Articles by Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore ICA officer faces charges for accepting sexual favours as bribe and abusing power

Singapore officer faced 33 counts of charges for abusing his authority and accepting sexual gratification from Chinese women as a bribe.

Sep 27, 2018

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World's top university ranking: China's Tsinghua University beats NUS to become Asia's No.1 university

NUS ranked 23 in Times Higher Education World University Rankings, while NTU managed to move one step above to claim the 51st position.

Sep 27, 2018

Education

Japans population shrinks by one million; first drop in almost 100 years

Robotic caterpillar to deliver drugs inside human body; But how safe it will be?

The robotic caterpillar is capable of adapting to an adverse environment that would help the medical science to become more advanced.

Sep 26, 2018

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An artist's illustration of the giant elephant bird.

Vorombe titan, extinct cousin of New Zealand's kiwi is world's largest ever bird

The long-extinct giant bird, Vorombe titan could grow up to 10 feet and be weighing up to 1,800 pounds.

Sep 26, 2018

Archaeology

Singapore: Police arrest Indian national for molesting minor at Hougang Swimming Complex

Police arrested man for molesting six girls and faced charges for touching 13-year-old girl's thigh at Hougang Swimming Complex.

Sep 26, 2018

City Harvest Church: Prosecution makes case against Chew Eng Han for his escape plan

The prosecution called their three witnesses, who told the court about their findings on Chew Eng Han's failed attempt to flee the country and hide in Malaysia.

Sep 24, 2018

Singapore: 40-year-old man to be charged for a series of timeshare recovery scam

Police stated that people should be conscious when they receive calls from companies or any person claiming to help them recover the money from their timeshare memberships.

Sep 24, 2018

Analysis shows New Yorkers spread the most of the fake news on Twitter

Twiends reported that their study has found that from over 20,000 unique Twitter users, the fake news was most often shared in New York.

Sep 23, 2018

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Singapore: Woman, 40, faces death sentence for drug trafficking

Saridewi Djamani did not deny selling heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis and Erimin but urged to downplay the scale of the drug trafficking business.

Sep 22, 2018

Singapore crime

Singapore be aware of Maroon 5, Sam Smith and Mariah Carey concert ticket booking scams

Singapore police warn residents to be cautious about the probable ticket booking scams that could happen during Maroon 5, Sam Smith and Mariah Carey concerts.

Sep 22, 2018

Singapore: Viral masturbating video by autistic man on MRT train calls for higher empathy

The video was posted on social media that showed the autistic man was masturbating inside an MRT train while looking at a girl.

Sep 22, 2018

SingHealth cyber-attack: 2 iHiS officials to provide evidence during first COI public hearing

Health Ministry's IT arm staffs took the stand on Friday at the start of public hearings for the Committee of Inquiry (COI) convened to look into the cyber attack on SingHealth.

Sep 21, 2018

Cybersecurity

Singapore man faces jail term for sexting unknown girl, who is believed to be minor

Married man faces a jail sentence for conducting sexual chats and sending images of male private part to a victim believed to be 15-year-old.

Sep 21, 2018

Singapore crime

This fossil is one of the world’s earliest animals, according to fat molecules preserved for a half-billion years

Scientists found world's earliest known animal in Russia dating back 558-million-years

Scientists found the molecules of FAT in an ancient fossil of the oval-shaped Dickinsonia, in a remote area near the White Sea in the northwest of Russia.

Sep 21, 2018

Select Committee makes 22 recommendations to combat fake news threats in Singapore

The oral representation from 65 individuals and organisations also heard during the public hearing that held in March 2018.

Sep 20, 2018

Fake news

Singapore: Motorcyclist died after taxi hit his bike then collided with lorry in Sungei Kadut Avenue

The Singapore police arrested the taxi driver, who mounted a kerb, then hit the bike and collided with the lorry.

Sep 20, 2018

Passengers line-up at automated immigration control gates at Changi airport's Terminal 4 in Singapore April 30, 2018. Picture taken April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White

Thai passport holders to receive faster immigration clearance facilities at Singapore's Changi airport

Eligible Thai passport holders can apply for Frequent Traveller Programme at concerned centres in Singapore.

Sep 20, 2018

Singapore: Teen pleads guilty for beating ex-girlfriend's boyfriend and another man

Singapore teenager took the help of his father to beat ex-girlfriend's boyfriend and another man at Block 115 Teck Whye Lane.

Sep 19, 2018

Fraudulent website soliciting bitcoin investments using fake comments by DPM Tharman

Fake website has posted articles that claimed Deputy PM of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam invests $1 billion and confirmed Singapore's entry into the bitcoin cryptocurrency market.

Sep 19, 2018

Fake news

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Singapore: East-West Line delay due to switch mechanism problem cause unexpected experience for commuters

The SMRT Corporation tweeted that the engineers have fixed the issue with switch mechanism and train services are normal now.

Sep 19, 2018

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