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By yahoosingapore – October 16th, 2010 Soh Wee Kian, 20, in restraints, has been charged with murder. (Shin Min Daily News) Full-time national serviceman, Soh Wee Kian, 20, has been charged with the murder of a Malaysian woman last month in Woodlands. The slim-built man sporting close-cropped hair showed little emotion as he was charged in court on Saturday morning for stabbing Madam Hoe Hong Lin, 32, at a basketball court near Woodlands Drive 50 at about 1035pm on September […]

By Ion Danker Singapore’s men paddlers won their first gold medal in the history of its participation in the Commonwealth Games after defeating England 3-1 on Saturday. Victory, however, did not come easy for Singapore’s Gao Ning, Yang Zi, Cai Xiaoli, Pang Xuejie and Ma Liang at the Yamuna Sports Complex. In the first game, Gao Ning lost to Liam Pichford 11-4, 11-6, 8-11, 9-11, 11-13, before Yang Zi defeated Paul Drinkhall 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-1 in the second game […]

Caldecott Queen Zoe Tay gave birth to her third son at about noon on Wednesday. Channel News Asia reports that Tay, 42, who has two sons — Brayden, five, and Ashton, three — experienced bleeding at 9am earlier in the day due to a blood clot. Tay’s husband and Republic of Singapore Air Force pilot, Philip Chionh, rushed his wife to hospital and made the decision to send her into the operating theatre to undergo a Caesarean operation for the […]

A 1,668 sq ft HUDC unit at Block 315 in Shunfu Road has been sold to a Singaporean buyer for around $1.1 million, in a transaction that was approved in July before the implementation of the property cooling measures. The unusually high price tag, which translates to around $659 psf is a record for this type of project, which has already been phased-out. “The buyer was willing to pay a premium for this unit because it’s in very good condition, […]

MRS Lee Kuan Yew, wife of Minister Mentor, died today at home at 5.40 pm at age 89, said the Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday. The wake for Madam Kwa Geok Choo, mother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, will be held at Sri Temasek, official residence of the Prime Minister at the Istana grounds on Monday and Tuesday. Visitors can can pay their last respects from 10am to 5pm on Monday and Tuesday. A private funeral will take place […]

With the $11.8 million he allegedly took from conspiring with a colleague to cheat the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), Koh Seah Wee, a former SLA deputy director, bought two flashy cars for his wife and mother-in-law. He gave his wife Yeing Nyok Sea, 38, a $1.6 million Lamborghini and his mum-in-law Kok A Mui a $300,000 Mercedes Benz coupe. He is also believed to have used the money to buy property and invest in unit trusts and other financial products […]

Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Balaji Sadasivan, passed away early on Monday morning after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55. News of his death was broken by Foreign Minister George Yeo on Twitter and Facebook, who said he ”mourns the passing away of dear friend and colleague Dr Balaji Sadasivan”. Dr Sadasivan, a former neurosurgeon from Gleneagles Hospital, had undergone surgery two years ago to remove a cancerous tumour from his colon. In 2001, he […]

Google is 12 years old today. The search engine giant celebrates its 12th birthday and greets its visitors by a picture of a birthday cake that scribbles Google’s name on its face with a candle placed for the letter “L” of Google. The eye catching Google Doodle is designed by Wayne Theibaud reproduced with the permission of VAGA, Visual Artists and Galleries Association. Wayne, the 89-year old artist from Los Angles, is a famous artist who is associated with the […]

By Ion Danker – September 26th, 2010 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Mas Selamat Kastari’s return to Singapore was not part of the recent Points of Agreement (POA) discussions with Malaysia. Speaking on the sidelines of the US-ASEAN Leaders meeting in New York, PM Lee told Channel NewsAsia, “We are grateful for their co-operation and help throughout this operation. And we hope that through this co-operation, we will be able to work together and make both Singapore and Malaysia […]