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Relationship issues or depression? What killed 19-year-old Malaysian swimmer

The mother of the Malaysian swimmer who represented Sarawak at the Malaysia Games revealed that he had been in a state of depression

Oct 26, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Depression

Singapore: School Vice-principal sentenced to 10 years jail for sexually assaulting minor

The victim was repeatedly sexually assaulted by the offender and he finally and the former finally alerted the police in 2015.

Oct 17, 2019

By Ishan Ghosh

Police arrest Singaporean after discovering chopped body parts of wife and step-son

Police found the decomposed and dismembered remains of the victims as well as the heads of the victims at Melaka

Oct 13, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

A woman wearing a face mask shields her face from the sun as haze shrouds Singapore

Cloud seeding may help Malaysia to combat haze; Singapore air quality improved overnight

Singapore air quality has improved and it is currently showing safer range while haze in Malaysia forced schools to shut down.

Sep 20, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singaporean elderly woman found dead in Toa Payoh, 82-yr-old man arrested

A 79-year-old woman was found dead and after conducting probe, the police arrested an elderly man in the case.

Sep 1, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Malaysian police arrest two Indians after couple's dead bodies found in luggage bags

Two Indians who led the Malaysian police to the bag with the remains of the deceased were arrested and have been remanded for seven days.

Aug 30, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Arrest warrant issued against man allegedly linked to Orchard Towers slitting throat case

While two alleged offenders attended the court hearing on Thursday, another man, linked to Orchard Towers murder case failed to turn up in court.

Aug 29, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

5 City Harvest Church leaders surrender, begin jail terms

Singapore City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee released from jail

City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee was released almost two years and four months after he started serving the jail term

Aug 22, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Malaysia's southern city of Johor Bahru from Singapore

Johor to stop relying on Singapore for treated water by 2022; will Water Agreement change?

Malaysian minister stated that Johor state government and the Malaysian government currently aim to not depend on Singapore for treated water.

Aug 20, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singaporeans spending more on travel than shopping, reveals Govt survey

Household Expenditure Survey, which happens every five years, reveals that Singapore families love to travel than buying clothes and shoes.

Aug 10, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Officials can't ask for NRIC details every time; know when you should reveal your details

If the authority finds an organization guilty of breaching PDPA rules, they can face a fine up to $1 million.

Jul 25, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore teen may face jail term for hitting 3-yr-old girl at Sumei bus stop 2 years ago

The Singapore 18-year-old boy was convicted of causing hurt by a rash act after hitting a girl almost two years ago.

Jul 23, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Road accident

Ex-NUS lecturer to face imprisonment for molesting 5 boys at school camp

The accused had committed the crime almost 20 years ago and was convicted after a trial of five charges of molesting the victims.

Jul 22, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NUS Singapore crime

1MDB scandal: Singapore to return seized S$50.3 million to Malaysia

Commercial affairs department had filed an application and the court-approved it to return the seized money linked to 1MDB scandal to Malaysia.

Jul 19, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore national polo team coach jailed for forging papers to get citizenship

Abdul Sattar Khan and his family's status will be reviewed and the permanent residency wouldn't have been granted if not for the falsely provided information.

Jul 19, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

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