A26-year-old Canadian found dead in his Thai police cell this week was wanted in the US for allegedly running a massive“dark web” marketplace for drugs and other contraband, a police source told AFP news agency
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3 men arrested for credit-for-sex scams
SINGAPORE: Three men have been arrested for helping a foreign scam syndicate carry out credit-for-sex scams in Singapore, police said on Monday. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received at least 269 reports of
Read moreWoman found dead after Melbourne buck’s party yet to be identified
A woman found dead in a Melbourne hotel room after a buck’s party is yet to be identified. Four men from the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales have been released from police custody
Read moreJohor princess to marry S’pore football club marketing manager on Aug 14
OHOR BARU – Johor Princess Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Ibrahim will marry Dennis Muhammad Abdullah on Aug 14, the state Royal Council announced on Sunday. Its president Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli said that
Read more‘Brutally honest’, funny map shows what each Singapore neighbourhood is known for
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
Read moreWoman 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
Read moreThe haze fight: Upgrading skills and technology
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
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