QuickCheck: Was there a brawl at a jetty in Semporna?

Sometimes, people get along. Sometimes, they don't. A video has gone viral on social media of a few men engaging in a bit of fisticuffs at what appears to be a jetty. Did this happen in Malaysia? VERDICT: TRUE According to Semporna police, the incident took place at Kahanga Jetty around 9am on Dec 21. "The fight was due...

Singaporean killed in Italy blast: Remains found in rubble likely those of his wife

SINGAPORE: After days of searching, the remains of a woman, likely to be Makansutra food guide founder K.F. Seetoh’s sister-in-law, have been found near the villa in Italy’s Tuscany region where a deadly explosion took place just before Christmas. Seetoh’s elder brother, Seetoh Kwok Meng, 68, was also killed in the Dec 21 blast. His body...

South-East Asia start-ups missing out on region’s AI-fuelled tech boom

SINGAPORE: South-East Asia is fast emerging as an investment hot spot for AI leaders like Nvidia Corp. and Microsoft Corp., which are plowing money into cloud services and data centers. But the region’s own young tech companies are failing to capitalise on the boom. While the world’s biggest companies are set to splurge up to US$60...

Jail for China man who went to forested area to collect burglars’ loot worth nearly S$500,000

SINGAPORE: A Chinese national was offered a 30,000 yuan (S$5,600) reward if he came to Singapore to retrieve nearly $500,000 in cash and valuables that two burglars had earlier stolen. Food deliveryman Wu Jinxing, 28, who earned around 200 yuan a day, accepted the offer and arrived in Singapore on July 27. He then went to a...

Cold Moon lights up the night sky in Singapore and beyond

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Cold Moon, the final full moon of 2024, looks set to light up the night sky – and social media – on Sunday night (Dec 15). Nasa, the United States’ space agency, said the moon would appear full for about three days – from the evening of Dec 13 through the...

Former Hong Kong actress Amy Yip in Singapore for Jack Neo’s mass walk event

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Former Hong Kong actress Amy Yip is easing her way back into the public eye after disappearing from the entertainment scene for more than 30 years. The 58-year-old is currently in Singapore on the invitation of local film-maker Jack Neo, to be a special guest at the Lao Peng You Pa Pa...

Man charged with murder of woman in Hougang, Singapore

SINGAPORE: A man has been charged with murder after a Vietnamese woman was killed in a knife attack in Hougang on Tuesday (Dec 10). The incident also left another man injured. Chinese national Du Zaixing appeared in court via video link on Thursday (Dec 12) as his charge was read out to him. He faces the death...

Fugitive Singapore tycoon held in embezzlement case was mastermind behind scrap syndicate

SINGAPORE: The rogue Singapore tycoon, who was arrested in Malaysia on Dec 3 after being on the run for 19 years over an embezzlement case involving more than US$51 million, was the mastermind behind a syndicate that sold scraps that were repackaged and sold as new products. Ng Teck Lee, 58, who was arrested together with...

‘Like I had seen a ghost’: Rare snake rediscovered in Singapore after 64 years

SINGAPORE: It was minutes to midnight when two amateur photographers wandering near one of Singapore’s few remaining natural streams chanced across a slumbering snake they had never seen before. Forest streams like Lorong Banir in northern Singapore are increasingly rare amid the city-state’s expansive urbanisation, and in recent years, the delicate habitat has drawn nature enthusiasts...

Singapore Airlines pilots forget to apply parking brake, plane rolls back at Delhi Airport, a cabin crew sustains injury

NEW DELHI: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A380 on Monday (Nov 25) night rolled back at Delhi Airport at the parking bay as the pilots allegedly forgot to put on the parking brake. Fortunately, it did not hit any other plane or ground crew vehicles. The pilots quickly applied the brakes once they realised the mistake, reported...