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A group of residents in Toh Yi estate, who had petitioned against a chosen site for a block of studio apartments for the elderly, have come up with an alternative location. But their proposal has irked some 50 residents living near the newly suggested site, who have started another petition...

Thoughtless comments have no place even on social media because a "single thoughtless comment can have immense reach and severe consequences". While the Penal Code covers offences such as criminal intimidation in both the physical world and cyberspace, there are no specific laws protecting...

According to studies by the World Bank, the live expectancy of Singaporeans has gone up from about 66 years in 1960, to about 82 years in 2009. With the advance in medical technology, it's likely that each generation will be able to live longer than the next. That is great news. However...

TAIWAN - A 17-year-old girl who allegedly took part in a sex party on a train that took place on the afternoon of February 19 appeared in a Taiwanese court to tell her side of the story. An Apple Daily report said the girl, known only as 'Xiao Yu', admitted to engaging in sexual activity on a...

CHERRIE YING has warned a woman to stop "seducing" her husband Jordan Chan Siu-Chun. Married for only two years, the Hong Kong actor was said to be "pursued by an admirer". The rumours emerged following a Weibo post of Cherrie's, in which she said: "If that woman still dares to send weird...

SINGAPORE - Employers are taking to gadgets like the spy mouse to monitor their staff and even listen in on their conversations. A report in The Sunday Times said there is a healthy market for these spyware devices, according to sellers. From calculators to alarm clocks, these gadgets take...

Singaporeans and permanent residents who earn less than $120,000 a year will see a reduction in their income taxes this year. This reduction will help middle income earners to cut back on paying more taxes. The previous tax rate of 3.5 per cent for the first $30,000 chargeable annual...

Six of the accused ... (top left to bottom right) Abdul Rauf, Liaquat Shah, Abdul Qayyum, Mohammed Sajid, Kabeer Hassan and Mohammed Amin Pic from www.thesun.co.uk Girls as young as 13 got pizzas and booze for having sex with a gang of men — whose nicknames included The Ugly One, Master and...

Low-income gamblers who bet large amounts have increased, according to a survey conducted by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). Their monthly average betting amount of more than $1,000 has increased from 0 to 0.8 per cent in 2008 to 2 per cent in 2011. The survey said the...

More sports volunteers needed for Singapore's Vision 2030 plan Updated 06:37 PM Feb 18, 2012 SINGAPORE - One recommendation of Singapore's Vision 2030 plan is to have a Sports Volunteer Framework to add value to this important group in the sports eco-system. Vision 2030 is a 20-year...

113 arrested in overnight police operations 04:46 AM Feb 19, 2012 More police operations aimed at keeping the streets here crime free can be expected in the months ahead, said a police spokesperson, as 113 people were arrested for suspected involvement in unlawful activities during an...

A resident spotted an underaged couple in uniform making out at a fourth floor open-air HDB multi-storey carpark located at Whampoa Drive. According to Mdm Chen, 51, a housewife, the boy appeared to be a secondary school student, while the girl was in a primary school uniform. She told...

Women are better than men when it comes to parking, a recent survey found, reversing the existing idea that men have better spatial awareness. The report by a car parking operator in the United Kingdom studied the parking habits of 450 drivers through CCTV footage and surveyed 2,000 more to...

Tiger Airways has recorded a loss after tax of $17.4 million for the quarter ending December 31, 2011. This is in contrast to a $22.5 million profit after tax for the same quarter in 2010. The loss after tax for the nine months ending Dec 31, 2011 was $87.9 million, as compared to a profit...

A day after six of its leaders staged a walkout, the Singapore People's Party (SPP) on Sunday elected a new central executive committee (CEC) comprising long-time party loyalists and no fresh blood. Without a generation of young leaders in sight, party members and observers are now raising...

THE events of the past week have got netizens into a curious frenzy. First, it was news of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau's (CPIB) probe on the ex-heads of the Singapore Civil Defence Force Peter Lim and Central Narcotics Bureau Ng Boon Gay. Then came another revelation: The...

UPSET that her ex-husband had not been paying maintenance for her and their daughter, she made posters with his picture, name and address. They carried the following words in capital letters: "...you are working yet claim no money to feed your child, how can you expect your ex wife who can't...

MALAYSIA - With one update status on Facebook, a university student instantly became a Wanted man. To the Universiti Sains Malaysia student, it was a mere joke; but to the authorities, his posting on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that read "najib is coming to our campus... let's...

A 17-year-old girl in the UK has eaten nothing but chicken nuggets since she turned two years old. Earlier this week Stacey Irvine was rushed to the hospital when she collapsed after struggling to breathe. The Daily Mail reported that doctors found that her 15-year chicken nugget addiction...

In 17th century an English scholar named Francis Bacon noted that sugar sparkles when scraped in the dark . In 1953 Russian scientists reported that from tape they had detected electrons energetic enough to emit X-rays but unfortunately nobody ever believed them . Today scientists has...