Lorry owners who do not have speed limiters installed on their vehicles once the statutory deadline to do so kicks in on Jan 1, 2026, may be charged in court, said the Traffic Police (TP) on Monday (Nov 24).The non-compliant lorries will also be prohibited from being driven and their road tax cannot be renewed.The move towards «strict enforcement actions» comes after «extensive measures» to engage engage and remind fleet owners of the requirement through SMSes, emails and letters, said TP.As of Nov 14, some 30 per cent of these vehicles — 765 out of 2,525 lorries — have yet to have speed limiters installed.Just follow law Under the current law, heavy vehicles weighing over 12,000kg must be fitted with a speed limiter device. The law has been in place since 1999.To further enhance road safety, TP announced in 2023 that it would extend this requirement to older lorries weighing between 3,501kg and 12,000kg.

Paroled sex offender Amos Yee has been taken into the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).ICE's detainee locator system, which displays individuals currently in custody, shows that the 27-year-old Singaporean is detained at Dodge Detention Facility.According to a report in The Straits Times on Monday (Nov 24), ICE had served papers to Yee while he was in prison, indicating that he is likely to be deported from the US to Singapore.ICE states on its website that it detains non-citizens who are subject to mandatory detention, or those that the agency determines are a «public safety or flight risk» during the custody determination process.Yee was released on parole from the Danville Correctional Center in Illinois on Nov 20. He had been serving a six-year jail term for child pornography and grooming.Yee has been jailed twice in Singapore for hate speech against religious communities. After his release in 2016, he arrived in the US and obtained asylum in 2017.

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President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has effectively collapsed eight months early, with OPM Director Scott Kupor confirming, 'That doesn't exist.'

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- At a lively press conference held this afternoon in Dar es Salaam, Government spokesperson and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Gerson Msigwa, delivered a strong and confident message aimed at calming fears among international tourists following recent waves of misleading reports abroad.

[Capital FM] Kampala, Uganda -- President William Ruto has announced that construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension from Naivasha to Kampala -- and onwards to Rwanda and the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo -- will begin early next year.

[RFI] Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said Sunday, as Pope Leo appealed for them all to be immediately released.

US Secretary of State said that Russia «have to agree to this»

Margaret Brennan, a correspondent with CBS News, reported that multiple officials from the US and Ukraine told her there were discussions about Vladimir Zelensky potentially coming to the US this week as US President Donald Trump pushes for a deal

The mistake occurred due to a lack of interaction between units, a sense of urgency and inadequate orders given to poorly trained troops, the Russian security officials explained

According to Boris Titov, so far in 2005, Chinese entrepreneurs have officially registered 13,000 firms in Russia

«That’s a scenario we are obviously planning for,» the British newspaper quoted the official as saying

Despite the significant potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve and transform lives, governments must remain «clear-eyed», look beyond the hype, and address real concerns about jobs and livelihoods, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday (Nov 23).He was speaking about creating a fair and just future for all at the third session of the G-20 summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa.AI is evolving rapidly, with tremendous potential to improve and transform lives, noted PM Wong, pointing out that the world is still in the early stages of the AI journey.It is therefore natural to see excitement and exuberance about what smarter machines can do, which, he said, is reflected in the massive investments flowing into infrastructure such as data centres."But as governments, we should be clear-eyed and look beyond the hype. 

A small fire broke out on a Scoot flight from Hong Kong to Singapore on Saturday (Nov 22) when a passenger’s power bank overheated. The incident was documented by a user on social media platform Xiaohongshu, who posted a video of cabin crew extinguishing the fire. No injuries were reported.The passenger had noticed a «strong burning smell» towards the end of the flight and thought a laptop had caught fire.In the video, cabin crew are seen gathering and putting an item into a large plastic bag near the front of the plane.According to the passenger, the cabin crew took a long time putting out the fire with water and a fire extinguisher.She said passengers were only informed of the fire through an announcement by the pilot after landing, and that passengers were not allowed to to disembark until firefighters checked the cabin.«There was some panic as we were unsure if the situation was fully resolved. The smell of smoke and chemicals added to the discomfort,» she reportedly told The Straits Times.Another passenger also commented on the Xiaohongshu post with a picture of the cabin wall that appeared to be burnt.

The police are investigating after a video of a private-hire car flashing a racist message at its rear window made its rounds online.In the video uploaded to the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page on Friday (Nov 21), the offensive remark can be seen repeatedly scrolling on the silver Honda Spada's rear-mounted LED panel.The incident is believed to have occurred on Nov 20 along Woodlands Centre Road.The 53-year-old driver, who wanted to be known only as Maman, told Shin Min Daily News he was unaware of the vulgar message that was displayed.«It was supposed to display the words 'Support Liverpool.' I started work at 7.30pm the day before yesterday and didn't get off until 2am the next day. I didn't notice anything unusual at the time,» the driver reportedly said.He only realised something was amiss after a relative sent him a video of the offensive message that was displayed.

Sir Benjamin Slade, 79, says he'll pay his new wife £50,000-a-year to father his male heirs and tend to his sprawling 1,300-acre Somerset estate - but she must be able to ballroom dance and fire a shotgun.

Montecito-based Meghan's au naturel look in the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar reignited claims she is going the Pamela Anderson way by ditching full glam for freckles.

Pei 'Lu' Chung, 34, is set to be evicted by her landlord - disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

In a savage public critique on Truth Social on Sunday night, Trump singled out Thomas Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rand Paul as 'lowlifes' and 'traitors.'

As peace talks in Switzerland made progress, Britain and other states agreed to welcome Russia back into the G8 group of major global economies.

Police will begin searching a series of remote mine shafts in South Australia 's mid-north as the hunt for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont continues, two months after he vanished.

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The Dallas Wings won the WNBA draft lottery for the second consecutive season on Sunday night. The league is expanding to 15 teams this season with the addition of the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire. The two teams will also pick sixth and seventh in the draft next April.

Advocates say the Manitoba government's plan to detain people intoxicated with long-lasting drugs like methamphetamine at a Winnipeg detox facility for up to 72 hours could put marginalized people at greater risk.

A policeman this evening fatally shot his brother during an altercation, in which the cop was reportedly stabbed by his sibling. The incident happened in Park Hall in Frankfield district, Clarendon. It is reported that the constable, who is...