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Singapore to ban domestic trade of ivory from 2021

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:07:03 +0000

Singapore to ban domestic trade of ivory from 2021

SINGAPORE — Singapore will ban the domestic trade of elephant ivory from Sept 1, 2021, according to the National Parks Board (NParks). The sale of elephant ivory and ivory products, as well as the public display of such products for the purpose of selling them, will be prohibited here once the ban takes effect. It […]

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Man found guilty of molesting maid while his family is on holiday

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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 04:55:07 +0000

A air traffic control watch manager at Changi Airport repeatedly molested his domestic helper in his home when his family members were away on holiday.

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Former physics teacher who got teenage student pregnant found guilty of sex with minor

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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 08:02:13 +0000

A former secondary school teacher, who developed a romantic relationship with his 15-year-old student and impregnated her, was found guilty of sexual penetration of a minor on Wednesday (July 31).

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3 swimmers reset marks

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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:00:40 +0000

Rule, a 23-year-old Fil-American graduate from University of Texas, clocked 2 minutes and 11.38 seconds to finish 19th among 33 swimmers in the women’s 200-meter butterfly to surpass her own PH mark of 2:11.56 made just last month at the TYR Pro Swim Series in the United States.

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Singapore makes its biggest ever illegal ivory seizure

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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:16:29 +0000

Singapore has made its largest-ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine tons of contraband tusks from an estimated 300 elephants.

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Tan rules PH int’l kegfest

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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:00:41 +0000

Tan highlighted his big show with seven consecutive strikes to pocket the R700,000 champion’s purse at the end of the week-long tournament supported by Pagcor, Cafe Puro, Prima Pasta, MVP Sports Foundation, Boysen Paints, Linden Suites and the Philippine Sports Commission.

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Singapore PM: Global rules could change with China’s rise

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 15:16:52 +0000

Singapore PM: Global rules could change with China's rise

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Friday that countries including the United States need to be willing to change international rules in response to a stronger China.

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