Former convict Ezekiel Seah, 31, knows only too well how getting involved in criminal activities such as loansharking can lead to pain and regret.
He started as a loanshark runner at 16 after dropping out of school in 2001….
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O'Neill wary of 'wounded animals'
Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has warned his side to be prepared for a backlash, when they take on a smarting Belgium in their Group E clash in Bordeaux tonight.
Belgium, who were No. 1 in the Fifa rankings for…
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Singapore couple spend $8,000 a month to house strays in JB
In a small clearing off Bukit Tiram in Johor Baru, Singaporean couple Logan Nathan and Malathi Suppayan, both 49,run a sanctuary for stray dogs.
Located a 30-minute drive from the Causeway, the 0.6ha land is a shelter for…
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Easy money lures more youths into loansharking activities
The advertisements online and on social media promise fast cash for part-time work.
Invariably, young people who apply for these jobs find out that they must carry out loansharking activities, including harassment of debtors…
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'Supersubs must start'
The calls for supersubs Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge to start England’s final Group B game against Slovakia next Tuesday (Singapore time) are getting louder.
Football pundits Alan Shearer, Jamie Carragher, Harry Redknapp…
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A bumper crop of Match & Score Winners
His birthday is tomorrow, but Mr Wari Ismail has already received “the best birthday present”.
Yesterday, the taxi driver, who will turn 58, walked away with $2,100, which he won in The New Paper’s Match & Score contest…
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Ex-cop helped illegals evade arrest
As a police officer, he was supposed to uphold the law and keep the country safe.
But when Hui Yew Kong was a police sergeant, he accessed police information to help a nightclub manager check if one of his employees was in…
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Zlatan is no Swede saviour, says Gary Lim
GROUP E
ITALY 1
(Eder 88)
SWEDEN 0
In a team of ordinary performers, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the saving grace.
No, make that the only reason Sweden…
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New City Harvest Church album tops iTunes chart
Within a day of its soft launch last week, City Harvest Church’s (CHC) album, Draw Me, topped Singapore’s iTunes album chart.
It is now in second place behind Red Hot Chili Peppers’ The Getaway, but ahead of Adele’s 25 and…
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Woman chased, choked a 10-year-old girl
She regularly accompanies her father when he goes to work as an SBS Transit bus driver.
But on May 23, when Elizerbeth Chua Hui Ping, 25, saw a woman boarding her father’s bus at Boon Lay Interchange with a drink, she got
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