Web Stories Tuesday, December 24

SINGAPORE: A 27-year-old man secretly recorded intimate videos of his ex-girlfriend and threatened to send them to her family and friends. Aaryan Raina Gobinath was jailed for 14 weeks on Monday (Dec 23) after pleading guilty to one amalgamated charge of making such threats when he knew this would cause the victim distress. Another amalgamated charge of making intimate recordings of the victim without her consent was considered for sentencing. The victim’s identity is protected by…

Singapore

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WHO IS INVOLVED?  SingPost fired its group chief executive officer Vincent Phang, group chief financial officer Vincent Yik and chief executive of the company’s international business unit Li Yu.  Mr Phang first joined SingPost in 2019 as the CEO for postal services and Singapore, which comprises post, parcel and logistics.…

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday (Dec 21) that he has appointed television executive Mark Burnett, who produced the tycoon’s reality show The Apprentice, as special envoy to the United Kingdom, one of Washington’s closest allies. “With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a…

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TOKYO: Honda and Nissan agreed to explore a merger and set up a joint holding company, they said on Monday (Dec 23), which would create the world’s third-largest automaker and signals a massive shift in an industry under tremendous upheaval. The two companies would aim for combined sales of 30 trillion…

Lifestyle

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Street theft isn’t petty to a victim. Having your pocket picked or bags stolen can ruin your trip and your finances. The best ways to avoid street crime is to maintain awareness, travel asset-light and understand where it tends to happen (be sure to read the destination’s State Department profile).…