[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Ailing cruise operator Genting Hong Kong sold the Zouk Group, which operates the popular nightclub, for $ 14 million as part of efforts to shed non-core assets and generate liquidity for the cash-strapped company. Malaysian firm Tulipa is buying the Singapore-based group, according to a presentation on …
Read More »Cyclists block car and hurl vulgarities at the driver in ECP
[ad_1] Stomper was shocked when he was the target of a road rage from a pair of cyclists traveling down the East Coast Park Service Road on Sunday afternoon (August 30). Stomper Chapo shared with Stomp that he was driving down the service road and approaching McDonald’s when he saw …
Read More »Malaysia reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (September 1), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 9,354. Another COVID-19-related death was also reported Tuesday, bringing the total death toll to 128. Ad Ad The latest fatality was an 80-year-old Malaysian woman, who was among …
Read More »Wuhan, ground zero of the COVID-19 epidemic, reopens all schools
[ad_1] BEIJING: Students wearing masks returned to class on Tuesday (September 1) in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where COVID-19 first emerged last year, when the city opened schools and kindergartens for the first time in seven months. Almost 1.4 million students resumed classes in around 2,800 kindergartens, elementary and …
Read More »Woman admits calling her stepson ‘son of a prostitute’, repeatedly abusing him
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – He called his stepson the “son of a prostitute” and broke his award for good behavior, claiming the boy did not deserve it. The degrading comments weren’t the only form of abuse the 43-year-old woman subjected her stepson, who was then 11 years old. She also slapped …
Read More »Canberra says it was not said why an Australian journalist was detained in China
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said Canberra did not know why the Chinese authorities had detained Australian citizen Cheng Lei, as he warned that the risks to Australian companies linked to China had changed. The Australian government confirmed late Monday (August 31) that Cheng, a high-profile commercial presenter …
Read More »Dramatic fight at Bedok 85 sees 3 men arrested, Singapore News
[ad_1] Three men were arrested after getting into a fight in Block 85 Bedok North Street 4, outside the Bedok 85 hawker center, on Friday (August 28). Stomp’s contributor David and three anonymous Stomp contributors alerted Stomp to what happened and shared videos of the fight. This video has been …
Read More »Coronavirus: 62,000 Workers Still Not Scheduled for Routine Testing Before Sept. 5 Deadline, Manpower News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – All workers staying in dormitories, as well as those working in the construction, marine and process sectors and visiting work sites, must be cleaned up by September 5. The reminder came from the Ministry of Manpower, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), the Health Promotion Board (HPB) …
Read More »Remote ez-link card reload with enhanced cards for 2,000 travelers in the LTA pilot program, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – More than 2,000 selected travelers received an enhanced ez-link card that can be recharged with an ez-link app starting Tuesday (September 1), in a pilot program launched by the Land Transportation Authority (LTA). Enhanced card users can also view their travel history and fare charges when using …
Read More »Former elementary school teacher pleads guilty to repeatedly abusing her stepson, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A former elementary school teacher physically abused her young stepson several times between 2016 and 2018, inflicting injuries such as cuts to the scalp that required stitches after she struck him with a ceramic mug. On another occasion, the woman who quit teaching in 2013 hit her …
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