SINGAPORE: A man behind a multimillion-dollar wine investment scheme that caused investors to lose more than S$14 million (about US$10.9 million currently) was jailed for seven years and two months on Thursday (May 22) after being on the run for 13 years. Eldric Ko, 51, was the CEO of Premium Liquid Assets (PLA), which he
The government has been prohibited from shutting down the internet or interfering with access in any way as the public and Parliament debate the Finance Bill that triggered Gen Z protests and a violent state backlash last year. The High Court on Wednesday ruled against such tampering by the government or its agents in a pre-emptive
Trump calls for end to DEI programs President Donald Trump is calling for an end to federal diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs. Fox – Seattle Pennsylvania education officials are reaffirming their compliance with civil rights laws in answer to a Trump administration threat to pull federal funding from schools that embrace certain diversity,
Donald Trump to withdraw US from World Health Organization President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing its handling of COVID-19, alleged political bias, and failure to reform. unbranded – Newsworthy The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is holding off on reinstating more than $200 million
SINGAPORE: A man who participated in an arrangement to convert money into cryptocurrency was sentenced to 19 months’ jail on Tuesday (Apr 8). Huang Wei-Ru, 37, pleaded guilty to two counts of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct and one count of unauthorised access to computer material. Another three charges were taken into