Top stories from The Straits Times on Thursday, March 15

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kickstart your Thursday, March 15.


This would apply to foreign actors who cannot do so using military means, said Mr Shanmugam on the first day of hearings by the Select Committee on deliberate online falsehoods.

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Singapore's gadget central has settled on an asking price of $1.1 billion and will begin getting signatures for its maiden collective sale attempt.

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British PM Theresa May pointed the finger firmly at Russian President Vladimir Putin as she outlined retaliatory measures over the chemical attack.

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The feedback was used to inform the NTUC workplan for this year and its labour MPs' positions, but the results were not presented to the Government.

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Nordic nations occupied the top four spots in the World Happiness Report 2018, while Taiwan at No. 26 is the only area in Asia ranked above Singapore.

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With the elections widely expected to be called next month, Malaysian PM Najib Razak and his wife hope to face down a barrage of personal attacks.

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The appointment of the TV commentator and conservative economic analyst comes as Trump increasingly seeks to surround himself with like-minded advisers.

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The man had denied the charges, claiming that his then-53-year-old mother had conspired with his stepfather to get him out of their one-room flat.

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Shi Ka Yee, 72, was in her car outside the Grand Hyatt Singapore hotel on Feb 1 last year when the alcohol level in her blood was found to be way above the legal limit.

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Back in the side after attending the birth of his third child in Argentina at the weekend, Lionel Messi scored the second goal in Barcelona's 3-0 win.

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