Singapore has started a seven-day national mourning after the death of its founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. Lee, who died at 91, led Singapore’s transformation from a small port city to one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Many world leaders have paid tribute to Lee, who served as the city-state’s prime minister for…
Lee Kuan Yew Dies At 91
Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime Minister of Singapore, who transformed the small Island nation to a first world business and tourist hub, has died at the age of 91. The author of the best seller, “From Third World to First: The Singapore Story,” was criticised for his tough power grip during his 31-year reign.…
Singapore to Cane and Imprison Two German Youths
A court in Singapore has sentenced two German youths to nine months imprisonment and three strokes of the cane each for breaking into a depot and spray-painting graffiti on a commuter train. 22-year-old Andreas Von Knorre and Elton Hinz, 21, were accused of vandalism and trespass after they broke into one of Singapore’s train depots…
AirAsia Plane: Tail Of Crashed Plane Found
As the search for the AirAsia flight QZ8501, which crashed in the Java Sea on Sunday, December 28, continues, the Indonesian search officials say part of the tail of the plane has been found in the sea. The tail, which houses the “black boxes,” that records voice and flight data, is expected to give investigators…
AirAsia Crash: Efforts To Find Flight Data Recorders Resume
Efforts to search for the flight data recorders from the crashed AirAsia passenger plane has resumed, as weather conditions improve over the Java Sea. The plane, which was flying from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore on December 28, disappeared from the radar. Rescue teams have so far recovered 37 bodies but said the remains of most…