SINGAPORE – What comes to mind when a friend mentions Queenstown? Is it sports shoes? What about Geylang? We’d bet that more than a few of you said “prostitutes” or something to that effect. According
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Woman climbs onto roof of car after driving into a canal amid pouring rain in Penang
BUTTERWORTH, PENANG (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)- A woman drove into a canal in Taman Oi Leng Hoi, Sungai Puyu, after missing a turn during a downpour. She escaped in the nick of time by sliding
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In the second of a four-part series on Indonesia’s haze fight, we discover how a new generation of firefighters spot and tackle the hazard PEKANBARU: Mr Roganda Manalo has had many brushes with death in
Read moreHockey: DPM Tharman launches ActiveSG hockey academy
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam scores from his effort at the ActiveSG Hockey Academy Launch.PHOTO: SPORT SINGAPORE SINGAPORE – In a boost to the local hockey scene, national sports movement ActiveSG launched its Hockey Academy
Read moreIs Singapore’s “miracle” health care system the answer for America?
When liberals talk about their health care utopia, they have scores of examples to choose from. Some name France’s high-performing multi-payer system (No. 1 on the World Health Organization’s rankings, in case you haven’t heard).
Read more5 vehicles collide after minibus driver ‘has a stroke’, 12 taken to hospital
SINGAPORE – Twelve people were taken to hospital after an accident involving five vehicles in Pasir Ris on Friday (July 14) evening. The police told The Straits Times on Saturday that they were alerted to
Read moreCambodia Air arrivals soar higher
Air traffic for Cambodia’s three international airports increased by 23 percent in the first six months of the year, driven largely by growing Chinese tourism and the increased number of international flights to Sihanoukville’s airport,
Read morePIE work site collapse: Bypass road to open on Sunday afternoon instead, says LTA
SINGAPORE – The temporary bypass road to connect motorists from Upper Changi Road East to Pan-Island Expressway (Changi) will open by Sunday (July 16) afternoon, instead of on Saturday, the Land Transport Authority said in
Read moreChinese Straddling Bus May Be Gigantic Ponzi Scheme
Remember that amazing straddling bus that China took out for a test drive a few weeks ago? The world couldn’t get enough of the concept and design. The savings by building on top of existing
Read moreBoon Tat stabbing: Accused sent for psychiatric evaluation
Suspect’s family to get him a lawyer by next court date; victim cremated yesterday The man accused of murdering his son-in-law before a lunchtime crowd in the Central Business District on Monday was taken back
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