Singapore’s PM Lawrence Wong urges calm in border dispute with Cambodia amid regional tensions. He’s been PM since 2024, ex-civil servant, finance minister.
Datchinamurthy Kataiah, 39, was executed in Singapore after a brief delay, despite last-minute legal challenges and international protests. He was convicted of trafficking 45 grams of heroin, a crime punishable by death under Singapore law. The execution has sparked widespread condemnation and calls for abolition.
Multiple outages of Optus' emergency call system in Australia have resulted in at least four deaths. The company failed to notify authorities properly, with recent incidents linked to network upgrades and hardware failures. Investigations are ongoing, and new legislation aims to improve emergency communication reliability.