SINGAPORE - Due to a medical condition, a sex offender had his current jail term extended by 12 months on Monday (July 20) in lieu of being caned 24 strokes. Isham Kayubi, 50, was convicted in February for raping...
SINGAPORE - A National University of Singapore (NUS) dentistry student who tried to strangle his former girlfriend when she refused to resume their relationship is facing ongoing disciplinary proceedings by the university. He is currently suspended and is not...
An HDB flat in Clementi has been sold for a record $1.04 million, making it the fourth unit within the same block sold in recent years to breach the million-dollar figure. According to property site Edgeprop on July 17, the deal...
A young child's fun at the seaside came to an abrupt end when a jellyfish stung her leg last Friday (July 17). The four-year-old girl had been paddling in the shallow waters near FOC Singapore, over at the east end...
Let's not dance around the issue — even with the gradual loosening of restrictions in Singapore, Covid-19 is still a serious concern. But you wouldn't have guessed it from the group of over 30 seniors thronging Chinatown's Garden Link Bridge...
SINGAPORE - The National Library Board (NLB) has removed a Chinese-language children's book for review after a reader complained that it is racist. In response to queries from The Straits Times, a spokesman for NLB said on Sunday (July...
A word of advice became the trigger of a brawl in Hougang Ave 5 on Saturday (July 18 ) evening. When a man approached a food delivery rider to tell him to slow down on the footpath, the latter...
Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on globally and remains a major worry here, some students are letting down their guard by flouting safe distancing rules. It has been over two weeks since schools reopened fully on June 29...
From children’s author J.K. Rowling to a Malaysian beauty queen and candidates in Singapore’s general election, it seems barely a day goes by without another high-profile person falling foul of “cancel culture”. Indeed, establishment writers, thinkers and journalists have...
The outcome of the recent general election was good for Singapore, and reflects a desire among Singaporeans for a new balance in politics, said Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Sunday (July 19). The country's politics has changed permanently, he...
