How could anyone "forget" being given a $500,000 sum as a gift?Yang Yin did, claiming this was why he first told police that the money had been entrusted to him to buy a painting for an elderly widow, before...
The elderly woman looked nervous as she entered the shop at People's Park Complex.Accompanied by a younger woman, she said she needed to remit $180,000 to a beneficiary in China.The younger woman also kept hurrying the staff at Hanshan...
SINGAPORE - A 51-year-old Singaporean has been fined $21,000 for falsely declaring salaries to obtain work passes for 10 foreign employees.Tan Boon Sing, who is the owner of KT Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd, lied in applications made between...
The fate of the dolphin carcass that washed ashore at East Coast Park on Wednesday remains unclear as of yesterday, as a local museum looks into whether it is suitable for preservation.The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum said...
SINGAPORE - A batch of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream is being recalled, after the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) received feedback about a piece of plastic film found in one of the tubs consumed by a...
SINGAPORE - Singapore state investment giant Temasek Holdings said Thursday its global portfolio suffered its first annual loss since the financial crisis seven years ago as global stock markets were hit by a series of China-linked routs.Temasek announced that...
SINGAPORE - Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices fell for all categories in the latest bidding exercise on Thursday (July 7).Premiums had reached their highest level for the year in the previous exercise on June 22.In the latest exercise, the...
From mascots and campaigns to dishing out reward points and charging for tray use, much has been done to encourage people to return their trays after using them at food centres.Yet, the message still does not seem to have...
An Indonesian maid, who was in critical condition after contracting a rare disease that made her skin peel off in patches, recovered after nearly a month in hospital and flew home yesterday.Her employer, Ms Jobina Tan, had set up...
SINGAPORE - Police have confirmed that there has been a robbery at a bank along Holland Ave on Thursday (July 7) morning.A police spokesperson said in a brief statement that the robbery occurred at 11.25am.Police investigations are ongoing.Earlier today,...
