SINGAPORE: As a global financial hub, Singapore remains vulnerable to transnational money laundering/ terrorism financing (ML/TF) risks, according to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) deputy managing director (Financial Supervision), Ho Hern Shin. Thus, MAS and financial institutions need to continue to work together to strengthen the country’s defences against these
BERLIN: Attacks against the Muslim holy book “seek to create division,” a deputy spokeswoman for Germany’s government said on Wednesday, expressing Berlin’s condemnation of such “disrespectful and inappropriate” acts. “We find such acts disrespectful and inappropriate. They seek to create division,” Christiane Hoffmann said in response to a question from
TORONTO: More than 100 people have been detained in Pakistan’s Punjab province following attacks on churches and the homes of Christian residents after a Christian man was accused of desecrating Islam’s holy book, the Quran, media reports said Wednesday. The attacks occurred in Jaranwala in Faisalabad district of Punjab after
SYDNEY: The unemployment rate in Australia rose by 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 per cent in July, according to new seasonally-adjusted figures released on Thursday. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the number of unemployed ticked up by 35,600 people, while employment dropped by 14,600 people, reported Xinhua. The
VIENNA: Austrian authorities have flagged a potential link between several salmonella infections across Europe and Polish kebab chicken, reported German news agency (dpa). The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) said Wednesday that it had traced 27 cases of salmonella between February and July in Austria and other
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan had persuaded Google and Apple successfully to remove 120 illegal personal loan apps from their respective stores, which were tricking Pakistani people into loan traps, said an official statement on Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) said that the SECP had coordinated with the Pakistan
JAKARTA: Indonesian singer Putri Ariani, a contestant on America’s Got Talent 2023, brought a joyful ambiance to the Merdeka Palace today as part of the Independence Day celebration. Accompanied by the piano, she mesmerised thousands of guests and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who was seated near the main stage with
BUDAPEST: Sebastian Coe was re-elected unopposed as World Athletics president for a third and final term with an overwhelming majority at the congress of the ruling body on Wednesday. Coe received 192 of 195 possible votes in Budapest, with three abstentions, reported German news agency (dpa). The 66-year-old Briton, a
LABUAN: In a bid to enhance tourism and strengthen economic ties within the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region, the BIMP-EAGA Business Council Labuan joined hands with LDAH Holdings Travel and Tour Sdn Bhd to promote Labuan as a premier tourist destination, with a special focus on golf
PETALING JAYA: Property developers maintained ‘neutral’ outlook for the second half of 2023 (2H 2023) while optimistics for the first half of 2024 (1H 2024), said Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (REHDA) president Datuk NK Tong. He said as pandemic were behind and elections are over, it allows
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