Woman's body found floating at Jurong Lake
The Chinese Garden was closed yesterday afternoon after a decomposed body of a 42-year-old female was found floating near the shore of Jurong Lake.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted at 1.50pm and sent two…
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How to be a bone marrow donor
Stem cell and bone marrow recipients, like the woman who wanted to be known only as Ms Deshi, owe their lives to strangers.
Thousands of Singaporeans have registered themselves with the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP), a…
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Passengers were covered in glass after accident
GrabCar driver Francis Michael, 46, was ferrying three passengers on Monday afternoon when his car suddenly shook violently.
He turned around and saw his passengers covered in glass as his rear windshield had shattered.
Judge raps lawyer for 'indecent and scandalous' courtroom antics
First, the manner that the defence counsel stared inappropriately at the victim’s breasts… was a grim reminder writ large of what (Xu) had subjected the victim to on the MRT train. It made the victim re-live her odious experience…
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Man jailed for having sex with 13-year-old
A 24-year-old man was jailed for two years yesterday for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, who later became pregnant.
Vellakkannu Raja, an Indian national who was working here as a construction worker, pleaded guilty to…
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Leukaemia patient meets stranger who saved her life
Last year, a stranger gave this leukaemia patient a lifeline.
The cancer patient, who wants to be known only as Ms Deshi, 32, has had the stranger’s stem cells coursing through her veins for more than a year now.
Clinic probed over use of ex-doctor's rubber stamp
More than two weeks ago on July 14, police paid a surprise visit to a Veerasamy Road clinic in Little India.
For more than an hour, the officers viewed medical documents at New Medical Clinic.
The New Paper (TNP)…
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Athletics official under police probe for alleged molest
Loh Chan Pew has taken a leave of absence from his role as vice-president (competitions organising) of Singapore Athletics (SA) amid a police investigation, after a former national athlete accused him of molest in 2010.
This…
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Another twist to live broadcast saga
The soap opera that surrounds Singapore’s “live” broadcast of the Rio Olympics took on another twist yesterday.
The Today newspaper, a daily newspaper under the Mediacorp umbrella, reported yesterday that the national…
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