Man, 65, dies in car, discovered only after 5 hours

A man in his sixties who died in his car was discovered only after five hours after his death. According to Zaobao, the man was found motionless in his car by a member of the public who happened to pass by the open-air carpark outside Block 233 Yishun Street 21 on Wednesday afternoon (12 April). […]

Mandai Bird Paradise to open on May 8 with discounted tickets

Bird Paradise will open its door on May 8. Discounted tickets will cost $38 for an adult and $23 for a child aged 12 and below, while seniors 60 years old and above will pay $20 from 8 to 26 May. The full price of $48 for an adult and $33 for a child from […]

Widow took over late husband’s fish soup stall to raise 3 daughters

Vietnam-born Mai Thi Ngoc Yen’s life turned upside down when her Singaporean husband died from lung cancer five years ago, leaving her to raise their three young daughters alone. With few options, Yen decided to take over her late husband’s fish soup hawker stall, Hai Kee Seafood, located at Blk 210 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 […]

Man allegedly misappropriating $470k paid for Islamic religious pilgrimage

Suwandi Marchuke, a 55-year-old man, is facing multiple charges, including criminal breach of trust and aiding a company to operate as a travel agent without a license. He is accused of misappropriating approximately $470,000 from 218 people who had signed up for a religious pilgrimage package to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The package was offered […]

ERP rates to go up by S$1 at several expressway locations

To manage traffic congestion during the morning commute, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates will increase by S$1 at seven expressway locations during several time belts from April 3. The increase will cover earlier time periods. The southbound CTE after Braddell Road and the PIE slip road into southbound CTE, ERP rates will increase to S$4 […]