Maths professor in Singapore delivers two-hour lecture on Zoom only to realise he was on mute

Maths professor in Singapore delivers two-hour lecture on Zoom only to realise he was on mute the entire time Prof. Dong Wang of the National University of Singapore gave lecture on Feb. 4 Within first couple of minutes his screen froze and students couldn’t hear him  His mathematics students tried to reach him by phone and … Read more

Grant Shapps says vaccine passports COULD happen after US talks – despite No10 ruling them out

Grant Shapps revealed today he has had talks with foreign politicians about an  ‘internationally recognised system’ of allowing travellers to prove they have had a Covid jab. The Transport Secretary made the admission despite Downing Street insisting for weeks that it has no plans to introduce ‘vaccine passports’ that would prove the holder’s coronanvirus immunity.  … Read more

Nine Britons are charged over Singapore yacht party that broke coronavirus rules

Nine Britons are charged over Singapore yacht party that broke coronavirus rules Nine Britons aged between 26 and 32 could face six months in a Singapore jail  An investigation found the party broke the rules which limited gatherings to five  Singapore has come down hard on rule violations after keeping infections low  By Tim Stickings … Read more

Expat British teacher, 29, caught on CCTV molesting four-year-old girl

Expat British teacher, 29, faces being caned or jailed after being caught on CCTV molesting four-year-old girl in his Singapore classroom A suspected paedophile British schoolteacher is facing the cane and jail time  Richard Christopher Monks, 29, admitted to molesting a four-year-old girl  The abuse came to light when the girl refused to go to … Read more

Lion cub named Simba is born at Singapore Zoo through artificial-insemination that killed his dad 

The Singapore Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a newborn lion cub via artificial insemination. It’s a first for the park — and a rarity in general, though two cubs were born in South Africa through assisted reproduction in 2018. The three-month-old cub, a male named Simba after the protagonist in Disney’s the Lion King, … Read more

Racist thug, 16, who punched Singaporean student in face fined £600

A teenager who was convicted of shouting: ‘I don’t want your coronavirus in my country’ during a racist attack on a Singaporean law student was today ordered to pay his victim £600. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named due to legal reasons, punched 24-year-old Jonathan Mok in the face during the group attack on February 24 last … Read more

UK held to ransom by the EU as it refuses to help clear ports until PM drops ‘Singapore on Thames’

The EU has demanded Boris Johnson drop plans to turn the City into a ‘Singapore on Thames’ global economic powerhouse before it will consider helping unclog the huge backlog of goods at UK ports. The EU is said to be open to discussing how to reduce friction, with shopper complaining of shortages at UK supermarkets … Read more

Government warns of worsening chaos at Britain’s ports as lorry traffic returns to normal levels

Government warns of worsening chaos at Britain’s ports as lorry traffic returns to normal levels – but Brussels says it won’t help ease backlogs unless Boris abandons his deregulation ambitions Projections from Cabinet Office anticipate Channel traffic’s imminent rise Truckers without requisite customs paperwork or negative test face turn-backs  It comes as Brussels says it … Read more

Coronavirus: British man, 52, faces six months in jail for sneaking out of his Singapore hotel room

British man, 52, faces six months in jail for sneaking out of his Singapore hotel room to see his fiancée during Covid-19 quarantine Nigel Skea was in 14-day quarantine at the Ritz Carlton Millenia in Singapore  Officials claim Skea left his room on three separate occasions in September  During one breach, he visited his Singaporean … Read more

Covid China: WHO scientists arrive in Wuhan to investigate origins

A team of WHO scientists arrived in Wuhan today on a politically-charged mission to investigate the origins of the coronavirus – but two scientists were held up in Singapore amid fears that China will try to obstruct the probe to prevent embarrassing discoveries.  The 13 visitors, who will be quarantined for two weeks before starting their work, were … Read more