Typhoon Rai intensifies to Cat 5 storm as it slams Philippines, Asia News,MANILA – Typhoon Rai rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before making landfall in the southern Philippines on Thursday (Dec 16), forcing mass evacuations and flight cancellations as floodwaters reached chest-high in low
Singapore policemen share stories of secret societies, hell riders and cold-blooded murders, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – As the police celebrate their 200th anniversary with an exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore, The Straits Times speaks to past and present police officers who have been p
Paris thief swipes $1.2m watch from Japanese man's wrist, World News,PARIS – A Japanese man who stepped out of his Paris hotel for a cigarette was robbed of his US$840,000 (S$1.2 million) Swiss watch by a thief who snatched it off his wrist, police sources said on Tuesday (Oct 8). The 30-year-o
Hong Kong activists secure refugee status in Germany, World News,HONG KONG – Germany has granted refugee status to two Hong Kong activists facing rioting charges at home, they said on Wednesday, apparently the first time Germany has acknowledged such status for democracy campaigners from the Chinese
74-year-old fugitive extradited from Singapore to US after 30 years on the run, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A 74-year-old man on the run from the law in the United States for 30 years has been caught and extradited to America. Jack Hsu was convicted in Dallas, Texas, in 1992 of five counts of bank fr
Got into an e-scooter accident in Singapore? Here are 7 things you can do, Lifestyle News,So you're walking to the MRT station as usual, when out of nowhere, some kid on an obviously illegal electric scooter rams into you, and you fall on the ground like a sack of potatoes. Or maybe you're
Kentaro Ito, star of Tokyo Love Story, arrested in hit-and-run accident, Entertainment News,TOKYO – Popular Japanese actor Kentaro Ito, the star of drama Tokyo Love Story 2020, was arrested on Thursday (Oct 29) for a hit-and-run accident that left two people injured. The 23-year-old is alleged to ha
