[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A teenager exploited a loophole in a mobile app payment system and over the course of a week tricked ComfortDelGro into giving him and others 117 free taxi rides worth S $ 2,600. The 18-year-old, who cannot be identified under the Children and Adolescents Act because he was …
Read More »Tampines salon says it had 220 oil strokes, police investigate
[ad_1] An elderly man was charged $ 4,445 for a one-time facial at a beauty salon in Tampines, sparking a dispute in which police were called to the scene. Stomper Ho He said his 87-year-old grandfather visited E.Zone, located at the Tampines Bus Interchange, on Thursday morning (September 17) for …
Read More »UK Reflects On Second COVID-19 Lockdown As Outbreak Accelerates
[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Monday (September 21) mulling over a second national lockdown, as an accelerating outbreak of coronavirus threatened to destroy any buds of economic recovery and send millions back into isolation. The UK already has the highest official death toll from COVID-19 in …
Read More »31 new COVID cases in Singapore, including 9 imported
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 31 new cases as of Monday (September 21) afternoon, bringing the country’s total to 57,607. “According to our investigations so far, there are no cases in the community,” MINSA said. Of the new cases, nine are imported and have been included …
Read More »Maid who admitted to killing an employer has a murder conviction overturned while seeking a lower sentence, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A domestic worker, who admitted to a reduced murder charge in April for killing her employer, has changed her mind and now wants to rely on psychiatric evidence in hopes of avoiding life in prison. On Monday (September 21), the High Court allowed 28-year-old Daryati to request …
Read More »Man jailed after car crashed into crowds of pedestrians in CBD, injuring 3
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: To overtake another driver, a man accelerated to twice the speed limit in the heart of the Central Business District. He ended up crashing into a crowd of pedestrians, trapping two people and running over the leg of a third victim. On two counts of serious injury by …
Read More »Singapore #Fitspo of the Week: Marie Flores
[ad_1] Name: Marie Flores (@yo_gimarie) Height: 1.51m Occupation: Web designer / marketing Diet: This September, my husband and I turned one year of being 90-95 percent vegetarian, not because we wanted to lose weight, but because of the Amazon fire last year. I read about this and many environmentalists said …
Read More »Actions to follow: SIA, Keppel, Centurion, Ascendas Reit, First Reit, Actions
[ad_1] Mon, September 21, 2020-9: 19 am UPDATED Mon, Sep 21, 2020-9: 51 am THE following companies saw new developments that may affect their stock trading on Monday: Singapore Airlines (SIA): The local pilots of the national airline will take additional salary cuts to avoid layoffs while it restructures to …
Read More »Revelation: Malaysian activist Maryam Lee fights for hijab freedom, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Harassed and investigated by religious authorities, activist Maryam Lee is a highly controversial figure in Malaysia. His crime? Speaking about her decision to stop wearing the hijab and criticizing what she sees as institutional patriarchy in Islam. The majority of the Muslim-majority Malaysians follow a …
Read More »Murder conviction for maid accused of stabbing employer nearly 100 times overturned
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: On Monday (September 21) the conviction of a maid who was convicted in April on a reduced murder charge for killing her employer was overturned after opting for the lessened liability defense. As his new instructions would qualify his guilty plea, the conviction was overturned for the court …
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