Mr Amila Chinthana, pictured with his wife (right) on March 15, was recording the scene with his mobile phone when the man charged at him.Facebook/Roads.sg, The Straits Times Mr Amila Chinthana, 35, was waiting at a traffic junction in Buangkok Crescent on Monday afternoon (March 14) when a man armed with a samurai sword attacked him. "He just ran...
Known for his generosity and kindness, Sheng Siong's CEO Lim Hock Chee has once again made waves when he was spotted on the ground helping out at one of the supermarkets in Tanglin Halt after four staff members contracted Covid-19. A reporter from Shin Min Daily News visited the supermarket chain's outlet at Tanglin Halt early last...
Terry Tong Hong Zhi admitted to attempted robbery on March 10, 2022.The Straits Times A youth in July last year pointed a penknife at a man carrying a bag containing $50,000 in cash and told the latter to hand it over. Terry Tong Hong Zhi, 20, swung the weapon when the Vietnamese victim, Mr Nguyen Thanh Luan,...
A 19-year-old teenager was on Wednesday (March 2) charged in a district court with the rape of his younger sister. His sibling was between the ages of eight and 11 when he allegedly committed the sex offences. He faces two charges each of rape and sexual assault by penetration, one count of attempted rape and another two...
Dream Cruises' vessel World Dream, one of two ships that began cruises to nowhere pilots here in 2020, will cease operations after it returns to Singapore shores on Wednesday (March 2), with the operator saying it no longer has the financial capacity to keep it going. The death knell sounded on Monday has been anticipated and dreaded...
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will also participate in the Asean Foreign Ministers' Retreat on Wednesday and Thursday.The Straits Times file Singapore will impose export controls on items that can be used directly as weapons in Ukraine to inflict harm or to subjugate the Ukrainians, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told Parliament on Monday (Feb 28). It will also...
Tired of being on the receiving end of derogatory comments on social media, an influencer decided to stand up for herself by calling out the perpetrators. Chrysan Lee, who is a talent from local production company Wah!Banana, made an Instagram post on Monday (Feb 22) showing screengrabs of the comments she had been receiving online. The comments were either on her body...
After being away from her family for two years, a Malaysian woman was finally able to pack her bags (and herself) to visit her parents back home. Evonne Yan uploaded a video to Facebook on Thursday (Feb 17), showing how she disguised herself as a parcel and got 'delivered' home to her parents. "I've never been more nervous and...
The father of the 11-year-old twin boys who were found dead in a canal in Upper Bukit Timah was slapped with a second murder charge on Friday morning (Feb 18). Xavier Yap Jung Houn, 48, is now also accused of murdering Aston Yap Kai Shern on Jan 21 between 4.25pm and 6.20pm, at the covered canal...
Maximilian Zeng, a 22-year-old Singaporean man, has wowed the socks off viewers of quiz show University Challenge by demonstrating his immense memory and knowledge of geography with his quick-fire answers to questions pertaining to maps. He was on the Imperial College team that beat King’s College 235-50 in the long-running quiz show in January 2022. His prowess in identifying...
