Ong Beng Seng pleads guilty to abetting obstruction of justice

Ong Beng Seng pleads guilty to abetting obstruction of justice

A Singapore-based billionaire hotelier has pleaded guilty to a charge connected to a rare corruption scandal that shocked the country last year. Ong Beng Seng has admitted to abetting the obstruction of justice by helping ex-transportation minister Subramaniam Iswaran cover up evidence while he was being investigated for corruption. Ong gave expensive gifts, including an…

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IPL 2024: How impact subs are changing batting

IPL 2024: How impact subs are changing batting

Impact subs and power hitting are making the IPL more risk-taking. We analyse why strike rates are now more important than centuries /news/big-story/ipl-2024-indian-premier-league-impact-subs-t20-virat-kohli-111712664246513.html 111712664246513 story Virat Kohli has the orange cap for being the top run-scorer in IPL 2024 so far. But the metric that matters much more for team results is the strike rate….

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In Amman, life moves in slow motion

In Amman, life moves in slow motion

In Jordan, which shares a border with Israel and the West Bank, a heavy atmosphere has prevailed since October /news/talking-point/amman-jordan-israel-palestine-conflict-111712737428396.html 111712737428396 story On a Tuesday evening outside the al-Kalouti mosque in Amman, Jordan, a crowd of men, women and children has gathered. They carry Palestinian flags and hold placards that read: “Food, Water and Medicine…

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Google Podcasts gets ready to hit the stop button

Google Podcasts gets ready to hit the stop button

Google Podcasts has been shut down in the US – with users asked to move their subscriptions to YouTube Music – and it may not be long before India follows suit /news/talking-point/google-podcasts-shutting-down-youtube-music-111712839104288.html 111712839104288 story Google Podcasts is hitting the stop button. The announcement on the winding up of the podcast app came in September last…

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Champions League: How PSG's Ousmane Dembele can hurt former club Barcelona

Champions League: How PSG’s Ousmane Dembele can hurt former club Barcelona

PSG meet Barcelona in the Champions League, with former player Ousmane Dembele eager to show what Barcelona is missing /news/talking-point/champions-league-psg-vs-barcelona-kylian-mbappe-ousmane-dembele-111712666621156.html 111712666621156 story Most of the attention in Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona on Wednesday will be on Kylian Mbappe, but Ousmane Dembele is also set to have a big role to play for…

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