M Krishnan, 40, had a ‘propensity for abusing his domestic partners’, the court heard. He punched and kicked the victim to death after learning about her relationships with other men.
Shanmugam said The Economist could not resist “sneering” at Singapore and the British commentariat class cannot stand seeing the island nation “doing better”
Singapore e-commerce giant Shopee has joined Amazon, Lazada and Qoo10 at the top of the city state’s anti-scam rankings.
The 58-year-old butcher also hit her when she was in hospital and threatened a customer with a meat chopper at a coffee shop.
He was responding to a parliamentary question after a Russian media outlet leaked a recording of a conversation between German military officials, one of whom was reportedly staying at a Singapore hotel.
Yang Chenguang, a Chinese national, was sentenced to three months’ jail, for cheating 3 travellers into thinking he gave them legitimate VIP tickets, and helped them gatecrash Taylor Swift’s concert.
A domestic helper punched, slapped and bit the 101-year-old woman in her care. She also taped the woman’s mouth to prevent her screams of pain from being heard.
Loo Peng Seng, 53, was remanded to the city state’s Institute of Mental Health after being charged with making false bomb threats against legislative speaker Han Kuo-yu and another politician.
The embassy’s now-deleted posted said Israel is mentioned 43 times in the central religious text of Islam, while ‘Palestine is not mentioned even once’.
The 27-year-old had been ‘provoked’ by his wife shouting vulgarities at him while he was on a video call with his brother and had acted in the ‘heat of the moment’, his lawyer said.
TasteAtlas released a new ranking for the Top 100 Sandwiches. Kaya toast is ranked 42, and is attributed to Singapore as the country of origin.
The victim depleted his savings, sold his property and personal possessions and borrowed money to raise over S$3.7 million (US$2.78 million) for James.
Liu Changjian, 33, a Chinese national, allegedly staged his own kidnapping while in Singapore to cheat his relatives of roughly US$4,200.
Some businesses had lower-than-expected earnings, as Taylor Swift’s fans were much younger than their usual customers. Others such as craft and bead stores saw a boom.
Yang Chenguang allegedly talked to guards at the venue to distract them, while Li Xiao Wei held onto a turnstile at the entrance to allow the trio to go through.
The billboards alleged NTU was funding Israel by partnering with French company Thales, which supplies equipment to Israeli defence firms.
S. Iswaran, who faces various bribery and corruption-related charges, was allowed to leave Singapore temporarily from February 16 to March 4 to settle his son into university.
Wang Ye, 24, had initially tried to stab the victim with a pair of scissors, but went for a kitchen knife instead after the 45-year-old Singaporean homeowner intervened, the court heard.
While Singapore recognises Israel’s right to self-defence, its military response in Gaza has gone “too far” and resulted in a catastrophic humanitarian situation, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan.
With the city state’s total fertility rate for 2023 projected to hit an all-time low of 0.97, minister Indranee Rajah said ‘we need more Singaporeans’ to maintain dynamism.
The 61-year-old also tried to sexually assault his mother, warning her that he would kill her if she revealed the incident to anyone.
Chan, who moved to Singapore from Hong Kong in 1990, is the first person to be issued a ‘notice of intended designation’ under the Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act.
Sakinah attacked the eight-year-old out of frustration after he refused to wear his shoes and delayed boarding a school bus.
The Ministry of Finance said that the errors were discovered in November when it found inconsistencies in the application of GST on certain government fees.
His offences came to light after the device fell while the Filipino worker was in the common toilet.
Hordes of curious tourists from China and Southeast Asia are causing a headache for students at Nanyang Technological University, which has imposed an entry fee to manage the influx.
Philip Chan, 59, is believed to be the first person to be served such a notice under the Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act that came into force in December.
Wee Hong Ee followed the woman and rubbed his exposed private parts against her backside when his family members went to the toilet.
The victim sustained burns to almost a third of his body, briefly lost consciousness, and required four skin grafts, and is likely to suffer permanent scarring.
Wong Tuck Fook attacked the victim with a kitchen knife following a dispute over the writing instrument.
