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Football

Singapore's sports star Majid Ariff dies at 80: A tribute to the Asian football legend

In 1970, he was sidelined because of a career-threatening knee injury, which was received during Malaysia Cup match against Kelantan and shortly after that he took retirement from his glittering football career.

Feb 4, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Thailand's genital whitening process dangerous and threatens reproduction, claim surgeons

The recent penis whitening fad in Thailand has become viral and experts believe that the process has dangerous risks.

Feb 3, 2018

By Sanchalita Mullick

Society

After China, Hong Kong falls in line, bans ivory trade

Hong Kong will aim at slowly phasing out ivory sales and completely eradicating it by 2021.

Feb 1, 2018

By Bihu Ray

Singapore man arrested for obscene video distribution

Crime

Singapore: 46-year-old former security guard arrested for filming girls in changing rooms

These obscene videos included school girls changing clothes inside a changing room.

Jan 31, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

MTI, STB seek feedback on amendments for travel agents law

Society

Singapore loses sparkle; isn't all that exciting afterall, claims Time Out City Life Index 2018

Singapore ranks 31, in the list of Time Out's City Life Index 2018 out of other cities from all around the world.

Jan 31, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Sports

MMA News: Bibiano Fernandes to defend One bantamweight world championship against Martin Nguyen

ONE Championship, has just announced the main event for ONE: IRON WILL, set for 24 March at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

Jan 31, 2018

By Naveen Ullal

Environment

Coral reefs in Thailand decaying at alarming rate: Scientists blame it on tourism

Coral reefs near Thailand face around 77 percent damage in a decade. Marine scientists put different opinions for the biodiversity loss.

Jan 30, 2018

By Rahul K R

Technology

ST Engineering's electronics arm books S$2.24b contracts in 2017

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering)'s electronics arm managed to end the year with a bang with S$2.24 billion worth of new orders for 2017.

Jan 22, 2018

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Thailand rejects Singapore's request to extradite Holland Village bank robbery suspect

Society

Holland Village bank robbery suspect to contest extradition to Singapore

David James Roach, who is suspected of robbing the Standard Chartered Bank branch in Holland Village in 2016, is planning to contest his extradition from Britain to Singapore.

Jan 19, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Society

Singapore seeking to extradite Holland Village bank robbery suspect detained in UK

Singapore said it was seeking to extradite David James Roach, suspected of robbery at Standard Chartered Bank branch in Holland Village.

Jan 16, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Singapore crime

Thai customs hold up confiscated elephant tusks during a news conference at the Customs Department in Bangkok, Thailand

Crime

Bangkok officials seize $450,000 worth of smuggled ivory from Suvarnabhumi airport

Since 2016, Thai customs department seized more than one billion dollars' worth of smuggled products of endangered species and in 2017 they rescued 510 smuggled elephant tusk.

Jan 13, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Entertainment

Singer Celine Dion set to perform in Singapore for first time in July

Canadian singer Celine Dion will perform in Singapore for the first time on July 3 and 4 this year.

Jan 12, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Society

California woman contracts sexually transmitted Zika virus, becomes one of only 51 such people in America

A woman from a Los Angeles County became the fifth person in the US to contract the Zika virus through sexual intercourse, last year.

Jan 6, 2018

By Sanchalita Mullick

Health

Thai clinic comes up with male genitalia whitening, goes viral for this unusual medical procedure

The clinic offers penis whitening procedure which costs $155 per session or $650 for five sessions and is so popular that you have to book an appointment one week before.

Jan 5, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: Lorry accident at Tuas Checkpoint kills 1, injures 2

Society

Singaporean man dies in motorcycle accident in Thailand, woman injured

A 27-year-old Singaporean man died in motorcycle accident in Thailand's southern Phatthalung province, while a 22-year-old Singaporean woman, who was accompanying him, was injured.

Jan 1, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya