Fire breaks out at Teck Whye Lane flat, 2 conveyed to hospital
Earlier this morning, a fire broke out at a block in the Teck Whye residential estate as thick plumes of black smoke were spotted emitting from the window of the unit. The New Paper reports that the...
View ArticleModeling agency boss charged with murder after allegedly killing father in...
Tragedy struck the affluent suburbs of West Coast Rise when an argument between father and son turned violent, leaving the elderly patriarch dead that very evening. Neighbours had reported hearing a...
View ArticleNo frickin' way — each DBS employee to receive $1,000 in their ang baos this...
Oh, to be an employee at DBS right now. The Business Times reported that each employee of the biggest bank in Southeast Asia will receive $1,000 in their ang bao packets as part of their celebrations...
View ArticleVideo: Drama at the Law Society of Singapore offices as M Ravi delivers tirade
Oh dear. In a rather absurdist scene at the Law Society of Singapore office lobby, prominent human rights lawyer M Ravi arrives at the premises armed with a singular protestor, a cameraman and a whole...
View ArticleRegulations being cooked up for personal drones amidst soaring popularity
Drones — the modern man's RC toy — has monumentally increased in popularity worldwide following affordable prices and better technology and in Singapore, it's no different. TODAY reports that...
View ArticleRoad closures along Stadium Road on Valentine's Day for Brooks Marina Run 2015
Valentine's Day ain't stopping these marathon runners from running. The Brooks Marina Run 2015 will be taking place tomorrow along Stadium Road in the evening, and the police have issued an advisory...
View ArticleAuthorities disallow Thaipusam rally at Speaker's Corner tomorrow from taking...
Following the recent Thaipusam procession skirmish, many have started to raise the issues of rights for Hindus, demanding for the day to be considered an official public holiday. Prominent activist...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dead after accident at Lentor hurls him onto MRT tracks
A mishap on the Lentor flyover left a motorcyclist dead after a traffic accident hurled him onto the MRT tracks below, in between the Khatib and Yio Chu Kang train stations. The Straits Times reported...
View ArticleNine fraudulent contractors arrested for impersonating HDB officials
Nine contractors have been arrested for posing as HDB and Town Council officials who've been going around blocks and swindling elderly residents. The Consumers Association of Singapore raised the...
View ArticleArcheologists make 400kg artefact haul at Empress Place excavation site
Archeologists have made impressive progress at an excavation site located in Empress Place, uncovering about 400kg worth of artefacts — some of which are said to be at least 700 years old. The...
View ArticleThree men arrested for housebreaking in Punggol
Three men have been arrested in relation to a case of house robbery in Punggol. A 58-year-old woman had lodged a police report on Feb 2 in the early morning, claiming that her house — located at 619A...
View ArticleRoad closures along Raffles Avenue for NE Show and Chingay Parade 2015
Chingay Parade returns again to spill an exorbitant amount of celebrations on the streets of Singapore, and as per usual with all major jamborees, roads will be closed off to vehicular traffic....
View ArticleMan gets five months' in jail after abducting baby in anger
Right in front of his mother, an eight-month old baby son was snatched and abducted to parts unknown for two hours before the police found the young 'un and the kidnapper. For his felonious actions,...
View ArticleMalaysian math rock maestros Dirgahayu to return for a show this February
Malaysian aggro math rockers Dirgahayu have been in the business of face-melting even before the band was formed — the members had more than enough experience doing so in their previous roles playing...
View ArticlePM Lee to undergo robot-assisted surgery today following prostate cancer...
Cancer can hit anyone, and even those in power can't thwart the threat. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong should count himself very lucky that doctors detected cancer cells on his prostate early, after a...
View ArticleHazy conditions over eastern and north-eastern regions due to Pasir Gudang...
If you're living in the eastern and north-eastern municipalities of Singapore, you'd be familiar with the sudden onset of haze in recent days. You were probably surprised too that the rest of the...
View ArticleSingapore startup Stoke brings organic and ethical meats from the farm to...
In sunny Singapore, the barbeque is a well-loved activity. But when we think barbeques, we think over-marinated satays, otahs, and chicken wings. Many of us, however, forget that barbeques can be so...
View ArticleDebt collectors behind Funan food court ruckus arrested for unlawful assembly
The debt collectors who caused a ruckus last month at Funan DigitaLife Mall's food court in a bid to harass a stallowner into settling his debts were remorseless even as acted like thugs and damaged...
View ArticleMemory Lane: Chinese New Year in Singapore... 50 years ago
It was a tumultuous year – and the last time Singapore would celebrate Chinese New Year as part of Malaysia. The start of the Year of the Snake fell on February 2, 1965. There had been expectations...
View ArticleGreat success: PM Lee's prostate surgery went down smoothly
In a statement by the Prime Minister's Office post-surgery, Lee Hsien Loong's prostate surgery has been successful, and he is expected to make a full recovery. Lead urologist at the Singapore General...
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