Scientists keep getting Covid-19 predictions wrong: Here’s why
SINGAPORE – If scientists have learnt anything about Covid-19 over the past 20 months, it is that they don’t know enough. The disease is so different to anything humanity has […]
Consumers still prefer to use cash when dining out, shopping at convenience stores: Survey
SINGAPORE – Cash is still the preferred payment choice for many at food and beverage outlets and convenience stores despite Singapore’s ongoing push for digital payments, noted a recent survey. About […]
JPMorgan entices CEO Jamie Dimon to stick around with surprise stock award
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Jamie Dimon’s five-year retirement joke just got serious. The billionaire chief executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase & Co was granted a special gift to persuade […]
Youth got his 2 half-brothers to perform sex act on him on separate occasions
SINGAPORE – A youth was at his mother’s home last year when he instructed one of his two half-brothers, aged eight and 10, to perform a sex act on him. […]
Teen impregnated minor while under investigation for sexual act on another underage girl
SINGAPORE – A teenager was under investigation for sexually penetrating an underage girl when he had unprotected sex with another minor. The second victim became pregnant but miscarried and was […]
Who killed my father? 47 years on, son of S’pore labourer who was murdered in 1974 hopes for answers
SINGAPORE – When Mr Rajoo Mani read an article in January this year that described the unsolved case of a girl who was found murdered in Singapore in 1995, it […]
Man charged with attempted rape of 15-year-old girl arrested after failing to show up in court
SINGAPORE – The 21-year-old who skipped a court appearance on Monday (March 22) where he was supposed to enter his plea over sexual assault charges has been arrested. Police said […]
Me and My Money: Know when to exit, but also when to ride the wins
SINGAPORE – Investing is about having a long-term game plan and staying within your means, says cryptocurrency executive Jeremy Ng. He believes it is important to not only set your […]
15 years’ jail and caning for man who sexually abused daughter when she was 4 years old
SINGAPORE – A 33-year-old man who showed pornographic videos to his four-year-old biological daughter before he sexually assaulted her was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and 15 strokes of the […]
Amid global warming, Singapore’s an innovation hot spot: McKinsey chair
So, Davos week has just ended and appropriately enough, the World Economic Forum (WEF) themed this year’s discussions around the Great Reset. As always, the Geneva-based forum got its timing […]
Couple, son die in suspected electrocution incident: What to do when trying to help victims
SINGAPORE – An 80-year-old man, his wife, 66, and their son, 45, died following an incident in the elderly couple’s flat in Lakeside on Thursday (Dec 10). The elderly man […]
‘Peter Pans’ may find themselves short of money in old age
They are in their 30s to 50s, mature and inching towards retirement, but they still think they are very young and can, well, live forever – so they tend to […]
Racial stereotyping may seem harmless, but it is a form of violence
What do you do when a friend says something terrible? I was out for dinner recently when someone I have known for a long time dropped a bombshell during our […]
Over 10 months’ jail for woman whose maid climbed down 15 storeys to escape abuse
SINGAPORE – A woman who repeatedly abused her family’s Indonesian domestic helper, before the victim fled by climbing down 15 storeys through a balcony, has been sentenced to 10 months […]
Jail, fine for ex-national footballer who molested Tinder date’s friend
SINGAPORE – A former national football player was sentenced on Friday (Nov 13) to 18 weeks’ jail and a fine of $1,000 for offences including molesting his Tinder date’s friend. […]
14-year-old boys got lost in MacRitchie forest trying to find WWII Japanese shrine
SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) – On a whim, two teenagers decided to look for the remnants of a World War II Japanese shrine and ended up lost for several hours […]
Madam Lim Ee Chin: Senior who braved fire keeps kampung spirit burning
When Madam Lim Ee Chin, 81, realised that her neighbour’s flat was on fire, she rushed to help put it out without a second thought. Alarmed by the billowing, acrid […]
Jail for maid who purposely dipped baby’s hand in hot water, causing second degree burns
SINGAPORE – A maid who wanted to work for another household deliberately dipped the hand of her employer’s 16-month-old baby into a pot of hot water after finding out that […]
Body of man found at Marina Reservoir
SINGAPORE – A man pulled from Marina Reservoir near the Promontory on Monday morning (Oct 19) was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. He was wearing only shorts when […]