Only 12, but he wanted to kill himself.
Tim (not his real name) had failed to enter his desired stream in his primary school.
The disappointment sent him into a downward spiral and his confused parents took him to see…
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Olympics: Stay safe for success in cycling
Risk is part of the Olympic contest for Greg van Avermaet, who won a crash-filled Rio Games cycling road race yesterday morning (Singapore time).
Italian Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali crashed on a high-speed descent…
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Out… In round 1 for Venus
Four-time gold medallist Venus Williams, down with a virus, slumped to her first opening-round loss at an Olympic Games yesterday morning (Singapore time), joining jet-lagged Agnieszka Radwanska at the exit.
American fifth…
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Flexing their muscles
China powered ahead as “King” Kohei Uchimura and the Japanese team trailed on the opening day of the men’s gymnastics competition, which was overshadowed by France’s Samir Ait Said’s gruesome double leg fracture.
Led by Zhang…
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Singapore netball team finish third in Asia
3RD/4TH PLACING
SINGAPORE 34
HONG KONG 27
It has been a decent tournament, but there is work ahead.
That’s national netball coach Ruth Aitken’s…
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Chef's motorbike crash led to Michelin star
After a road accident in Thailand last October left him paralysed from the neck down, Mr Muhammad Haikal Johari worked hard to get back on his feet.
The 39-year-old still needs to use a wheelchair, but he has regained partial…
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Britney Spears fans asking for original video
Fans of US pop star Britney Spears are petitioning to see the original version of her new Make Me music video, which was reportedly scrapped for being too sexy.
TMZ reported that US photographer-director David LaChapelle had…
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Woman crushed by her own car
A woman died after being crushed by her own car at New Salak South Village in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Accountant Goo Guan Yen, 40, was found under the hatchback car. Her Proton Iriz was parked on a slope and had rolled down…
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Jittery Olympic debut for shooter Teo
It was an Olympic debut to forget for national shooter Teo Shun Xie.
The 27-year-old Singaporean failed to qualify for the women’s 10m air pistol final yesterday as her scores of 93, 95, 91, 96 during the qualifying round saw…
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Chen's nervous, short debut
It could be the nerves, it could be the unfamiliarity against the European opponent he had never played against before, or it could be that his opponent was just too good.
Singapore paddler Chen Feng’s Olympic debut lasted…
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