Historians will look back at 2016 and think it was a made-up year, with newspapers and textbooks written by pranksters.
Two men with silly hair, one wild and white, the other with a hairstyle dragged across his head, ran for…
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Wenger must buy or say bye to title hopes
Being older, traditionally, equates to being wiser – except in Arsene Wenger’s case.
At a time when the English Premier League’s arms race has already advanced to a critical stage, the Arsenal manager continues to dawdle in…
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Tickled pink
Performers at the National Day Parade National Education Show 2 at the National Stadium yesterday.
Dash Cameras doing well
There are eight million mobile phones in Singapore, far more than there are residents.
That means more cameras, more pictures and more videos like never before.
But this has not stopped people from buying cameras for…
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What goes on behind the scenes
The scene is eerily silent, save for the gentle whirring of machinery.
Stepping inside Certis Cisco’s Integrated Operations Centre (IOC), what strikes the visitor is the sheer number of computer screens.
The IOC houses…
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Cameras can hinder
There could be more than meets the lens when it comes to camera footage.
And it could hinder the course of justice.
In April last year, Norwegian Arne Corneliussen was sentenced to 10 weeks’ jail for assaulting cabby…
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Pow Sing Kitchen suspended after 10 more gastroenteritis cases reported
Chicken rice eatery Pow Sing Kitchen has had its licence suspended as a precautionary measure, it was announced on Saturday (Jul 16).
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Shaolin monks stage death-defying stunts
One wrong move, and they could end up seriously injured – or even dead.
Hailing from the fabled Shaolin Temple at the foot of Song Shan mountain, the legendary Shaolin monks took to Singapore’s stage with eyebrow-raising moves. Walking on knives was one of them.
But the most dangerous stunt in the show is the one where the blades of five spears are used to hoist a monk into the air, according to Master Pang, the Abbot of the Shaolin Soldier Monk Troupe.
“Even the smallest mistake can cause serious injury or death,” he told SPH Razor when we met with the performers backstage.
Monks have to train for years before they are able to perform such dangerous feats. Injuries during training are common.
A 35th descendant of Shaolin Temple, Master Pang is leading his 27-member troupe for the show Shaolin, which runs till the end of July at Marina Bay Sands Theatre.
The aim of the show was to promote authentic Shaolin kungfu throughout the world, said Master Pang.
The audience can expect nifty kungfu moves, dangerous stunts, dance and theatre.
There is, in fact, a plot. The loose narrative revolves around an evil emperor who grew wary of the Shaolin monks’ kungfu prowess and tried to eliminate the monks.
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Friends, neighbours of StanChart robbery suspect David James Roach react with disbelief over his arrest
SINGAPORE – Residents in River Ryan, the hometown of alleged bank robber David James Roach, are in shock at his arrest, a local media report said.
Friends and neighbours of the family said the Canadian man was well liked and some believe he was wrongly accused.
Bank robbery suspect David James Roach, 27, was arrested in Bangkok on Sunday. He allegedly took about $30,000 in cash from a Standard Chartered bank branch in Holland Village last Thursday.
Roach studied engineering in Calgary, and is from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in eastern Canada.
His parents have a house in River Ryan on the island.
A former classmate, who attended Breton Education Centre with Roach said he did not believe the allegations.
“I don’t trust the justice system in those countries. I think we’ll find out this is a mistake,” Mr Gerald MacDonald told local newspaper Cape Breton Post.
A neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said that his was an “exceptional family”.
A close family friend said Roach is “a nice guy, very smart and athletic”.
The friend added that Roach was very popular in school and well liked, the Cape Breton Post reported.
“Anyone who knows him is surprised that this is the guy they are reading about,” she said.
Another neighbour said she hoped the news was not true.
“Their kids couldn’t have been brought up in a better environment,” she said.
The Straits Times, Twitter, Shin Min Daily News, Reuters, Baker & Cook
This article was first published on July 16, 2016.
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72-year-old woman dies of dengue
The Singaporean woman lived at Simei Street 1. She was admitted to CGH on Jun 22, but her condition deteriorated and she died on Jun 25.
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