Ubin bike crash landed maid in intensive care for 10 days, Singapore News,A Sunday outing on Pulau Ubin landed a Filipino domestic worker in intensive care for 10 days, during which she underwent two operations on her swelling brain. Ms Calapini Marilou Garcia, 50, had gone cycling on the island wit
HDB resale price increase: Why are prices rising & what does it mean for home buyers?, Money News,Singaporeans have been rushing to buy HDB resale flats recently. Here’s proof: a record-breaking 29 HDB resale flats priced at over $1 million were sold in November 2021. When the pandemic first started
He took women's lingerie from NUS hostel on several occasions, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A youth trespassed into a dormitory at the National University of Singapore (NUS) eight times over the course of about six weeks as he wanted to take women's undergarments. Goh An Soon, now 20, who wa
Coronavirus: S'pore reports first cases of local transmission; 4 out of 6 new cases did not travel to China, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Singapore has recorded its first cases of local coronavirus transmission, with four women here infected who had not travelled to Wuhan, the epicentre of the ou
Ukrainians suffer in cold, darkness as Zelenskiy implores UN to punish Russia, World News,Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the United Nations (UN) Security Council to act against Russia over air strikes on civilian infrastructure that have again plunged Ukrainian cities into darkness an
8 penthouses that show what life at the top is like in Singapore, Lifestyle News,Can you say \”whoa\”? Penthouses are among some of the most luxurious properties that you can call home in Singapore, and for good reason. Other than being extra spacious, these 'palaces in the sky' are also acc
5-room HDB loft flat in Punggol snapped up for $970k, Money News,SINGAPORE – A five-room Housing Board loft unit in Treelodge @ Punggol changed hands for $970,000 last month, the sixth flat in Punggol that has fetched more than $900,000 since 2019. However, while million-dollar HDB resale deals now
Beijing curbs public transport as Covid-19 spreads in China, China News,BEIJING/SHANGHAI — The Chinese capital Beijing shut dozens of metro stations and bus routes on Wednesday (May 4) in its campaign to stop the spread of Covid-19 and avoid the fate of Shanghai where millions of residents have been
Christchurch shooting: Gunman published manifesto, livestreamed shooting in 17-min video, World News,CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – A gunman involved in attacks on New Zealand mosques on Friday (March 15) that left at least 49 people dead published a racist manifesto on Twitter beforehand then livestre
Grown from necessity: Vertical farming takes off in ageing Japan, Digital News,KYOTO, Japan – The non-descript building on an industrial site near Kyoto gives little hint to the productivity inside: 30,000 heads of lettuce grow here daily, under artificial light and with barely any human interventio
