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The Police said that on May 6, 33-year-old Xu Shaowen and 32-year-old Lim De Xian of 7W Consultancy Pte Ltd (“7W Consultancy”) were charged in court for their suspected involvement in cheating and falsification related offences in respect to grant applications made under the Professional Conversion Programmes (“PCP”). The PCP is offered by Workforce Singapore […]

Sharon Au took to Instagram to say that her apartment in Paris was broken into on April 30. Au is a Singaporean former actress and host. Having joined the TCS during the mid-1990s, she won many awards as an artiste with MediaCorp before taking a sabbatical to pursue university education in 2005 on a scholarship. Her […]

As the number of people applying for and renewing passports continues to rise, Immigration and Checkpoints says applications now take at least six weeks to process. “Longer Processing Time for Passport Application. Due to overwhelming passport applications, please expect a longer processing time of at least six weeks,” said a notice on the official website […]

U2’s Bono and The Edge cheered up audiences in Ukraine on May 8 with a surprise performance at a subway station in Kyiv. The famous singer and guitarist was accompanied by members of a Ukrainian band as they performed a number of hit songs. The 40-minute concert was held in support of Ukrainian forces fighting […]

The Police said on Wednesday (May 11) that they were investigating a woman for being an unauthorised person acting as an advocate or solicitor. The Straits Times (ST) identified the lawyer as Ms Violet Netto who earlier this year represented Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam in an appeal against his death sentence. He was […]

The Police and the Land Transport Authority said in a joint-statement on 10 May that they will be charging two men, the 61-year-old car driver and a 28-year-old car owner, for their suspected involvement in an incident which occurred at Red Swastika School on 11 January 2022. The incident captured on video where a man […]

Mr Lim Tean, an advocate and solicitor with Carson Law Chambers (“CLC”), will be charged in court on 12 May 2022, said the Police in a press release. Mr Lim is being charged with the following offences by the Police: Criminal Breach of Trust – Sometime in November 2019, Mr Lim Tean was entrusted with […]

Facebook user Aristotle Motii Nandy highlighted a commuter who appeared to be Chinese in his post for moving away to sit elsewhere on an MRT train after he sat next to her. He said, “Blatant prejudice? I sat next to this person and she shifted to another seat…” In reply to one Facebook user who […]

Some of us may have a tendency to be passive aggressive in our daily lives. Saying yes when we mean no can be a normal response for many people. Often this is something that is learnt from childhood as a coping mechanism to get our needs met, especially when dealing with domineering or volatile people […]

Public listed company DGL Group is in hot soup over misogynistic comments made by the company’s chief executive Simon Henry about chef Nadia Lim. In an interview with NBR, DGL chief executive Simon Henry criticised fellow listed company My Food Bag for including a photo of brand ambassador Lim in its prospectus before being publicly listed. […]

Award-winning Korean actress Kang Soo-yeon passed away on May 5 at about 5 pm in a hospital in Seoul. The 55-year-old died of a cardiac arrest and cerebral haemorrhage. Kang, who was born in Seoul in 1966, began her career as a child actor in the 1970s. She gained national recognition with A High School […]

Rémy Martin is collaborating with four up and coming Singaporean musicians, AFROJUNIOR, Axel Brizzy, Esta C and Louie Indigo in a film that captures the ambition of a new generation. The film is themed #TEAMUPFOREXCELLENCE and is in conjunction with the launch of its Martin 1738 Accord Royal. As part of the collaboration, Rémy Martin […]

We all make mistakes in our romantic relationships. That is a given. It is said that the key is communication and we should talk things out and forgive and forget. But what happens when your significant other makes a mistake that you can’t seem to go back from. How do you forgive a cheating partner, […]

NCT’s Johnny Suh has become the most mentioned star on social media according to US market research company Netbase Quid. Suh was the only K-pop artist to attend this year’s Met Gala on May 2, where he turned heads with his cool demeanour and stylish appearance. The K-pop phenomenon was not only the most mentioned; […]

Television star Blac Chyna has lost the $108 million lawsuit she brought against the Kardashians. The model will go home with empty pockets as the judge declared that there would be no damages awarded whatsoever. Chyna, 33, accused Kim Kardashian, her sisters Khloe and Kylie Jenner as well as their mother Kris Jenner for making […]