Thursday #sgroundup: Two suspects in Syed Alwi Road dismembered body case nabbed: police

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 Two suspects in Syed Alwi Road dismembered body case nabbed: police

A picture of police lines cordoning off an area of Syed Alwi Road, where a body was found in a luggage. (Photo …
The police have arrested two male Pakistan nationals aged 43 and 25 in connection with the case of the upper body found in a luggage along Syed Alwi Road.

According to a Facebook post by the Singapore Police Force on Thursday evening, the two men were arrested at about 3pm on the same day within the vicinity of Rowell Road, following an operation that involved more than 100 officers.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/dismembered-upper-body-found-in-luggage-on-syed-alwi-road-134754034.html

Singapore netizens mourn death of "Cineleisure Auntie"
 Photo of Cineleisure Auntie taken a week before news of her death broke. (Tere Han)
Singapore netizens are mourning the passing of an elderly woman usually spotted along Orchard Road - at a traffic light near Mandarin Gallery - selling packets of tissue, instant coffee and instant noodles, among others.

The news of her death broke the hearts of many after it was announced by a Tere Han on his Facebook page.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-netizens-mourn-death-of-%E2%80%9Ccineleisure-auntie%E2%80%9D-091612658.html
 
Hunt for pirates after Malaysia tanker hijacking: official
 
Malaysia is hunting for a group of machete-wielding pirates who hijacked a tanker off its eastern coast, stealing a million litres of oil, in the latest in a spate of attacks in its waters, an official said Thursday.

Pirates hijacked the Malaysia-registered tanker MT Budi Mesra Dua last Saturday off Bintulu in the oil-rich Sarawak state as the ship sailed from neighbouring Singapore.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/hunt-pirates-malaysia-tanker-hijacking-official-091651311.html

Philippine group protests Chinese reclamation
 Filipinos wave Philippine flags following flag raising rites to celebrate the 116th anniversary of Philippine independence …
Members of a political party allied with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III marked the country's Independence Day on Thursday by protesting China's moves to reclaim land in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where the two countries are locked in a territorial dispute.

About 200 members and supporters of the Akbayan Party protested peacefully at the Chinese Consulate in Manila on the 116th anniversary of Philippine independence from Spanish colonialism to "assert sovereignty" over the disputed area.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/philippine-group-protests-chinese-reclamation-071135283.html

Japan summons China envoy over 'dangerous' flights
 A Chinese SU-27 fighter jet flies over the East China Sea, in this handout photo taken June 11, 2014 and released …
Japan on Thursday summoned the Chinese ambassador to complain about fighter jets flying "dangerously" close to two of its military planes over the East China Sea, officials said.

In the latest up-close confrontation between the two sides, Tokyo says two Chinese SU-27 jets flew just 30 metres (100 feet) away from its aircraft in a spot where the two countries' air defence zones overlap.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/japan-summons-china-envoy-over-dangerous-flights-044602468.html
 
 
 

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