'10kg concrete slab' falls onto toilet bowl in Toa Payoh, almost hits domestic helper, Singapore News,What should have been a typical day at work almost ended in tragedy for one domestic helper. She had been about to clean the toilet of her Toa Payoh flat on Feb 26 when a slab of concrete
Fury after destitute Chinese college student dies despite donations raised, China News,BEIJING – Angry Chinese social media users are demanding answers after news circulated that a university student who spent less than a dollar a day on food had died despite raising thousands of dollars in donation
Record 2-tonne sunfish found off the coast of Ceuta, World News,MADRID – Marine biologist Enrique Ostale could not believe his eyes when he saw the enormous sunfish tangled in the nets of a tuna-fishing boat off the Mediterranean coast of Ceuta earlier this month. The mammoth sunfish, a species clas
Singapore's first giant panda cub grows 6 baby teeth, could start chomping on bamboo soon, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The Republic's first giant panda cub might be chomping on bamboo soon, with the little one sporting six teeth now. Carers of the 56-day-old cub spotted the first four teeth
Thailand seizes $40m of crystal meth hidden in boxing punch bags, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thai authorities have seized crystal methamphetamine with a street value of almost US$30 million (S$40 million) stuffed inside boxing punch bags bound for Australia, officials said on Thursday (Dec 23). Customs off
Man left with 11cm cut after Waterway Point seat collapses under him and 1-year-old daughter, Singapore News,Finding an empty seat in Singapore's malls is like finding an oasis in a desert. But one shopper was in for a rude shock when the seat he'd found fell apart the moment he sat on it.
Sand crisis looms as world population surges, UN warns, World News,GENEVA – Asean University Network (AUN) report on Tuesday (April 26) called for urgent action to avert a \”sand crisis,\” including a ban on beach extraction as demand surges to 50 billion tonnes a year amid population growth and urban
Chinese man fractures arm after \”princess carrying\” girlfriend, China News,A young man in Wuhan, China, learnt a painful lesson on May 20 after surprising his girlfriend with a \”princess carry\”. The intimate act left him with a fractured arm and dislocated elbow, a CT scan revealed. How did he get i
MP Louis Ng discovers air-con during beach cleanup, but that's not the scariest thing he's found so far, Singapore News,AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. Besides
Pyongyang gifts dogs to South Korea's Moon Jae-in, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korean President Moon Jae-in received a pair of North Korean indigenous hunting dogs from Pyongyang, his office said on Sunday (Sept 30), the latest token of the rapidly blossoming friendship on the peninsula. \”Cheong Wa
Car review: Mazda CX-3 1.5 Elegance goes big on value despite its compact size, Lifestyle News,From electronics to bonsais and kaisekis, the Japanese undoubtedly have a knack for downsizing things. And they have done it again with their little Mazda CX-3, now available here with a downsized 1.5-litr
