Benjamin Lim at first denied touching an 11-year-old girl in a lift because he was scared.But after being given 20 minutes to think again by the officer interviewing him at Ang Mo Kio Police Division, the 14-year-old confessed and...
SINGAPORE - Do you spend enough time with your family?A recent survey by the Families for Life Council found out that one in 10 people here spent six hours or less each week with his or her immediate family....
THE Government is stepping up efforts to get more companies to redesign jobs for older workers as the population ages, including beefing up grants for employers.This comes ahead of legislation to raise the re-employment age ceiling from 65 to...
FOR the last two years, the National University of Singapore (NUS) has allowed its freshmen a grade-free semester to help them transition into degree studies - a scheme which has proven very popular.Now, it wants to take it further,...
An animal welfare activist recovered his stolen car, roughly 24 hours after it vanished in Johor Baru on Monday evening.But Derrick Tan, who had bought the second-hand silver Toyota Mark X just weeks ago, paid a heavy price to...
To the individuals he helped with immigration matters, he was their lawyer, called to practise law in New York since 2000 and a professional of good standing.Little did they know that the man they depended on to represent them...
The familiar white of a Traffic Police (TP) motorcycle in your rearview mirror could now be black.The force has recently introduced black motorcycles to its fleet, as part of its "enhanced enforcement operations against errant motorists", a police spokesman...
SINGAPORE - Benjamin Lim did not know the 11-year-old girl he allegedly touched and just wanted to take a new route home that day, he told the police on Jan 26.She happened to walk the same way, in front...
In order to lure male customers, some women working at beauty parlours in Orchard Towers have taken to pulling them inside their shops for business.According to Shin Min Daily News, these women would approach men passing by and physically...
"Rusty" the dog spends all day, every day, chained to a wall in his owner's garden.Nicknamed by volunteers after the rusty chain he is tethered to, Rusty has room only to sit, stand and pace in the same small...
