Offbeat | Singapore’s female professionals lag men in earnings, Times says

Female professionals in Singapore are, in some cases, earning just half the amount of their male counterparts, the Straits Times reported. High-paying jobs with the widest earnings

The Buzz | Bali to Impose USD10 Tax on Foreign Tourists, Jakarta Post Reports

Indonesia’s resort island of Bali is set to impose a USD10 levy on foreign tourists to preserve its environment and culture, The Jakarta Post reported, citing Governor Wayan

Researchers come face to face with huge great white shark

Two shark researchers who came face to face with what could be one of the largest great whites ever recorded are using their encounter as an opportunity

World Briefs

  INDONESIA An Islamic cleric who was the ideological leader of the Bali bombers and other Indonesian militants is being released early from a 15-year prison sentence after the

USA | Man wanted to attack White House with anti-tank rocket

A Georgia man accused of plotting to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting yesterday after he traded his car

UK | May battles to keep Brexit on track after no-confidence win

British Prime Minister Theresa May is reaching out to opposition parties and other lawmakers yesterday in a battle to keep Brexit on track after surviving a

USA | American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to New Orleans

A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported yesterday , and her

This Day in History | 1967 – ‘Boston Strangler’ sentenced to life

The man who claims to be the ‘Boston Strangler’ has been jailed for life after being found guilty of assault and armed robbery against four women in Connecticut.

Offbeat | Giant rotating ice disk draws attention, visitors

Think of it as a crop circle, but in a river. A curious formation that’s getting attention in Greater Portland is actually a spinning ice

India’s top court paves way for bars with dancers to reopen

India’s Supreme Court yesterday paved the way for the reopening of Mumbai’s dance bars, which had been a nightlife staple in the country’s entertainment capital until they were

World Briefs

INDONESIA Echoing the campaign tactics of Donald Trump, former Indonesian Gen. Prabowo Subianto says his country, the world’s third-largest democracy, is in dire shape and he is the

Kenya | President Kenyatta says all gunmen killed at hotel complex

Kenya’s security forces have killed the Islamic extremist gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 “innocent lives,” the country’s president said yesterday.

New Orleans | Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to headline 50th Jazz Fest

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th anniversary festival. Organizers yesterday confirmed

UK | May faces no-confidence vote after historic Brexit defeat

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote today , a day after Parliament rejected her Brexit deal by a historic margin. May is battling

This Day in History | 1991 – ‘Mother of all Battles’ begins

The Gulf War Allies have sent hundreds of planes on bombing raids into Iraq, at the start of Operation Desert Storm. The American, British, French,

Offbeat | Silicon Valley landlord rents USD1,500 studio to two cats

Two cats are living large at a USD1,500-a-month studio apartment their owner rents for them in Silicon Valley, where a housing shortage has sent rents skyrocketing. The

The Buzz | US goverment shutdown: IRS recalls about 46,000 workers

The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the partial government shutdown to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. For now, they’ll have to

World Economic Forum warns of impact of global tensions

Tensions in international relations and nationalist politics have the potential to further weigh on the global economy this year, organizers of next week’s gathering of business

World Briefs

KOREA North Korea is no longer South Korea’s “enemy,” though Pyongyang’s nuclear program still poses a security threat, according to Seoul’s biennial defense document published this week.

Trump’s Cuba policy hurts private sector, new figures say

President Donald Trump’s Cuba policy is driving millions of dollars from the island’s private entrepreneurs to its state-run tourism sector, the opposite of its supposed

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