15 August 2019, Thursday NewsLatest News On 15 August 2019, Thursday India's Modi trumpets Kashmir move, but local support is scarce16/8/2019 7:33 am Wall Street gains offer reprieve in Asia16/8/2019 7:33 am Israel bars visit by two US congresswomen after Trump's call16/8/2019 7:21 am Kyrgios fined US$113,000 for Cincinnati outburst16/8/2019 7:13 am Palestinian youths stab Israeli policeman, one youth shot dead16/8/2019 7:13 am Roche's personalized cancer treatment wins FDA approval16/8/2019 7:13 am Instagram adds tool for users to flag false information16/8/2019 7:05 am Honouring NDP 2019 participants16/8/2019 6:47 am Instagram adds tool for users to flag false information16/8/2019 6:45 am Furniture flame retardants may not stifle deadliest home fires16/8/2019 6:43 am American, Southwest Airlines bump more passengers after 737 MAX grounding16/8/2019 6:43 am Revlon taps Goldman to explore strategic options: Bloomberg16/8/2019 6:43 am July 2019 hottest month on record for planet: US agency16/8/2019 6:21 am Powerful Japan storm turns deadly, snarls holiday travel16/8/2019 5:52 am Ruthless Australia take control at Lord's16/8/2019 5:52 am Tennis: Kyrgios fined US$113,000 for Cincinnati meltdown, faces suspension16/8/2019 5:52 am Stan-Chart to grow private banking assets16/8/2019 5:44 am Vietnam says Facebook steps up local content restrictions16/8/2019 5:31 am Trump expected to defend handling of US economy at New Hampshire rally16/8/2019 5:31 am Does North Korea's Kim get Trump's tweet alerts?16/8/2019 5:31 am Tennis: Kyrgios fined US$113,000 for Cincinnati meltdown16/8/2019 5:02 am Super Cup fatigue will not faze Liverpool, says Hasenhuettl16/8/2019 5:02 am Football: Van Dijk, Messi and Ronaldo vie for UEFA Player of the Year award16/8/2019 5:02 am Strong US retail sales ease gloom over economy16/8/2019 4:39 am US consumer spending strong as manufacturing struggles16/8/2019 4:39 am Brighton can improve despite 3-0 win in league opener, says Potter16/8/2019 4:39 am Water levels at Johor treatment plants close to critically low16/8/2019 4:31 am European stocks choppy as trade war fears take hold16/8/2019 4:17 am Wall Street higher on strong retail sales data16/8/2019 4:17 am ECB shuts down one of its websites after hacker attack16/8/2019 4:10 am Surgical training programs not supportive of new parents16/8/2019 3:49 am US FDA proposes graphic warnings on cigarette packs, advertisements16/8/2019 3:49 am J.C. Penney quarterly loss halves, sales still fall amid turnaround16/8/2019 3:49 am Kraft, Mondelez to pay US$16 million in wheat price manipulation case16/8/2019 3:28 am Australia seize control as England wilt at Lord's16/8/2019 3:28 am WTO to set up panel to judge US-China solar panel dispute16/8/2019 3:28 am Four receive President's Scholarship in Istana ceremony16/8/2019 3:22 am Ghost month grub: Dead pets get earthly feast at Vietnam animal cemetery16/8/2019 3:22 am Six EU countries ready to take in stranded Open Arms migrants16/8/2019 3:22 am Trump urges Chinese leader Xi to meet Hong Kong protesters16/8/2019 3:15 am Mings can put himself on England radar, says Villa boss16/8/2019 3:15 am French triathlete 'treated for heatstroke' in Tokyo: Report16/8/2019 3:08 am US 30-year yields drop to fresh record low below 2per cent16/8/2019 3:08 am Unexploded WWII bomb found in Kremlin16/8/2019 3:08 am Trump urges Israel to bar visit by US congresswomen16/8/2019 3:01 am Arsenal's Ozil and Kolasinac 'good options' after security scare: Emery16/8/2019 3:01 am Southwest Airlines expands daily service to Hawaii16/8/2019 3:01 am Tiger Woods back from back pain16/8/2019 3:00 am More than 50 firms voluntarily raise retirement, re-employment ages: Ng Chee Meng16/8/2019 2:53 am Liverpool clinch Super Cup after shoot-out victory over Chelsea16/8/2019 2:45 am Turkey-backed Syrian rebels to send fighters to Idlib area: Official16/8/2019 2:38 am Arsenal's Ozil and Kolasinac 'good options' after security scare - Emery16/8/2019 2:38 am GE shares fall on report that its finances are worse than disclosed16/8/2019 2:38 am UN Security Council to meet on Friday on India's moves in Kashmir16/8/2019 2:24 am Kosovo investigates 22 police officers over extraditions to Turkey16/8/2019 2:16 am FDA proposes new health warnings on cigarette packets16/8/2019 2:16 am West Ham can compete despite City setback, says Pellegrini16/8/2019 2:16 am Russian pilot hailed as a hero for safely landing plane after bird strike16/8/2019 2:09 am 'I love you and I always will': Family, friends pay tribute to Singaporean kayaker who died in Malaysia16/8/2019 2:07 am Ryanair expects minimal disruption from planned strikes16/8/2019 2:07 am Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to start Rohingya repatriation next week16/8/2019 2:07 am Traffic Police crack down on errant heavy-vehicle drivers, 25 caught in 2 hours16/8/2019 2:01 am 25 heavy vehicle drivers handed summonses in enforcement operation: Traffic Police16/8/2019 2:00 am Samoa Prime Minister plays down fears over China in Pacific16/8/2019 2:00 am Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organisation16/8/2019 1:58 am Norway detects radioactive iodine near Russia16/8/2019 1:45 am Malaysia to question Indian Islamic preacher over remarks on religion16/8/2019 1:45 am Singapore General Hospital unveils upgraded Burn Centre with new operating theatres, ICU beds16/8/2019 1:44 am Former Indy 500 winner Franchitti to race for first time since 201316/8/2019 1:44 am Boks, Argentina are poles apart ahead of one-off test16/8/2019 1:44 am Digital news portal AsiaOne marks first year as joint venture with strong growth in readership16/8/2019 1:40 am China to counter latest US tariffs as Trump vows deal on US terms16/8/2019 1:37 am Wall Street rises after strong retail sales data, Walmart earnings16/8/2019 1:37 am Man stabbed outside UK interior ministry16/8/2019 1:37 am Trump says any trade deal with China must be on 'our terms'16/8/2019 1:35 am Delay in eating from Spize bento box could have contributed to Sats officer’s death, coroner’s court hears16/8/2019 1:30 am Fatal accidents involving heavy vehicles hit three-year low in 201816/8/2019 1:28 am J.C. Penney shares surge as loss halves, sales still falling16/8/2019 1:21 am Thousands march in Yemen's Aden for independent south16/8/2019 1:21 am UPS buys stake in TuSimple, testing self-driving trucks in Arizona16/8/2019 1:21 am Son of missing Singaporean kayaker in Malaysia urges authorities to 'maintain search effort'16/8/2019 1:15 am Malaysia to question Islamic preacher Zakir Naik over remarks on religion16/8/2019 1:15 am Wall St. opens higher after strong retail sales data, Walmart results16/8/2019 1:15 am Pamelia Chia's cookbook Wet Market To Table targets young adults16/8/2019 1:09 am US: Wall St opens higher after strong retail sales data, Walmart results16/8/2019 1:08 am Retailer fined S$750 for displaying 3 non-compliant e-scooters, in first such prosecution16/8/2019 1:00 am China notes Trump comment on Hong Kong: Foreign ministry16/8/2019 12:53 am Israeli defence firm Elbit eyes US market for further growth16/8/2019 12:53 am Van Dijk, Messi and Ronaldo vie for UEFA Player of the Year award16/8/2019 12:53 am Man jailed for stealing basin tap from Woodlands police station to use in his home toilet16/8/2019 12:46 am Surge in US retail sales underscores economy's resilience16/8/2019 12:45 am Singapore shares drop 0.7% on Thursday as global recession fears grow16/8/2019 12:31 am Chuando Is Playing A Doctor With Nude Sex Scenes In His Upcoming Movie16/8/2019 12:30 am Man treated for 'life-threatening' knife injuries near Home Office in London; 1 arrested16/8/2019 12:24 am China says it must take countermeasures to latest US tariffs16/8/2019 12:24 am Tanguy Ndombele back to haunt Manchester City16/8/2019 12:22 am Fintech investments in Singapore nearly quadrupled to US$453m in H1 2019: report16/8/2019 12:21 am Lucas Loh replaces Lee Chee Koon as a board director of CapitaLand Retail China Trust16/8/2019 12:20 am Private home sales surge in July, but analysts see uncertain outlook amid economic downturn16/8/2019 12:15 am Indian business ties underpin muted Arab response to Kashmir16/8/2019 12:15 am Walmart's earnings beat allays worry over tariff impact for now16/8/2019 12:04 am Online spending helps UK retail sales grow unexpectedly in July16/8/2019 12:04 am Hong Kong unveils US$2.4 billion economic support package as protests weigh16/8/2019 12:01 am India's PM uses Independence Day to defend Kashmir changes16/8/2019 12:00 am UK opposition seeks to oust PM to avoid no-deal Brexit16/8/2019 12:00 am McConnochie to make England debut against Wales15/8/2019 11:57 pm Futures extend gains after strong retail sales data15/8/2019 11:57 pm US antitrust unit seeks additional information from United Tech, Raytheon15/8/2019 11:57 pm Trump spares bibles but not rosaries from Chinese tariff lists15/8/2019 11:45 pm Macron honours 'spirit of resistance' in WWII Provence landings15/8/2019 11:42 pm Sports retailer fined $750 for displaying uncertified e-scooters15/8/2019 11:42 pm Sarah Pang's arduous tennis journey beginning to bear fruits of success15/8/2019 11:41 pm Russia offers citizenship to 3 million Ukrainians from war-torn areas15/8/2019 11:37 pm England battle to 76-2 after Hazlewood double strike15/8/2019 11:35 pm GE shares fall on report that cash situation worse than thought15/8/2019 11:35 pm Libya capital flights suspended after deadly rocket fire15/8/2019 11:35 pm Philippines expresses concern over Chinese warships in its waters15/8/2019 11:32 pm From dance school to the Navy: SAF scholar among 4 President's Scholars this year15/8/2019 11:31 pm PM Lee on Frank Tsao: He played a big role in shaping Singapore’s shipping industry15/8/2019 11:30 pm Irish airport flights suspended after runway plane fire15/8/2019 11:30 pm Company director charged with giving S$178,000 in bribes over 7 years15/8/2019 11:15 pm Czech couple pray in cleansing ritual after Bali temple antics15/8/2019 11:15 pm Football: La Liga set for close-run race after Barca, Real, Atletico transfer blitz15/8/2019 11:12 pm J.C. Penney quarterly same-store sales fall short of expectations15/8/2019 11:12 pm Texas to execute man convicted of killing couple after carjacking15/8/2019 11:12 pm Hong Kong protesters circumvent Beijing's crackdown on protective gear15/8/2019 11:05 pm Kuala Lumpur gives Lynas six months to finalise alternative to repatriating radioactive waste15/8/2019 11:04 pm Delay in eating from Spize bento box may have contributed to Sats officer’s death, coroner’s court hears15/8/2019 11:01 pm China signals retaliation against new US tariffs, saying they are violation of Trump-Xi accord15/8/2019 11:00 pm UK opposition seeks to oust PM to avoid no-deal Brexit15/8/2019 10:49 pm Walmart raises earnings forecast for year after jump in quarterly sales15/8/2019 10:49 pm South Korea's Moon offers olive branch to Japan15/8/2019 10:49 pm First Look At A New Boutique Hotel In Keong Saik, Where Even The Lifts Are ’Grammable15/8/2019 10:46 pm Irish girl’s body found, family mourn ‘unbearable’ loss15/8/2019 10:43 pm Malaysia renews Lynas' rare earths plant licence for 6 months, with conditions15/8/2019 10:42 pm Alibaba results beat estimates on cloud, e-commerce growth15/8/2019 10:42 pm Tens of thousands rally in Yemen's Aden to support separatist takeover15/8/2019 10:42 pm Man arrested on suspicion of setting alight subdivided flat during dispute with wife in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City15/8/2019 10:30 pm Ruiz wants Joshua rematch in New York, Hearn warns of legal action15/8/2019 10:30 pm Taliban, US pact in Afghanistan could boost Islamic State15/8/2019 10:30 pm TODAY's evening brief for Thursday, Aug 1515/8/2019 10:30 pm China warns foreign forces to 'stop conniving and interfering' in Hong Kong affairs15/8/2019 10:22 pm McCullum named Kolkata Knight Riders coach in IPL15/8/2019 10:22 pm US presidential candidate Cory Booker proposes office to fight white supremacy15/8/2019 10:22 pm George Clooney’s sister-in-law faces new drink-driving charge in Singapore15/8/2019 10:16 pm US scientist to file whistleblower complaint after agency halts his climate work15/8/2019 10:07 pm Wales team to play England in Rugby World Cup warm-up15/8/2019 10:07 pm US bid to seize Iranian tanker halts its release from Gibraltar15/8/2019 10:03 pm Russians hail 'hero' pilot after Moscow emergency landing15/8/2019 10:00 pm Movie Review: Kumail Nanjiani And Dave Bautista Give Ridesharing A Bad Name (In A Funny Way) In Stuber15/8/2019 10:00 pm 'We considered him one of us': Singapore leaders express condolences over death of shipping magnate Frank Tsao15/8/2019 9:59 pm Norway detects radioactive iodine by Russian border days after blast15/8/2019 9:59 pm China will quell Hong Kong protests that show signs of terrorism: Chinese ambassador to UK15/8/2019 9:57 pm BreadTalk group chief executive Henry Chu resigns15/8/2019 9:56 pm Hong Kong unveils $3.4 billion economic stimulus package as protests hit economy15/8/2019 9:52 pm China says it must take counter-measures to latest US tariffs15/8/2019 9:51 pm Retailer fined over display of non-compliant PMDs in first such prosecution15/8/2019 9:51 pm Mastercard, Indonesia's Artajasa to collaborate on payment gateway15/8/2019 9:51 pm Late shipping magnate Frank Tsao was a longstanding and good friend to Singapore: PM Lee Hsien Loong15/8/2019 9:46 pm Amazon faces online backlash in China for T-shirts with Hong Kong democracy slogans15/8/2019 9:45 pm New European T20 league postponed until 202015/8/2019 9:45 pm Irish airport flights suspended after runway plane fire15/8/2019 9:45 pm This Sports Club-Themed The Face Shop x Kakao Friends Collection Can Just Take All Our Money15/8/2019 9:45 pm Paya Lebar Quarter Mall to welcome shoppers on 30 August15/8/2019 9:42 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today15/8/2019 9:40 pm Strong winds fan fierce wildfire in southern France15/8/2019 9:37 pm Australia win the toss, England bat at Lord's15/8/2019 9:37 pm Trump says China should treat Hong Kong 'humanely' before trade deal can be agreed15/8/2019 9:30 pm Sushiro S'pore Outlet Offers Premium Sushi Like Otoro & Uni At Super Low Prices For Opening Special15/8/2019 9:30 pm Uganda's cash-strapped cops spend US$126 million on CCTV from Huawei15/8/2019 9:28 pm Suspect in Philadelphia shooting standoff taken into custody15/8/2019 9:28 pm Amazon faces online backlash in China for T-shirts with Hong Kong protest slogans15/8/2019 9:28 pm US sports footwear, apparel industry to be hit hardest by latest tariffs against China15/8/2019 9:28 pm China's border agents search phones of travellers from Hong Kong15/8/2019 9:23 pm Mobile phone buyers lost $24,000 to scammers from January to May: Police15/8/2019 9:18 pm Russia warns China it could ban timber exports over illegal logging15/8/2019 9:16 pm New Zealand officials admit letting Christchurch suspect send hateful letter15/8/2019 9:15 pm United States seeks to seize the Iranian vessel in Gibraltar: Report15/8/2019 9:08 pm Czech couple pray in cleansing ritual after Bali temple antics15/8/2019 9:08 pm China says has to take counter-measures to latest US tariffs15/8/2019 9:08 pm Man fined for throwing eggs at neighbour's flat, jailed for theft15/8/2019 9:07 pm Football: Man City look to banish memories of Euro exit by Spurs15/8/2019 9:02 pm Hong Kong unveils US$2.4 billion economic support package as protests weigh15/8/2019 9:02 pm Amazon faces online backlash in China for T-shirts with Hong Kong democracy slogans15/8/2019 9:02 pm Baidu falls further behind among China’s biggest tech firms as Meituan, NetEase overtake in market value15/8/2019 9:00 pm ‘Crushing’ jail term for man who abetted rape of girlfriend reduced by 4 years on appeal15/8/2019 9:00 pm Indonesia plans 'surprises' in easing foreign ownership cap: Investment chief15/8/2019 8:54 pm July's private home sales hit highest level this year on launch of new EC, One Pearl Bank15/8/2019 8:45 pm India's Modi warns of 'unchecked population explosion'15/8/2019 8:45 pm Cricket: Sri Lanka lose Thirimanne early after skittling Kiwis for 24915/8/2019 8:45 pm PM Lee to talk about Singapore’s response to climate change at National Day Rally15/8/2019 8:45 pm Spain to take some migrants on Open Arms ship, says Italy15/8/2019 8:38 pm Thailand to ban pig imports from Myanmar over African swine fever15/8/2019 8:38 pm Russians hail 'hero' pilot after Moscow emergency landing15/8/2019 8:38 pm Jeffrey Epstein autopsy report shows broken neck: Washington Post15/8/2019 8:31 pm Bitcoin slumps to two-week low on technical trading, market jitters15/8/2019 8:31 pm Allow more visitors to Bicentennial showcase in final month15/8/2019 8:31 pm Powerful Japan storm turns deadly, snarls holiday travel15/8/2019 8:30 pm Myanmar rebels carry out unprecedented attack on military academy15/8/2019 8:23 pm Pakistan observes 'Black Day' for Kashmir as India celebrates independence15/8/2019 8:23 pm