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Hawker centers at Marsiling Mall, Bukit Merah first to start charging deposit for food trays

Marsiling Mall Hawker Centre and Bukit Merah Hawker Centre are the first two to start charging for trays.

Jan 30, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Summer Palace, Regent Singapore downgraded to 'C' after 43 stomach flu cases

The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Monday downgraded the Summer Palace restaurant and the banquet kitchen of Regent Singapore to "C" grade.

Jan 30, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Malaysia: 29-year-old woman charged with abetting husband to molest two girls

If convicted, 29-year-old welfare centre caretaker could face a maximum jail term of 10 years, a fine and/or caning.

Jan 29, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: Vietnamese man decapitated after falling from 15th-storey hotel room

Malaysia factory worker dies after head caught in paper grinding machine

The body of the 52-year-old factory worker was taken to the Sungai Bakap Hospital in Malaysia for a postmortem.

Jan 29, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

32-year-old man dies after being sucked into MRI machine in India, ward boy claims 'sab chalta hai'

The Mumbai police have arrested a doctor, including a ward boy, under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). According to police an FIR also has been logged.

Jan 29, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Police arrests teenager masqueraded as woman in sex scams

Singapore Police on Sunday arrested a teenager for his alleged involvement in a series of credit-for-sex scams.

Jan 29, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Singapore crime

Could be a punishment for animal trafficking, python strangles 35-year-old man to death

Zaim Khalis Kosnan, the deceased told his sister that he wanted to catch a python after he saw it at Kuala Langat but unfortunately died by when the reptile strangled him to death.

Jan 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Chinese doctor dies after treating 40 patients in 18-hour long night shift

Guo Qingyuan underwent treatment in intensive care for four hours before he died

Jan 27, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Thinking of buying second-hand iPhone? Apple battery explodes in man's mouth in China

The recent video footage of the bizarre explosion of iphone battery in the Chinese city of Nanjing has gone viral on social media.

Jan 27, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Islamic State claims attack on state-run TV station in Afghanistan

6 killed as rocket hits house in Afghanistan

The Taliban denied carrying out the strike and said the house was hit by Afghan security forces.

Jan 26, 2018

By IANS

Singapore: Mentally unwell Uber driver jailed after being involved in 20 molestation cases

An Uber driver was given a two-week jail term on charges of outrage of modesty of a female passenger; the man had been involved in 20 similar incidents since 2010.

Jan 26, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore crime

Variety of drugs (including ‘Ice’, cannabis, ketamine and Erimin-5) seized from a suspected drug trafficker’s hideout in the vicinity of Rangoon Road, on 22 January 2018.

Singapore: 99 suspected drug offenders arrested, S$52,000 worth of drugs seized by CNB

Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 99 suspected drug offenders in a five-day island-wide operation from January 21 to 26, seizing drugs worth more than S$52,000.

Jan 26, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore: Violent repeat offender gets 11 months jail for attacking police car, punching elderly man

A 60-year-old repeat offender in Singapore has been arrested again for vandalizing a police vehicle, threatening a police officer with a wooden pole and punching a retiree.

Jan 26, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore crime

President Halimah Yacob urges youngsters to learn Istana history; calls it symbol of Singapore's sovereignty

President Halimah Yacob hailed Istana as a symbol of Singapore's independence and sovereignty on her first visit to the Istana Heritage Gallery.

Jan 26, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore: Cat museum forced to shut doors; rescued felines to turn homeless soon?

Singapore's one and only cat museum is sadly closing its doors on June 10, leaving 24 cats and kittens homeless.

Jan 25, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

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