SINGAPORE: A woman appeared in a district court on Thursday (June 27), accused of repeatedly performing a sexual act on an intellectually disabled man without his consent in 2022. She is also accused of making video calls to her boyfriend while committing the alleged offences. Court documents did not disclose how the Indonesian woman was linked to...
SINGAPORE (South China Morning Post): A Malaysian beautician living in Singapore, who had all four limbs amputated after contracting a serious infection, has bravely decided to live resiliently with her family’s support. Lin Ailing, 37, went to Singapore in 2016 to work as a beauty therapist, a job she thoroughly enjoyed and which afforded her the...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Tims/ANN): Suspecting that one of her four children, aged eight to 11, stole her money, a woman made them look for the cash as she splashed hot water on them. On June 24, the single mother, 33, who cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her children’s identities, pleaded guilty...
SINGAPORE: A young doctor who attempted to record his colleague showering has been suspended for three months. A Singapore Medical Council (SMC) Disciplinary Tribunal also ordered Dr Chen Hsing Yu to be censured and for him to submit a written undertaking that he will not engage in any similar conduct. Dr Chen’s registration in the Register of...
SINGAPORE: A finance and human resources manager who misappropriated about s$631,000 from a firm selling electronic components was sentenced to 66 months’ jail on Wednesday (June 19). Ivy Tan Yee Ling, 35, was convicted of four charges of criminal breach of trust by a servant following a trial. She has appealed against the conviction and sentence. Tan, who...
SINGAPORE: A former director at the Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was handed multiple charges on Thursday (June 13) after he allegedly took upskirt pictures of at least eight women. Liew Meng Fatt, 56, was charged with three counts of insulting the modesty of women and two counts of voyeurism. The Singaporean is said to...
SINGAPORE: A former diplomat who secretly filmed a boy at a public bath in Tokyo, among other acts of voyeurism, was fined 300,000 yen (S$2,600) on June 13, reported the Japanese media. Sim Siong Chye, 55, was a counsellor – a diplomatic rank for experienced foreign service officers – at the Singapore Embassy in Japan when...
SINGAPORE: Famous for his uncompromising tackles and commitment to the game, former national footballer Haslir Ibrahim valiantly fought lung infection for the last two years before he died of pneumonia at the age of 73 on Friday (June 7). He leaves behind his wife Munifah Haji Hussain, six children and 16 grandchildren. Affectionately known as the Tanker...
SINGAPORE: For 12 days, Natalie Dau pounded the streets across Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, chalking up 1,000km – the equivalent of two full marathons (42.195km) a day. Her running shoes melted in the 35 deg C heat and a hip injury threatened to derail her quest, but she pushed on with her solo run. And there was...
SINGAPORE: Tucked away in the basement of an old mall lies gleaming Singapore's only heavy metal bar, where music fans brush shoulder-to-shoulder with international rockers who helped pioneer the genre. Few venues cater to the country's tiny but vibrant metal scene, while the government has focused on luring more mainstream headliners -- most recently Taylor Swift. Around...
