SINGAPORE - The engineer who prepared the plans of the building works for the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) viaduct that collapsed in July 2017 knew his team of engineers were inexperienced in designing bridges, but failed to give the...
SINGAPORE - A former partner at one of Singapore's largest law firms, who was disbarred after he was convicted of stealing from a Hong Kong hotel room, was reinstated as a lawyer on Tuesday (Nov19), after a hiatus...
She braves the forested terrain with a 20kg field pack on her shoulders, dives into dirt and weathers the elements alongside recruits a third her age. You read that right. 1st Warrant Officer (1WO) Margaret Leon is a 61-year-old grandmother and...
A senior police investigator with 17 years of experience preyed on two women suspected of being sex workers while they were in custody. In what a district judge called a serious abuse of trust, Lee Sze Chiat, 39, a...
SINGAPORE - A 27-year-old man was arrested on Monday (Nov 18) for his suspected involvement in a series of e-commerce scams involving e-scooters that were listed at discounted prices on online marketplace Carousell. The police said in a statement...
SINGAPORE - Make-your-own-pancakes chain Slappy Cakes has apologised after serving customers a smoothie that had glass pieces in it on Sunday (Nov 17). In response to queries from The Straits Times, a spokesman explained in a statement on Tuesday...
The body of 10-year-old Alan Heng Kai Lun was discovered in the swimming pool of the cruise ship Genting Dream on Monday (Nov 18) after it docked in Star Jetty Langkawi. He was believed to have drowned, reported Bernama. His...
It sure must be tough being an owner of an e-scooter in Singapore these days. No riding allowed on footpaths, no riding allowed on roads, no riding on grass turfs (that’s a $5,000 fine), and definitely no riding on...
An eclectic mix of cuisines available at mostly affordable price points makes eating out at the hawker centre a popular option for many Singaporeans. Snaking long queues and tables "choped" with tissue paper packets are a common sight come mealtimes, and even when...
KUALA LUMPUR - Four Malaysian men have been caned for having gay sex in violation of Islamic laws, with activists on Tuesday (Nov 19) condemning "vicious punishments" they said highlighted a crackdown on the LGBT community. Rights group say there...
