Tuesday #sgroundup: Two more bodies found as haunting pieces of wreckage retrieved
Here are today's top trending stories in case you missed them:
AirAsia #QZ8501: Two more bodies found as haunting pieces of wreckage retrieved
Two more bodies have been recovered by a Malaysian and Japanese ship, bringing the total number retrieved to 39, reports Indonesian media.
Separately, three more bodies have been identified -- Indra Yulianto, based on forensics and CCTV recordings of the 51-year-old's outfit at the airport; Hindarto Halim, 61, and 19-year-old Jou Brian Youvito.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/contact-with-airasia-flight-qz8501-bound-for-singapore-from-surabaya-lost-033803688.html
Singapore comes down heaviest on foreign buyers: report
Singapore and Hong Kong have imposed the heaviest tax burden on foreign property buyers amongst Asia Pacific markets, according to a Knight Frank report.
In terms of tax burdens on foreign investors, our analysis indicates that the more mature and open markets of Hong Kong and Singapore have some of the highest, while Cambodia, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia have more benign tax regimes, the report said.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-comes-down-heaviest-foreign-buyers-report-051502800--sector.html
Four more members co-opted into PAP's central executive committee
The ruling People's Action Party has co-opted four more people into its central executive committee (CEC), bringing the total number of committee members to 18.
In a press statement on Tuesday, the PAP said that the CEC decided in a meeting on Monday to co-opt Lawrence Wong, Masagos Zulkifli, Zaqy Mohamed and Liang Eng Hwa.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/four-more-members-co-opted-into-pap-s-central-executive-committee-095424449.html
Haruki Murakami to be online agony uncle: publisher
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami is to offer advice to troubled readers in an agony uncle column on his website, his publisher said Tuesday.
The website, named "Murakami-san no tokoro" or "Mr. Murakami's place" will solicit problems from fans of the surrealist, whose novels are published in dozens of languages around the world.
https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/haruki-murakami-online-agony-uncle-publisher-043208075.html
SE Asia Stocks-Singapore, Malaysia fall to over two-week lows
Southeast Asian stock markets mostly fell on Tuesday, with Singapore and Malaysia extending losses to more than two-week lows as investors cut holdings in risky assets amid weak global sentiment and oil company shares retreated in line with softening oil prices.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/se-asia-stocks-singapore-malaysia-091834572.html
