01 August 2019, Thursday NewsLatest News On 01 August 2019, Thursday An shoots 62 for early first-round lead in Greensboro2/8/2019 7:18 am Esports: FIFA gamers converge on London chasing US$250,000 jackpot2/8/2019 7:10 am Rested Hamilton hoping to be fighting fit for Hungary2/8/2019 7:10 am Occidental Petroleum plans to close Anadarko deal soon after August 8 vote2/8/2019 7:10 am Poles pay homage 75 years since Warsaw Uprising2/8/2019 7:02 am Washington worries Japan-South Korea tensions may worsen2/8/2019 7:02 am Russia to investigate if Siberia wildfires were started deliberately2/8/2019 7:02 am US to slap 10% tariff on another US$300b in Chinese goods2/8/2019 6:21 am FTC probes Facebook's acquisition practices: WSJ2/8/2019 6:13 am FTC probes Facebook's acquisition practices - WSJ2/8/2019 6:13 am Motor Rally: Six-time champion Ogier will quit world series in 20202/8/2019 6:13 am Iran says it's ready for worst in battle to save nuclear deal in standoff with US2/8/2019 6:06 am Wall St. gives up gains following Trump trade tweet2/8/2019 6:06 am Pandemic bonds face scrutiny after Ebola outbreak yet to trigger payout2/8/2019 6:06 am Potentially habitable planet found in new solar system2/8/2019 5:22 am As Democrats squabble, Trump worries some Republicans with his Twitter battles2/8/2019 5:16 am Hairdressers are willing to help customers detect skin cancers2/8/2019 5:16 am UniCredit says no evidence of any customer data breach after Capital One case-memo to staff2/8/2019 5:16 am World will lose brake on nuclear war with end of INF treaty: UN chief2/8/2019 5:08 am India police warn Hindu customer for rejecting Muslim delivery driver2/8/2019 5:08 am Turtle embryos play a part in determining own sex2/8/2019 5:08 am Kuala Lumpur trackwork2/8/2019 5:04 am Figure skating: Coughlin abused me, says Olympic medallist Wagner2/8/2019 5:02 am Esports - FIFA gamers converge on London chasing US$250,000 jackpot2/8/2019 5:02 am One million pound buy-in poker tournament starts in London2/8/2019 5:02 am ‘Parity and clarity’ of Caster Semenya ruling hailed2/8/2019 4:22 am Arsenal sign Ivorian forward Pepe in club record deal2/8/2019 4:19 am Kellogg results beat forecasts on North America demand, shares surge2/8/2019 4:19 am Arsenal announce signing of Nicolas Pepe2/8/2019 3:33 am Ezion likely to post 'significant net loss' in the year to date, board warns2/8/2019 3:29 am Fauletau out of Rugby World Cup with broken collar bone2/8/2019 3:16 am Dollar dazzles after US rate cut as stocks falter2/8/2019 3:08 am Six children killed by lightning in Guinea: Witness2/8/2019 3:08 am Turkey moves to oversee all online content, raises concerns over censorship2/8/2019 3:08 am CapitaLand Retail China Trust to issue 191.9m new units to fund mall buys2/8/2019 3:00 am Movie review: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw2/8/2019 2:44 am LMIRT raises Q2 DPU by 1.7% to 0.6 S cent after debt rejig2/8/2019 2:41 am Amazon chief Bezos cashes in US$1.8 billion of share pile2/8/2019 2:33 am Expect dry and warm weather, with possible haze, in August2/8/2019 2:32 am Man accused of online scam involving tickets of International Champions Cup football match2/8/2019 2:30 am American whistleblower Edward Snowden publishes memoir2/8/2019 2:28 am Toyota faces Australian class action over claims of faulty diesel filters2/8/2019 2:18 am S$12 million fund to help vulnerable persons gain access to sporting programmes2/8/2019 2:18 am Australia pledges US$55 million to fight human trafficking in Southeast Asia2/8/2019 2:18 am Overall bank lending up in June2/8/2019 2:17 am Explainer: Will the US Federal Reserve interest rate cut mean cheaper loans in Singapore?2/8/2019 2:15 am Marathon champion Soh Rui Yong's SEA Games nomination rejected2/8/2019 2:10 am Mandarin Oriental H1 underlying net profit slides 52% to US$10.7m2/8/2019 2:05 am Bangladesh struggles with worst outbreak of dengue fever2/8/2019 2:04 am Search for new IMF head widens to include British candidate2/8/2019 2:04 am Chinese envoy in New Zealand lauds students in anti-Hong Kong scuffle2/8/2019 2:04 am Show Luo Just Declared His Love For His Girlfriend On His 40th Birthday2/8/2019 2:00 am Nurses joining mid-career tell of challenges, joys of increasingly prestigious profession2/8/2019 1:46 am Indonesia forest fires spark haze warnings in Malaysia2/8/2019 1:43 am Two fake bombs found near ASEAN forum in Bangkok: Police2/8/2019 1:43 am Rugby: Gloucester scrumhalf Braley in Italy squad for World Cup warm-ups2/8/2019 1:43 am BreadTalk Q2 net profit drops 57.9% amid costs of expansion drive2/8/2019 1:42 am Alfa Romeo appeal German GP post-race penalties2/8/2019 1:37 am Channelling Trump, Cambodia says US officials can 'pack up and leave'2/8/2019 1:37 am Hong Kong's latest protest sees finance employees staging a flash mob2/8/2019 1:36 am Brokers’ take2/8/2019 1:31 am Wall Street muted at open as focus shifts to mixed earnings2/8/2019 1:29 am India grants infrastructure project status to US$10-billion hyperloop plan2/8/2019 1:29 am US calls for release of jailed Chinese 'cyber-dissident'2/8/2019 1:29 am China bans historical, idol dramas ahead of 70th founding anniversary2/8/2019 1:23 am Pompeo criticises China after meeting top diplomat in Bangkok2/8/2019 1:21 am MacKenzie Bezos is Amazon's second-largest individual shareholder after ex-husband's stock sale2/8/2019 1:18 am Singapore experienced driest July on record: Met Service2/8/2019 1:15 am Anderson leaves Edgbaston for scan on tight calf2/8/2019 1:15 am US weekly jobless claims rise; labour market still tightening2/8/2019 1:15 am Hong Kong bankers join call for citywide strike over handling of outcry over extradition bill2/8/2019 1:15 am Ascendas Hospitality Trust Q1 DPS falls 5.2% to 1.28 S cents2/8/2019 1:11 am Audio reveals Ronald Reagan calling African delegates 'monkeys'2/8/2019 1:07 am North Korea puts 'guided rocket launcher' on show2/8/2019 1:07 am US: Wall Street muted at open as focus shifts to mixed earnings2/8/2019 1:02 am UFC fighter Kelvin Gastelum itching to settle a score with his rival2/8/2019 1:01 am After record warm July, time to brace for occasional haze in August2/8/2019 1:00 am MHA awards for man who rescues another from drowning and 7-11 cashier who saves customer from phone scam2/8/2019 12:50 am Rape victim fighting for life after suspicious car crash; accused legislator under spotlight2/8/2019 12:47 am Scheme to bring top foreign tech talent to S’pore may be extended to other industries: Chan2/8/2019 12:45 am Manufacturers here gloomier about next six months2/8/2019 12:38 am Abusive couple strikes again: 11 years' jail for woman whose assaults left helper with deformed ear, broken finger2/8/2019 12:31 am Channelling Trump, Cambodia says US officials can 'pack up and leave'2/8/2019 12:30 am 4 key issues to consider regarding offensive 'brownface' E-Pay ad2/8/2019 12:28 am NTUC FairPrice concludes recall of infected Atlantic salmon from Norway2/8/2019 12:26 am Warner out early as England pacemen make inroads at Edgbaston2/8/2019 12:24 am Thailand set to deliver first batch of medical marijuana2/8/2019 12:17 am Philippines' second top resort escapes Boracay-style shut down2/8/2019 12:17 am Verizon beats profit estimates as monthly phone subscribers jump2/8/2019 12:17 am Abusive couple strikes again: 11 years' jail for woman whose assaults left helper with deformed ear, broken finger2/8/2019 12:15 am Sats’ new baggage location service helps find lost bags2/8/2019 12:12 am Hong Kong financial workers stage flash protest2/8/2019 12:09 am Haas F1 ready to rein in drivers after repeat clashes2/8/2019 12:03 am Ebola: Profile of a killer2/8/2019 12:03 am Taiwan president slams Beijing's solo tourist ban2/8/2019 12:03 am Ex-Lawry's The Prime Rib Head Chef Now Cooks At Korean Burger Joint In Wisma2/8/2019 12:00 am Police: South Korean man set himself ablaze to protest Japan2/8/2019 12:00 am Dutch ban on burqas in public places takes effect1/8/2019 11:50 pm Chip Eng Seng Q2 earnings cut by two-thirds amid foray into education1/8/2019 11:46 pm Indonesia sends thousands of security personnel to combat forest fires1/8/2019 11:46 pm Market slumps on afternoon sell-off1/8/2019 11:45 pm GM posts flat profit, handily beats analyst expectations1/8/2019 11:42 pm Drug lab raids in Myanmar's meth capital met with artillery fire1/8/2019 11:42 pm US teen in Italy police murder 'didn't know friend was armed'1/8/2019 11:42 pm Australia pledges US$55 million to fight human trafficking in South-east Asia1/8/2019 11:40 pm Havas issues new apology over E-Pay 'brownface' ad: 'We regret if anyone has been offended'1/8/2019 11:35 pm Malaysian PM Mahathir denies highways takeover plan on hold1/8/2019 11:35 pm Norway assures Singapore consumers its fresh salmon are 'safe to eat'; batch with bacteria had been recalled, says importer1/8/2019 11:32 pm $12 million fund to get at-risk youth, seniors, persons with disabilities to play sports1/8/2019 11:31 pm Why Singapore needs stronger safeguards against rise of religious and identity politics1/8/2019 11:31 pm New exhibition commemorates century of Islamic literature in Singapore1/8/2019 11:30 pm Taiwan rebukes China for tourism ban amid rising tension1/8/2019 11:30 pm Six neighbourhood police posts reopen offering automated services1/8/2019 11:21 pm Woman gets 11 years' jail in one of Singapore's worst cases of maid abuse1/8/2019 11:20 pm Hongkong Land H1 underlying profit up 2% to US$466m1/8/2019 11:19 pm Hossan Leong Got The Idea For His Final Stand-up Show While He Was “Suffering From A Deadly Disease”1/8/2019 11:15 pm 81 awarded inaugural Singapore Digital Scholarship by IMDA to meet diverse needs of digital economy1/8/2019 11:10 pm Hi-P International posts 16.9% rise in Q2 net profit on cost controls1/8/2019 11:00 pm Keep Singapore safe against hate speech, extremist ideology and foreign interference: Josephine Teo1/8/2019 11:00 pm S.Korea tests drone delivery in remote regions1/8/2019 11:00 pm Hungry Ghost Festival Superstitions That Getai Performers Follow1/8/2019 11:00 pm Arsenal could drop out of top six, warns Joe Cole1/8/2019 10:53 pm Popular Chinese vlogger posing as young woman exposed as 58-year-old after livestream glitch1/8/2019 10:49 pm Structural cracks spotted 30 mins before fatal PIE viaduct collapse but work went on, court hears1/8/2019 10:45 pm Dairy Farm H1 underlying profit rises 5.4% to US$176.6m1/8/2019 10:38 pm Do Malaysian men know what sexual consent means? Survey finds 65pc don’t1/8/2019 10:31 pm Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free1/8/2019 10:30 pm Structural cracks spotted 30 mins before fatal PIE viaduct collapse but work went on, court hears1/8/2019 10:30 pm China confirms new African swine fever case in Hubei province1/8/2019 10:25 pm Investments in cleaner vehicles hit BMW profits1/8/2019 10:25 pm No handshake as Australia win toss and bat at fortress Edgbaston1/8/2019 10:25 pm Rory McIlroy to join Tiger Woods for Zozo Championship in Japan1/8/2019 10:21 pm US secretary of state criticises China's dams on Mekong River1/8/2019 10:18 pm E-scooter shop owner charged with riding PMD on road1/8/2019 10:18 pm 200 Arctic reindeer starve to death; experts call it a sign of climate change1/8/2019 10:15 pm Football: Chinese clubs focus on run-in after Real dominated window1/8/2019 10:10 pm Coffee baron's death fuels Indian business leaders' anger over government crackdown on fraud1/8/2019 10:10 pm Death toll in UK hospital listeria outbreak rises to six1/8/2019 10:10 pm New $12M Communities of Care Fund to benefit 120,000 vulnerable individuals by 20231/8/2019 10:09 pm Shows coming to Singapore in August 2019: Killing Eve, When The Devil Calls Your Name, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and more1/8/2019 10:08 pm China sees intensive contact with US this month ahead of September trade talks1/8/2019 10:02 pm Factory pain spreads through Asia, Europe; stimulus expected1/8/2019 10:02 pm Rwanda seals Congo border after third Ebola case in Goma1/8/2019 10:02 pm E-scooter shop owner in the dock for allegedly riding 48kg PMD ‘at very high speed’ on road1/8/2019 10:00 pm Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden killed: US media1/8/2019 10:00 pm TODAY's evening brief for Thursday, Aug 11/8/2019 9:45 pm China's factory activity shrinks for third straight month1/8/2019 9:44 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today1/8/2019 9:40 pm Singapore shares fall 0.3% on Thursday after Fed commits to rate cut1/8/2019 9:38 pm Japan approves growing human organs in animals for first time1/8/2019 9:30 pm Why Singapore needs stronger safeguards against rise of religion and identity politics1/8/2019 9:30 pm Burger King will sell plant-based Whopper across US1/8/2019 9:27 pm Malaysia: Shares close higher on Thursday1/8/2019 9:22 pm US-China talks end with terse response to Trump1/8/2019 9:19 pm YouTube star Grant Thompson dies in paragliding accident1/8/2019 9:15 pm Football: Bielsa's Leeds target Premier League push as Championship starts1/8/2019 9:12 pm Sephora data breach: 3.7m customer records up for sale on Dark Web, says cybersecurity firm1/8/2019 9:06 pm Football: Heaton joins Villa from Burnley for undisclosed fee1/8/2019 9:06 pm Thomson Reuters raises outlook, grows fastest since financial crisis1/8/2019 9:06 pm Rebels, jihadists kill 20 police in Yemen's Aden1/8/2019 9:00 pm Counter-intuitive to start President’s Award for doctors1/8/2019 9:00 pm S. Koreans shun Japanese beer, travel, cars as disputes grow1/8/2019 8:56 pm All systems go for Lim's Craft1/8/2019 8:56 pm Russia, US ease tensions with visa deal for Moscow school1/8/2019 8:47 pm Structural cracks spotted 30 mins before fatal PIE viaduct collapse but work went on, court hears1/8/2019 8:45 pm Enjoy local delights this National Day1/8/2019 8:33 pm Rolls Royce faces probe over India deals1/8/2019 8:30 pm Neither violence, nor Beijing, can fix Hong Kong’s housing shortage and lack of a social safety net1/8/2019 8:30 pm Heaton joins Villa from Burnley for undisclosed fee1/8/2019 8:23 pm China says Vietnam 'maritime problems' should not impinge on bilateral ties1/8/2019 8:23 pm World food prices ease for second month running in July: UN FAO1/8/2019 8:23 pm Singapore's trusts put in better corporate governance showing, but lapses still evident1/8/2019 8:19 pm Indonesia's Mount Kerinci erupts, flight advisory issued1/8/2019 8:16 pm Rouhani says 'childish' of US to sanction Iran foreign minister Zarif1/8/2019 8:16 pm UN nuclear watchdog aims to name permanent chief by October1/8/2019 8:16 pm Man jailed for stealing birds from travel agency in Yishun1/8/2019 8:08 pm Nassim Road mansion sold for record S$230 million by Wing Tai chairman1/8/2019 8:08 pm Most Norwegian salmon in Singapore safe to consume, say industry players after batch recall1/8/2019 8:00 pm Samsung Electronics Q2 net profit slumps 53%1/8/2019 8:00 pm Second giant panda born in Malaysia named Yi Yi1/8/2019 8:00 pm E-Pay ad 'in poor taste' but didn't breach code of practice: advertising authority1/8/2019 7:47 pm COMMENT: Let's learn to deal with minor racial squabbles on our own1/8/2019 7:45 pm Gender sensitisation lessons a must, Wan Azizah says after PKR politician moots anti-seduction law1/8/2019 7:45 pm Former minister Lim Chee Onn appointed chancellor of SMU1/8/2019 7:43 pm Pompeo says US doesn't ask South-east Asian nations to take sides1/8/2019 7:41 pm Phonebooth-sized offices debut in Japan for telecommuting masses1/8/2019 7:40 pm Nanyang Polytechnic contingent will march at NDP for the first time1/8/2019 7:38 pm PIE viaduct collapse: Project staff did not stop works despite finding cracks, says prosecution1/8/2019 7:38 pm NETS apologises for 'any hurt' caused by controversial E-Pay ad1/8/2019 7:37 pm Rugby: Australia's Folau launches legal action over homophobia sacking1/8/2019 7:37 pm Elderly man who stood on stool to flash Yishun neighbour, 11, jailed1/8/2019 7:37 pm Japan approves growing human organs in animals for first time1/8/2019 7:30 pm Chinese state agency to launch rocket for commercial use in August1/8/2019 7:30 pm Bale's round of golf not a concern for Zidane1/8/2019 7:30 pm Philippine ride-hailing firm 'sorry' for likening service to sex1/8/2019 7:30 pm Repeating promise to Anwar, Dr M says will go once Malaysia is on firmer ground1/8/2019 7:30 pm Singapore Reits could see more growth on possible rule change: analysts1/8/2019 7:26 pm Hong Kong: Stocks close lower after Fed rate cut1/8/2019 7:24 pm Total recall: North Koreans in memory championship surprise1/8/2019 7:23 pm UK's Pearson notifies thousands of US students of data breach1/8/2019 7:23 pm