SINGAPORE: A woman who hit a neighbour with a mop until its aluminium handle broke into three pieces, and told her own teenage son she was going to kill his father in his sleep, has been sentenced to jail. Jessinta Tan Suat Lin, 50, was sentenced to four weeks’ jail and fined S$4,600 on Tuesday (Feb...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A Singaporean man suspected of drug trafficking has been charged in a court in Johor Bahru, reported China Press. The 33-year-old, who was charged on Jan 31, faces the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted, according to the Malaysian media outlet. He is among four people – three Singaporeans and one Thai...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found that non-invasive magnetic pulses can enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy for breast cancer, and potentially reduce side effects for patients. The use of brief, targeted magnetic pulses on cancer cells can increase their absorption of the widely used chemotherapy drug doxorubicin. With more...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A 39-year-old man was arrested for drink driving on Jan 31 after he got into an accident and fist fight with another driver. He is also assisting in investigations for voluntarily causing hurt, said the police on Feb 2. The police were alerted to the accident in Jalan Toa Payoh towards Macpherson Road...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The remains of a Singaporean man who went missing with his wife after a 7.4-magnitude quake struck Taiwan’s Hualien county in April 2024 have been found. Sim Hwee Kok and his wife, Neo Siew Choo, were officially declared dead by the Hualien district court at the behest of their family in December...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Children can be easily influenced by what they see and hear on the television and internet. Here are the risks posed by five screen types. 1. Television Passively watching TV can lead to a sedentary lifestyle and contribute to health problems such as obesity, which is on the rise in young children, according...
SINGAPORE (Bernama): A 58-year-old Singaporean man was arrested on Monday for attempting to smuggle drugs worth more than S$628,000 (S$1 = RM3.27) into Singapore, including over 5.6 kilogrammes (kg) of heroin, authorities have announced. Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said drugs comprising about 5,653g of heroin, 14g of ‘Ice’, 11g...
SINGAPORE: A man who cheated his then employer of more than S$170,000 and gave a bribe of nearly S$40,500 to a co-director of another firm was sentenced to a year and seven weeks’ jail on Thursday (Jan 23). On Jan 20, Alvin Yap Chin Chye, 50, pleaded guilty to a graft charge and three counts of...
SINGAPORE: A trip to Norway this month to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights turned awry for Ng and his wife, after their tour bus veered off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake on Jan 12. Carrying 24 Singaporeans, the bus had been en route to Lofoten, a popular winter destination,...
SINGAPORE: Children younger than 18 months old should not be allowed screen use or be exposed to screens in the background. Background screen use refers to having the television or other devices turned on in the background even when a child is not watching them. These are part of stricter and clearer guidelines on screen use that the...
