Man arrested after slashing own wrist and neck – to win back older ex-girlfriend, Singapore News,A 23-year-old man was arrested last Thursday (May 2) after allegedly slashing his own wrist and neck during a dispute with his ex-girlfriend, who is reportedly older than him. According to Lianhe Wanbao,
Spanish woman who 'died' of Covid returned 10 days later: Newspaper, World News,MADRID – An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after they were told she had been buried, a newspaper repor
No one's really talking to us: BooksActually owner's ex-wife, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The ex-wife of disgraced BooksActually owner Kenny Leck has spoken out for the first time since a viral expose on his alleged misconduct upended Singapore's literary scene. In a Facebook post on T
Goodfellas and Law & Order actor Paul Sorvino dies at 83, Entertainment News,LOS ANGELES – Paul Sorvino, who played the role of gangster Paulie Cicero in classic mob movie Goodfellas, has died at the age of 83, a spokesperson for the actor said on Monday. Sorvino, also known for portraying police se
Ed Sheeran keeps out of the spotlight to 'protect his mind', Entertainment News,Ed Sheeran keeps out of the spotlight to \”protect his mind\”. The Shape of You hitmaker moved back to the UK to a sprawling estate in Suffolk and has revealed he splashed out on the big purchase to escape his fa
Close quarters: Vietnam's downtown dwellers cling to tiny plots, Asia News,Pham Quoc Cong walks two kilometres to use the bathroom because his 2.2 meters-squared house isn't big enough to have one. But, he says, it's a price worth paying to be able to live on a prized plot in downtown
'He chose the wrong victim': Man nabs teen who fled with $12k gold chain during Carousell meetup, Singapore News,A man arranged to meet up with a Carousell user who was interested in purchasing his gold chain, but later realised that the buyer's intentions were less than pure. Stomp c
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's slain half-brother was a CIA informant, Asia News,WASHINGTON – Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Wall Street Journal repo
Football: Fulham player Ben Davis defaults on national service commitments, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Footballer Ben Davis has defaulted on his national service commitments, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said in a statement on Monday (Feb 18). In response to queries from The Straits Times, Minde
Rhino believed to be 'world's oldest' dies aged 57 in Tanzania, World News,A black rhino believed to be the oldest in the world has died in Tanzania at the age of 57, according to authorities in Ngorongoro where the animal was living. The female rhino, named Fausta, died of what is be
Football legend Maradona dies aged 60 of heart attack, World News,BUENOS AIRES – Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He wa
