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...
SINGAPORE: It has been likened to a french bulldog, American actor Steve Buscemi, a grumpy old man and the character Gollum from the Lord Of The Rings. A video of a long-nosed stargazer fish has gone viral on Instagram, garnering nearly 1.3 million views since it was posted on May 18. Posted by The Untamed Paths, a...
SINGAPORE: The man suspected of killing Singaporean Audrey Fang has been confirmed as a beneficiary of her Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings, a Spanish media outlet reported on Monday (June 3). Singaporean Mitchell Ong, 43, was arrested in Alicante in Spain nearly a week after Fang, 39, was found dead with more than 30 stab wounds...
SINGAPORE: The strains of Taylor Swift’s hit song Love Story filled a tent in Yew Tee jam-packed with residents on May 15, as they waited in anticipation to see their district’s anchor minister Lawrence Wong sworn in as the Republic’s fourth prime minister. The May Day singalong-cum-watch party for Wong’s swearing-in ceremony at the Istana was...
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday (May 15) as its fourth premier since independence, promising to lead the wealthy city state his own way after completing a carefully calibrated power transfer aimed at ensuring continuity. Wong, 51, comes from among a crop of so-called "4G" leaders, a new generation of politicians that were...
KULAI: All contra lanes at the two land checkpoints in Johor will be activated in anticipation of the high volume of vehicles from Singapore during Christmas and New Year. State works, transportation and infrastructure committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said it is hoped that the activation of the contra lanes at both Bangunan Sultan Iskandar...
