Indonesian victim in HK murder case always came home with presents
Her baby was just 40 days old when Ms Sumarti Ningsih left for Hong Kong in 2011 to work as a domestic helper.It wasn't an easy decision for the single mother to leave the newborn and her family behind...
View ArticleHong Kong actress Janice Man says latest role 'emotionally exhausting'
For Hong Kong cinema's rising star Janice Man, playing a victim of kidnap, rape and domestic violence in psychological crime thriller Nessun Dorma threw up unprecedented challenges in the acting...
View ArticleFAS election nears, former Tampines Rovers chief ready to step forward
The die has been cast, and it is just a matter of time - weeks, at most two months - before Singapore's football fraternity put forward the men and women who will govern the game from their Jalan Besar...
View ArticleMeatMen not hungry for celebrity chef status
The four friends behind local YouTube cooking channel The MeatMen are too shy to reveal their faces - or even their full names - to the public, for fear of being recognised.Instead, JJ, 33, Chris, 34,...
View ArticleWhat a Trump win means for Singapore
The US dollar may not dip that badly, but anxiety looms for those planning to work or study in the USFinancial marketsStock markets in Singapore and across Asia will see an immediate decline, said IG...
View ArticleS'pore PR jailed, banned from driving after illegal race
He took part in an illegal race along Seletar Link and drove faster than 175kmh along the 1.5km stretch of road.Footage taken from his opponent's in-vehicle camera showed that Malaysian sales account...
View ArticleApp allows S'poreans to buy from Bangkok stores
 Shopaholics here can now get a Bangkok shopping experience - minus the heat and the crowds.Online retailer Zilingo has partnered more than 2,000 small enterprises in Bangkok and Singapore that sell...
View ArticleS'pore family robbed by gang of bikers
The gang of bikers did not care that there were an elderly woman and a child in the car.They were out to terrorise the driver and his three passengers in the Singapore-registered Mercedes Benz into...
View ArticleWoman's washing machine catches fire
The burnt smell that engulfed her Bukit Panjang flat came from an unlikely source: the back of her washing machine.But the small fire soon engulfed the appliance and melted her bathroom door, filling...
View ArticleAttacker in viral video of boy being bashed: He insulted me and my family
A recent video clip showing a teen being beaten by two other boys at a staircase landing has sparked online outrage over bullying.But there is more to the case than meets the eye, The New Paper learnt...
View ArticleMalaysian ringgit drops to 12-year low: One money changer runs out of ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit tumbled to a 12-year low in offshore markets yesterday, sending some Singaporeans into a buying frenzy.One Central District money changer told The New Paper that his stock of...
View ArticleRock wrapped in paper smashes through windscreen of car on AYE
GrabCar driver Yeo Pei Chong was taking a passenger to Clementi Camp yesterday when a rock smashed through his windscreen, startling him and his passenger.The incident occurred at around 6.30am on the...
View ArticleCalculatedly risque
His adult-oriented film Lang Tong sold out at the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) in 2014.This year, local director Sam Loh's next film, Siew Lup, became the first of the festival's 161...
View ArticleEnd of the line for this farm
The three brothers behind this ornamental fish farm in Seletar West Farmway 4 devoted more than half their lives to their fish business.Come Nov 15, they are winding up the business as the land will be...
View ArticleHe is Singapore's disco king
Before Zouk and the nightlife at Clarke Quay, S'pore was a funky town with award-winning disco dancers. HARIZ BAHARUDIN (harizbah@sph.com.sg) speaks to two disco kings who ruled this boogie wonderland...
View ArticleComing to terms with a term contract
Is contract work the new normal? Amid economic uncertainties and with a risk-averse job market, job agencies tell NG JUN SEN (ngjunsen@sph.com.sg) that businesses prefer hiring contract workersHis...
View ArticleConfessions of a Madame Tussauds touch-up artust
One moment, she could be fixing Brad Pitt's hair and another, she could be doing Taylor Swift's make-up.Even though they make for bad conversation partners, Singaporean Sanira Beevi, 33, likes talking...
View ArticleHis call leads to discovery of dead body at French Road
Mr Ong, 60, lives next to a 76-year-old man who was found dead in a one-room rental flat on the seventh storey of Block 8, French Road.Initially, he did not think much of the strange smell coming from...
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