the new normal in our economic landscape.»He urged fellow Asean leaders to do more to strengthen the bloc's collective resilience.

SINGAPORE — A former Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular was sentenced to six years and 10 months’ jail on May 8 after he broke into a man’s home, accessed the latter’s cryptocurrency wallet and stole 1.7 million USDT.According to court documents, the amount of USDT Teo Rong Xuan, 35, had stolen in 2023 was worth the same amount in US dollars — US$1.7 million (S$2.15 million).The former captain with the Naval Diving Unit, who left the SAF in 2023, pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count each of housebreaking and misusing a computer system.He also pleaded guilty to multiple counts of dealing with the ill-gotten gains.In earlier proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Jonathan Tan told the court that Teo, also known as Rex, joined the diving unit in 2010.In June 2022, he met the victim, a 30-year-old Chinese national, through a mutual friend identified as “Zee” in court documents.The victim had a “cold wallet” — a cryptocurrency wallet that was not connected to the internet.The DPP said the man’s cold wallet was a “Ledger Nano X” hardware device that physically resembled a thumb drive or security token.

Nominations are now open for WATA’s Hydrate to Educate initiative, with the 2026 programme set to invest more than $12 million in educational support and school development across Jamaica.

Teachers at Lawrence Tavern Primary School were given laptops and classroom technology during a Teachers’ Day ceremony in St Andrew on Wednesday. All 36 teachers received laptops, courtesy of the Flow Foundation, while the school was presented with a BlackPoint smartboard through a partnership with Imperial Appliances.

For hundreds of girls across Jamaica, the start of their menstrual cycle does not simply signal a natural stage of growing up; it marks the beginning of a monthly struggle defined by uncertainty, embarrassment, and, too often, absence from school.

A la veille du jour férié du 8 mai, ce jeudi toutes les écoles de Polynésie française ont célébré la Journée polynésienne. Une journée de cohésion éducative et culturelle qui s'inscrit dans la dynamique du ministère de l'éducation. Cette manifestation a réuni les élèves autour des langues, des chants, des danses et des pratiques traditionnelles du fenua.

Les élections provinciales calédoniennes seront ouvertes aux natifs et aux conjoints qui pourront se rendre aux urnes le 28 juin prochain. Une décision insuffisante pour les non-indépendantistes mais beaucoup trop large pour les indépendantistes.

Attorneys for Allman, the son of Cher and late rocker Gregg Allman, explained how his income had been sliced in half, in a legal filing reviewed by the Daily Mail.

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky is facing a manslaughter charge relating to the August 2024 death of Bill Bryan, a 70-year-old man from Alabama.

A UFO whistleblower claims a missing Air Force general was refusing to reveal secrets to Congress before his disappearance just days after Donald Trump's order to release UFO files.

Whether he was dashing through a jungle or visiting an inhospitable ice shelf, Sir David had the incredible ability to bring the viewer with him on his adventure as well as educating the population.

Iranian state TV is reporting explosions on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz today, saying they happened during an 'exchange of fire.'

The US has launched a wave of strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran retaliated against US military vessels Read Full Article at RT.com

First-time home buyers applying for an executive condominium (EC) may stand a higher chance of securing their dream home as 90 per cent of new EC units will be reserved for them, up from the current 70 per cent.The priority period — the time developers must reserve EC units for such buyers before they can sell to all eligible buyers — will also be raised from the current one month to two years. These are among changes to the EC scheme announced by Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat on Friday (May 8) to better support first-time home buyers.But new EC owners will have to wait 10 years before they can sell their units on the open market, up from the current five-year minimum occupation period (MOP).And they will have to make progressive payments based on construction milestones, and will no longer be able to defer payment till the development gets its temporary occupation permit (TOP).Currently, EC buyers can pay 20 per cent of the purchase price upfront while the remaining payment is deferred until the project obtains its TOP.

SINGAPORE — Louis Vuitton was awarded more than half a million dollars in damages from a Singapore Instagram seller accused of repeatedly peddling counterfeit luxury goods, after the nation’s highest court clarified how to calculate the trademark damages.In a judgment issued on May 6, the Court of Appeal more than doubled the damages payable to French luxury house Louis Vuitton Malletier (LVM) from $200,000 to $510,000, finding that the seller had blatantly infringed its logos through the online sale and promotion of counterfeit products.The seller was Mr Ng Hoe Seng, who operated online stores under the Instagram handles “emcase_sg” and later “emcrafts_sg”.Court documents showed that the accounts advertised products such as phone cases, watch straps, passport covers, pouches and cigarette cases bearing signs identical to well-known Louis Vuitton logos without the company’s consent. There were nine categories of offending goods in total.LVM made trap purchases of the products in 2022 and 2023 before suing Mr Ng for trademark infringement.In November 2023, the High Court ruled in favour of LVM. 

SINGAPORE — Amazon is cutting roles in Singapore as it ramps up expanding its international store selection in the city-state, it said in a post on its website on Thursday (May 7).The Business Times understands that less than 10 per cent of its workforce in Singapore will be affected.Amazon will help affected staff find new roles within the company. For those unable to be redeployed, transition support will include severance payments and career transition services.“Amazon remains deeply committed to Singapore and our investments across our retail, global selling, entertainment, devices and Amazon Web Services business lines, employing 2,500 people in the country,” said the company in the post.Andy Lim, secretary-general of the Singapore Manual & Mercantile Workers’ Union (SMMWU), said that the union was informed of the layoffs a day in advance.He added that the union “encourages all companies to provide a longer advance notice for the union to be able to provide better support to their workers”.

Cease-and-desist letters have been sent to more than 500 Albertans who accessed a searchable database containing the personal information of millions of voters, while a new investigation into the breach has been announced by Alberta's privacy commissioner.

The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, B.C.'s two biggest universities by student enrolment, say a cyber breach of the Canvas learning software could affect students' personal information.

The province says larger, more modular classrooms will be built in Tumbler Ridge in the coming weeks to use while plans for a permanent high school replacement are underway.

Pour développer leur activité, de nombreux auto-entrepreneurs se heurtent encore à des refus de financement auprès des banques. Pour les accompagner, l’ADIE (Association pour le droit à l'initiative économique) propose des solutions de micro-crédit adaptées à leurs besoins.

Royal watchers were enchanted when the Prince and Princess of Wales released a new photograph and video of Princess Charlotte to mark her 11th birthday last Saturday.

Holly Cooper and her boyfriend Taylor Johnson, both 20, were detained at Istanbul Airport after arriving on a flight from Thailand and attempting to board a connecting service to London .

We've all had that moment at a dinner party where we say or do something we think is totally reasonable, only to realise fellow guests are looking at us a bit… confused.

A feud between two online personalities has resulted in claims of criminal intimidation and the arrest of an online influencer.The Straits Times understands that Mr Mohammad Hussin Said, who is also known by his online moniker MangoBossKu, was arrested on May 4 at a car wash he operates in Yishun.Several witnesses said Mr Hussin, who is well known in the Malay/Muslim community for the food stalls he runs at various bazaars, was interviewed by plain-clothes police officers.This comes after a 56-second-long video clip was widely shared in WhatsApp chat groups and discussed on social media. The video shows the owner of a popular restaurant being threatened and made to strip.The victim, who is also well known online, is accused of being “too close” to the wife of the person recording the video.Mr Hussin was allegedly arrested after the victim made a police report at Bedok Police Division Headquarters. Police confirmed that a report had been lodged and that investigations are ongoing.The victim told ST that the video was shot around November 2025, but it was not shared online then.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has won over some former critics while Vice President JD Vance struggles with Trump’s shadow.

The “self-defense strikes” followed attacks on three American naval vessels, though none of the warships was hit, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

A federal judge said more than $100 million in cuts to NEH grants were discriminatory, ruling in a case that revealed the inner workings of DOGE.

The Trump administration is considering extracting oil from beneath US military bases to refill emergency reserves, Bloomberg has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

The US has launched a wave of strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran retaliated against US military vessels Read Full Article at RT.com