A 9-year-old girl in Vietnam was sexually abused and held hostage
VIETNAM: According to the Vietnamese news media reports, an owner of a provision shop in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh had to buy some items from a nearby shop, therefore he asked his 9-year-old daughter to look after the shop. The incident occurred while the father of the 9-year-old girl was away, a drug addict passed […]
Neighbours in Yishun build wall to keep Sunglass Auntie out
Nowadays, live in HDB also very stressful. Especially when you have to deal with ugly neighbours. Just ask the residents in Block 112 Yishun Ring Road. Lianhe Zaobao reported that for 2 years, 2 neighbours have to put up with another female neighbour, nicknamed “Sunglasses Auntie” who has always been captured by CCTV wearing sunglasses […]
Passenger sentenced to 4 week jail for punching taxi driver
Yam Hai Hong, 54, was jailed for four weeks on Tuesday (May 23, 2017) after admitting to causing bodily pain to Mr Muhammad Hairi Rahiman, 54, a taxi driver at the carpark at Block 483 Admiralty Link at about 5.30am on Oct 9 last year. Yam was a restaurant manager back then, he got into Mr […]
Man City and Mundipharama want to develop first Singaporean Premier League footballer
Imagine a Singaporean playing for Man City. It has been decades since a local footballer made an impact outside of the region, with Fandi Ahmad one of the few who enjoyed a successful European stint at Dutch top division side, FC Groningen, from 1983 to 1985. That could change in the future, as healthcare organisation […]
DPM Teo: Singapore’s Public Service must be in touch, in tune and in time
The public sector has to adapt as Singapore transforms its economy amid global uncertainties, and one way to do so is to stay in touch with the ground to better address citizens’ changing needs, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean. Civil servants must also work closely in a coordinated manner across different agencies, and […]
SAF medics to be deployed and respond to civilian medical emergencies.
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) medics will be deployed on Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) ambulances in a three-month pilot project from September 2017, as the medical needs of Singaporeans continue to grow. The project aims to meet the growing demand in calls for ambulances and emergency treatments, which are expected to increase 6 percent annually in […]