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A young preserved aardvark is displayed under the skeleton of an adult. Containing 67,000 specimens, the Grant Museum of Zoology is the only one of it's kind in London. Picture: Getty

An employee checks the display cabinets. Picture: Getty

Chimpanzee and a gibbon skeletons are displayed t The Grant Museum of Zoology in London. Picture: Getty

The skeleton of a Loris is shown on a tree branch. Started as a teaching collection in 1828 the collection displays only about 5% of all the specimens it holds. Picture: Getty

Man who posed as a policeman charged with cheating 3 September 2012 4:05 PM | Updated 4:57 PM <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin: 4px 0px; ">(Photo / Wikimedia)</cite> He approached a man at People’s Park Complex and told the man he was a policeman. He...

Man who posed as police officer charged with cheating man of S$10,000 By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 03 September 2012 1313 hrs SINGAPORE: A man who posed as a police officer was charged on Monday with cheating a man of S$10,000. 29-year-old Tang Bo Xiang allegedly duped 56-year-old Woo...

Missing persons found AsiaOne Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012 SINGAPORE - Two missing persons have been found, after an appeal for information on their whereabouts was posted on Sunday. Ng Soon Teck, 75, suffers from dementia and Ms Tan Siew Lan, 40, a mental illness.

Appeal for next-of-kin of Loo Loke Kun AsiaOne Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 78-year-old Loo Loke Kun. Mr Loo passed away at Changi General Hospital on August 2 at 5.58pm. He was a resident of Jamiyah Home for the Aged located at 1 Tampines...

Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 AsiaOne BMW driver tries to flee after knocking down 3 pedestrians A driver who crashed into three people in Chinatown was stopped by passers-by when he attempted to flee the scene. The man, who was driving a light blue BMW, did not stop to assist two...

Ex-CNB chief to go on trial from Sept in sex-for-contract case By Claire Huang | Posted: 17 August 2012 2042 hrs Former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng Boon Gay (C) arriving at the Subordinate Courts (Channel NewsAsia file picture) SINGAPORE: The former chief of the Central...

Diabetes drug costing just 2p could beat prostate cancer by shrinking tumours By PAT HAGAN PUBLISHED: 21:40 GMT, 15 July 2012 | UPDATED: 02:16 GMT, 16 July 2012 A diabetes drug costing as little as 2p a tablet could offer a major breakthrough in the treatment of prostate cancer...

Cafe manager jailed 9 months for "phantom worker" scam AsiaOne Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to nine months' jail for 15 counts of making false declarations to the Controller of Work Passes today. During the six-and-a-half day trial, the court heard...

The Super Moonwalk: Street performer takes Michael Jackson's signature dance move to another level By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 19:46 GMT, 6 July 2012 | UPDATED: 20:48 GMT, 6 July 2012 The moonwalk is a difficult dance move to master for most people. But one California street...