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Five hours of terror: Singapore woman tied up over S$25,000 loan, Taiwanese creditor gets 10 months' jail

SINGAPORE, Dec. 4 -- A S$25,000 (RM101,000) debt spiralled into terror for a 49-year-old Singaporean woman who was lured to a dark warehouse on February 28, 2024, blindfolded and tied up for five hour... Read More


Economic Buzz: US industrial production inches up 0.1% in September

Mumbai, Dec. 4 -- Industrial production in the U.S. edged slightly higher in the month of September, the Federal Reserve revealed in a long-delayed report released on Wednesday. The Fed said industri... Read More


Bengal govt appoints new WBCSC chairman

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- The Bengal government on Thursday appointed Souren Bandyopadhyay as the new chairman of the West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC), replacing Dipak Kar, who had held the pos... Read More


Army remarks: SC extends stay on trial court proceedings against Rahul

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till April 22 next year its interim order staying proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a case related to his alleged derogato... Read More


SC asks all HCs to submit details of pending acid attack cases in 4 weeks

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Terming tardy trials in acid attack cases as a "mockery of the system", the Supreme Court on Thursday directed all the High Courts to submit details of such pending cases across t... Read More


Economic Buzz: US services sector continues to expand in November

Mumbai, Dec. 4 -- The US private sector services economy continued to expand at a solid pace in November, despite growth softening to a five-month low. The headline S&P Global US Services PMI Business... Read More


Centre would've imposed President Rule if SIR was refused, says Mamata

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alle... Read More


Indonesian police charge factory director over Cs-137 contamination

Jakarta, Dec. 4 -- Indonesian police have charged the director of a metal-processing firm with causing radioactive cesium-137 contamination at an industrial estate in Serang, Banten, officials said Th... Read More


TMC suspends MLA Humayun Kabir for Babri Masjid replica plan

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday suspended its Bharatpur MLA from Murshidabad, Humayun Kabir, after he triggered controversy by declaring he would lay the foundation stone o... Read More


Abang Johari: Sarawak's own bank and Petros allow state to drive development independently

KUCHING, Dec. 4 -- Sarawak's decision to establish its own bank and strengthen its petroleum sector has enabled the state to continue implementing major development projects even when federal funding ... Read More