Singapore

The Straits Times (ST) on 10 April, ran a story on a large Chinese family of 10. In highlighting the See family as an example of big families which were growing in number after the pandemic hit in 2020, the newspaper said that the family lived frugally to make ends meet. In their article, ‘Feeding […]

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 […]