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Yen on intervention watch; Asia shares creep higher

Yen on intervention watch; Asia shares creep higher

Source: Market Screener SINGAPORE, March 28 (Reuters) - The yen languished near its weakest in decades on Thursday though the threat of intervention from Japanese authorities prevented traders from pushing the currency to a new low, while Asian stocks rose ahead of a key U.S. inflation report. Markets were

S'pore Court of Appeal rejects 36 death row inmates' PACC Act constitutional challenge

S'pore Court of Appeal rejects 36 death row inmates' PACC Act constitutional challenge

Source: Gutzy Asia Author: Yee Loon SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal of Singapore on Wednesday (27 March) dismissed an appeal lodged by 36 death row prisoners challenging two new provisions introduced by a law aimed at preventing death row inmates from exploiting court processes to delay their executions. The case

CAAS chief Han Kok Juan appointed Returning Officer for Singapore elections

CAAS chief Han Kok Juan appointed Returning Officer for Singapore elections

Source: The Straits Times Author: Thian Wen Li SINGAPORE - Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) Director-General Han Kok Juan will take over the supervision of elections here from April 1. Mr Han has been appointed as Returning Officer (RO) by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, while Housing and Development

Singapore's competition watchdog appoints new chief executive from April 1

Singapore's competition watchdog appoints new chief executive from April 1

Source: The Straits Times Author: Sarah Koh SINGAPORE - The former chief legal officer of the Ministry of Manpower, Mr Alvin Koh, will assume his new role as chief executive and commission member of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) on April 1. In a statement on March

Three men charged over allegedly taking part in plan to break into warehouse to steal e-vaporisers

Three men charged over allegedly taking part in plan to break into warehouse to steal e-vaporisers

Source: The Straits Times Author: Shaffiq Alkhatib SINGAPORE - Three men allegedly took part in a plan in March to break into a Woodlands warehouse unit and steal vaping-related items, including e-vaporisers, that the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) had seized. The trio - Elvin Suriaganandhan, 22; Chee Wai Yuen, 35

Gas and electricity prices in Singapore to fall from April to June

Gas and electricity prices in Singapore to fall from April to June

Source: The Star SINGAPORE: Gas and electricity prices will go down for the next three months due to lower costs. From April 1 to June 30, households supplied by grid operator SP Group will see a 0.3 per cent decrease in electricity tariffs, the group said in a statement

Sentosa sky lantern festival attendees who lodged complaint with CASE to receive full refund

Sentosa sky lantern festival attendees who lodged complaint with CASE to receive full refund

Source: Yahoo News SINGAPORE -- All 68 attendees of the Singapore Sky Lantern Festival who lodged a report with the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) are slated to receive full refunds, local media outlet CNA reported on Wednesday (27 March). CASE said it has reached an agreement with the festival's