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2024-04-19 05:46:22 A British man who served 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit has received an “unreserved apology” from a UK review body that rejected 2 previous attempts to investigate the case.

Andrew Malkinson had his conviction quashed last July by the appeals court after new evidence emerged: https://cna.asia/3W2xC3W Open / Comment

2024-04-19 04:26:14 The 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed an Assyrian bishop during a church service in Sydney has been charged with terrorism. https://cna.asia/3JqlYZe Open / Comment

2024-04-19 03:19:57 Malaysia’s billion-dollar 5G roll-out has hit a bump, as a deal between state-owned operator DNB and private telcos appears to have broken down: https://cna.asia/49HEyXh Open / Comment

2024-04-18 16:01:02 "The attitude from Boeing from the highest level is just to push the defective parts, regardless of what it is." - Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour, an engineer who worked for the company for 17 years.

It's been one issue after another for Boeing, whose safety record is under scrutiny at the US Senate - and Salehpour testified he was punished for raising safety concerns.
https://cna.asia/3Jp8NaX Open / Comment

2024-04-18 15:17:12 Stargazers, here's a list of meteor showers and supermoons to look out for this year, including one that's expected next week. https://cna.asia/3W5u6pG Open / Comment

2024-04-18 13:57:04 A woman wheeled a dead man into a bank in Brazil and requested a loan in his name, claiming to be his niece.

Bank staff called in emergency services after sensing something was amiss. The woman was later arrested: https://cna.asia/49JWGzM Open / Comment

2024-04-18 12:41:16 Scoot has cancelled some flights to and from Manado, Sabah, and Sarawak after a volcano in Indonesia erupted 5 times since yesterday, triggering a tsunami warning, evacuations, and the closure of Manado city's airport.

Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia have also done so: https://cna.asia/44kP2uZ Open / Comment

2024-04-18 11:51:56 Employers in Singapore are now saying they may rethink their focus on local staff and look overseas to hire, if flexi-work becomes the norm here.

“Singaporeans, we really need to level up," says one boss. https://cna.asia/4aKMoB6 Open / Comment

2024-04-18 10:39:22 If you have this fish curry spice blend, you might want to toss it. Singapore's authorities are recalling it because they've found too-high levels of a pesticide in it: https://cna.asia/3xy34wH Open / Comment

2024-04-18 07:51:07 Apple is investing over US$250 million to expand its Ang Mo Kio campus in Singapore, with construction slated to start this year: https://cna.asia/448haB9 Open / Comment