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A man recently put up notices to curse a woman who had a one night stand with him. The 66-year-old grandfather, Chen (renovation supervisor) had done so after he discovered that he had contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD). In the notice, he claims that Ms Cao (age 42), a Chinese...

THE father panicked when he lost track of his 12-year-old boy while they were shopping at Mustafa Centre. Fearing that his son might have been kidnapped, Mr Joe Tan, 61, a retiree, rushed to the centre's security office and pleaded with them to make an announcement on their public address...

Cammi has caught the media attention after her photos with Edison were leaked, exposiong their secret love affair. The 16-year-old model had accused Edison of taking her virginity, denied making the statement days after and then confirmed it again. But this was not all. She was reported to...

A male body was found floating in the waters around Marina Bay yesterday. According to the Chinese evening paper Lianhe Wanbao, the man, described as an ethnic Chinese man in his 70s was found by workers in the area at around 8am. They alerted the police. He was found wearing a...

In September 2011, I asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Manpower for the breakdown of the percentage split between the number of local and foreign workers from 2009-2011 for the following industries: (i) chemical industry (ii) marine engineering industry (iii) offshore...

A woman says loansharks are forcing her to take a loan from them. Ms Lin, 40, a former air stewardess, was contacted by a loanshark last Tuesday afternoon, asking if she wants to borrow money. "I told him I don't need any money. The loanshark called me again at night and said that he had...

SINGAPORE - A Chinese student studying in Singapore has been slammed by netizens, for posting the comment "there will always be Singaporeans who will perform worse than us", on his Facebook account. The National University of Singapore (NUS) student's disparaging remark was made in reference...

Hospital's ex-deputy director charged with corruption As the deputy director of projects and development at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) in February 2009, Peh Chew Seng allegedly asked a contractor for a bribe. No money changed hands, but the 48-year-old was charged on Tuesday. Court...

Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Dr Yaacob Ibrahim said Tuesday that laws are in place to deal with anyone who conduct subversive activites online or through other means. This is regardless whether the person conducting these activites is a local or a foreigner. Dr...

SINGAPORE - Subsidies for foreigners needing emergency care are here to stay, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament yesterday. He also provided statistics to show that this contributed minimally to the Government's healthcare spending. He was responding to Member of Parliament Baey Yam...

Singtel told me: Even if I entered a 2 yrs contract with them, it doesn't mean they will provide me Internet Connection! Submitted by Charlene9010 on November 18, 2011 - 2:42am I'm a singtel broadband user for 2 years, in february 2011, i renewed my contract again. Since September this...

A man has died while another sustained injuries after being struck by lightning. The incident happened yesterday afternoon at about 5.19pm when two friends, Chen Yuan Ying, 46, and Lian Xiang Fa, 41, were fishing in a restricted area. The two were at Serangoon Island (previously known as...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 10 years, and it is a wonderful marriage. We love each other very much, never argue and get along great. We have a 2-year-old child. Recently I found a "sex tape" online of my wife with the guy she dated before me. This video was taken without...

HE'S an aviation enthusiast who loved all things to do with flying. Muhammad Shazni Kamarudin, 19, an aerospace technology student at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), also happened to be friends with a SilkAir stewardess. From her, he got to know what a Singapore Airlines staff...

A bachelor in China is suing a dating agency for sending him "ugly girls" as potential brides. Li Zing, 27, claims the company has airbrushed the women's pictures on the website so much that they are "beyond recognition". According to The Mirror, Li wants his RM390 fee refunded and RM2,450...

They advertise their services online and enter Singapore as tourists Dane (not his real name), 30, has been an escort serving male clients for five years. He used to face competition only from other Singaporeans in the industry. But for about a year now, he has been coming up against...

Two men have been arrested by the police for purchasing $500,000 worth of NTUC Fairprice vouchers using a dishonoured cheque. The police had received information on Nov 18 that $500,000 worth of NTUC Fairprice vouchers were purchased with a cheque which did not have a matching signature...

Some monks here are feeling the heat of competition provided by their foreign counterparts. In particular, the local monks claim that foreign monks, who are mostly from China and Malaysia, are undercutting them by charging up to 50 per cent less for prayer sessions conducted at funeral wakes...

A 64-year-old imam married a 26-year-old woman at Batu 11, Tanah Merah, in Kelantan, at 11pm on 11.11.11, Harian Metro reported. Mat Ibrahim gave wedding gifts worth RM5,011 (S$2,055) to his bride Noor Mahayu Samsudin, and the newlyweds will live in a house with 11 rooms. Their wedding...