Singapore

A Malaysian man who pestered a woman with questions before following her into the train and exposing his genitals to her twice was today (11 April) sentenced to four weeks’ jail and a fine of $500. Earlier this year, the Malaysian man, Makesvaran Visuranatham, pleaded guilty to three charges of criminal force, intentionally exposing himself to […]

Facebook user Zarina Jaffar took to Facebook to share the tragedy of a young married couple. Barely five months after they tied the knot the man had a stroke and has to be helped by his young wife to get by with his daily necessities. Stroke is a serious medical condition that we typically associate […]

A video shared on several social media pages showed a woman strolling down Joan Road, near MacRitchie Reservoir clutching a large endangered bird with a big smile. The bird is an endangered grey crowned crane which is not a native bird species in Singapore. It was reported in the newspapers about 10 years ago that […]

After traveling to China to watch the shooting competition, Chan Fan Kheow became a fan of slingshots. He then bought slingshots online and went to the multi-storey car park to practice shooting. As his “technique was too bad”, he shot through the glass windows of two houses in the opposite HDB, and he also got […]

A former Grab private hire car driver was sentenced to 24 months in prison and four strokes of the cane for molesting two seven-year-old and 10-year-old girls in a private car. The defendant Lom Mun Hoi, 48, pleaded not guilty to three counts of molesting a girl under the age of 14, but was found […]

A fight which allegedly broke out in Heartbeat @ Bedok ActiveSG Gym on April Fool’s Day between two senior citizens has gone viral on TikTok. As Covid-19 restrictions are gradually being lifted in Singapore, indoor gyms and indoor fitness or health studios are seeing life being breathed into them again. But brisk business for Gyms […]

Honey Soo took to the Facebook of SG PCN Cyclist to recount a harrowing incident of assault at the hands of another cyclist. She recounted that at on 26 March at around 9am, she was walking with her husband along the footpath adjacent to Sengkang East Way (beside Sengkang Hospital and towards Sengkang East Road) […]

No disciplinary action was meted to a group of Raffles Girls` School (RGS) students who were captured in photos allegedly “dancing, chanting and praying” to a statue of Greek goddess Athena located on the school’s premises. In responding to media queries by Yahoo News Singapore, RGS principal Haslinda Zamani confirmed that an incident involving a […]

The former chief executive of food and beverage firm The Prive Group, Vu Han Jean-Luc Kha, was sentenced to 12 months of mandatory treatment on 29 March. He is convicted for verbally and physically assaulting a 13-year-old boy. A report to see if Kha, 44, would be suitable for a mandatory treatment order (MTO) for […]

During Tuesday`s (March 29) international friendly between Singapore and the Philippines, Filipino defender Diego Bardanca had a cheeky tug at Ikhsan Fandi’s private parts. It happened in the 10th-minute of the game as the Philippines were defending a corner. When Bardanca’s hand swooped down, Ikhsan instinctively reacted by taking a look at the referee. Seconds […]

Two Bangladeshi workers died on Monday night (March 28) after they were thrown off a vessel that was docked at a shipyard in Tuas owned by Singapore conglomerate Keppel Corporation. In response to media queries, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Tuesday that the workers, aged 30 and 42, fell onto the dock below […]

Singapore’s Education Minister picks the incident of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock as a teachable moment, and in doing so, wins positive reviews from Facebook users. During the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, Will Smith walked onstage and slapped presenter and comedian Chris Rock after Rock joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s […]

A debt-ridden gambler robbed a “rich girl”, held her in a hotel room at the Sands Hotel for 12 hours, tied her hands and feet with tape, and took nude photos to force her to transfer more than $70,000. The defendant Huang Yang (25) from China pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to three […]

43-year-old man and his family went to Lazarus Island to play, but he disappeared while swimming, and the search is still in progress. The accident happened at about 1 pm on March 27 in the waters off Lazarus Island. Missing is 43-year-old Kurnia Hardiman Bin Surmadi who works as a cleaner. Kurnia’s stepdaughter Yana (28 years […]

Three new faces have been unveiled by the People`s Action Party (PAP) to chair its party branches in Sengkang GRC, a sign that they could be the ruling party’s candidates there in the next general election. In a party statement issued by chairman of the PAP HQ Executive Committee Chan Chun Sing on Sunday (March […]