The Police said on Wednesday (May 11) that they were investigating a woman for being an unauthorised person acting as an advocate or solicitor. The Straits Times (ST) identified the lawyer as Ms Violet Netto who earlier this year represented Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam in an appeal against his death sentence. He was […]
The Police and the Land Transport Authority said in a joint-statement on 10 May that they will be charging two men, the 61-year-old car driver and a 28-year-old car owner, for their suspected involvement in an incident which occurred at Red Swastika School on 11 January 2022. The incident captured on video where a man […]
Mr Lim Tean, an advocate and solicitor with Carson Law Chambers (“CLC”), will be charged in court on 12 May 2022, said the Police in a press release. Mr Lim is being charged with the following offences by the Police: Criminal Breach of Trust – Sometime in November 2019, Mr Lim Tean was entrusted with […]
Facebook user Aristotle Motii Nandy highlighted a commuter who appeared to be Chinese in his post for moving away to sit elsewhere on an MRT train after he sat next to her. He said, “Blatant prejudice? I sat next to this person and she shifted to another seat…” In reply to one Facebook user who […]
A man who was part of a religious order of the Catholic faith when he committed unlawful sexual acts with two teenage boys here was sentenced to five years` jail on Thursday (May 5). The Singaporean, is 60 years of age and is not a priest. The offender however, had taken a vow of celibacy […]
Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by founder and former chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm, George Lucas. Observance of the day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations since the franchise began in 1977. The date originated from the pun […]
A TikTok video of an Indian man quarrelling with three Chinese men on an MRT has gone viral. It is unclear how the quarrel started or what it is about, but the video has garnered 1.5 million views since yesterday (4 May). @seehaveseedonthave Singapore Gagster. But why the 3 Chinese want disturb 1 Indian. Anyone […]
Former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has wished his Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya by sharing a picture of him with a scarecrow dressed in Malay outfit. The post in his Facebook has been shared over 400 times with most commenters puzzled and dismayed as to why Goh would post such a picture to extend […]
A video footage which surfaced online shows the horrific moment a toddler was snatched by a monkey and dragged away by her hair as she played outside on her skate-scooter. The video showed a wild monkey pouncing on the toddler in a village near Chongqing, southwestern China on 19 April. The little girl was playing […]
