Articles by Adrita Biswas

Singapore: Ministry of Defence says banning fitness tracking apps not an option

Singapore's Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has said that there are no plans to ban the use of fitness tracking apps by National Servicemen inside training premises.

Feb 1, 2018

Fireball lights up sky in South America: Experts reveal what it really is

Recent reports state that the flaming object hurtling through the South American sky was nothing but a piece from a satellite.

Jan 31, 2018

Killer whale Wikie can speak to humans: Says 'hello', 'bye bye' and counts to 3 [VIDEO]

Killer whale Wikie has become a marvel in the animal world by learning to utter words like 'hello', 'bye bye', and 'Amy', apart from counting to three through her blowhole.

Jan 31, 2018

Singapore: 9-foot-long tapeworm found inside man's rectum

A man in Singapore was left horrified after a nine-foot-long tapeworm was found growing inside his body.

Jan 31, 2018

Teenager dies while playing 'the floor is lava'

Singapore: Teenager dies in accidental fall from 12-storey building while playing 'the floor is lava'

A 16-year-old boy met a tragic death when he accidentally jumped off a building while playing "the floor is lava".

Jan 31, 2018

NUS scientists achieve breakthrough in cancer treatment by photodynamic therapy

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has succeeded in developing a wireless technology to assist in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer patients.

Jan 31, 2018

NUS

Fitness tracking app reveals details of military bases; Singapore's security at risk?

Fitness tracking apps which reveal heatmaps of exercise locations prove to be a threat to the security of Singapore as they provide deatils about military camps.

Jan 31, 2018

India: Young woman found murdered, dismembered, stuffed into sacks and dumped on road

An unidentified woman has been found murdered and chopped into pieces at the Indian city of Hyderabad.

Jan 31, 2018

Less traffic and quick travel make us happier than sex, says study

A recent survey has found that there is something better than sex to keep a person happy; that is short commutes.

Jan 31, 2018

'Glee' actor Mark Salling dies mysteriously before child pornography case hearing

Hollywood actor Mark Salling, who played a supporting role in the TV series 'Glee', died of unknown causes at the age of 35.

Jan 31, 2018

Human-chimpanzee hybrid 'Humanzee' is not only possible but has been successfully created, says scientist

According to scientist Gallup, a human-chimpanzee hybrid was born in a Florida laboratory about hundred years ago.

Jan 30, 2018

Singapore: Man jailed, banned from driving for causing death of lorry driver in head-on collision

A heavy vehicle driver has been jailed for seven weeks and banned from driving for five years after his negligent driving caused a head-on collision, resulting in the death of a man.

Jan 30, 2018

Singapore crime

Singapore: Ex-table tennis player Li Hu's mother given jail sentence for trying to bribe official

The mother of a former national table tennis player was given six weeks' jail sentence for trying to bribe the director of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA).

Jan 30, 2018

Singaporean cleaner jailed for molesting stepdaughter over 15 times in 2 years

A 53-year-old cleaner got a jail term of eight years and 38 weeks for molesting his stepdaughter several times over a two-year period.

Jan 30, 2018

Singapore: More schools start offering fitness training for National Service aspirants

Republic Polytechnic school is now offering fitness programmes for students who want to join the National Service.

Jan 30, 2018

Singapore: Changi Chapel and Museum to shut doors until 2020; gives exciting offers before closure

The Changi Chapel and Museum is going to be closed in stages for redevelopment work, starting from April 2.

Jan 30, 2018

H1N1 flu outbreak fear makes more than 100 students skip school in Malaysia

An H1N1 virus outbreak rumour at a Perak primary school in Malaysia's Kuala Kangsar led to a drop in its attendance from 26 to 102 within a day.

Jan 26, 2018

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

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

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

Singapore crime

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