Singapore

Senior investor Ng Kok Song, former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and Tan Kin Lian, former income chief of the National Trades Union Congress, were nominated for the presidency campaign, reports Xinhua news agency.

While handing down the sentence on Monday, District Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan stressed that racial and religious hostility can have dire consequences in Singapore’s society, The Straits Times reported.

This comes even as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that efforts are on to search Reeta Sahani who was onboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship with her husband, Jakesh Sahani.

Nikhil M. Durgude had pleaded guilty last month to eight charges, including voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty, possessing cannabis and consuming methamphetamine. Fifteen other charges were taken into consideration during sentencing, The Straits Times reported.

Nikhil M. Durgude, 25, pleaded guilty on Thursday to eight charges including one for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty, The Straits Times reported. Also charged with possessing cannabis and consuming methamphetamine, Nikhil is expected to be sentenced on June 16.

Kandasamy Senapathi of Sri Mariamman Temple in South Bridge Road made over (Singaporean) $2.3 million in total by pawning temple jewellery for over five years, The Straits Times reported. He pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal breach of trust by an employee and two counts of removing the benefits of his criminal activities from the jurisdiction.

A total of 111 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with five of them admitted in intensive care units, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health, Xinhua news agency reported. No new deaths from Covid-19 were reported on Thursday, leaving the total death toll unchanged at 1,710.

"The government will repeal section 377A and decriminalise sex between men," Lee added on Sunday during his speech at the annual National Day Rally. "I believe this is the right thing to do and something that most Singaporeans will now accept. This will bring the law into line with current social mores and I hope, provide some relief to gay Singaporeans."

According to the index, Japan has topped the list, allowing its citizens to travel as many as 193 destinations either without a visa or by providing a visa upon arrival. Japan is followed by Singapore and South Korea respectively. For a country to top the passport index, it has to allow a passport holder to travel without a visa, with a visa-on-arrival or with a visa in advance. Henley & Partners ranking is based on data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest database of travel information.

Lee Hsien Loong, the current Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the PAP, said in a statement on Thursday evening that cabinet Ministers affirmed their choice of Wong as the leader of the 4G team after a consultation process, Xinhua news agency reported. Singapore's Finance Minister won the overwhelming majority of those consulted, Lee added.