Woman murdered in Eunos flat, son charged

SINGAPORE - A 30-year-old man has been charged with murdering his mother at her flat in Eunos Crescent.

The Straits Times reported that Mohamed Redha Abdul Mutabib is alleged to have caused the death of 55-year-old Madam Asnah Aziz at a unit at Block 20 between 11am and 1.30pm on Thursday.

She was found dead with multiple injuries in a Eunos Crescent flat yesterday afternoon.

16-year-old girl sells used panties on blog

Another girl in Singapore is trying to sell her used underwear online.

A reader recently alerted Lianhe Wanbao to a blog set up by a local girl hawking her used underwear.

The girl, Nadya, claims she is a 16-year-old secondary four student who is selling her used underwear to "save money for her poly fees and daily expenses".

Six members resign from opposition Singapore People's Party

Six members of opposition Singapore People's Party has resigned.

A local news source said their numbers include former civil servant Benjamin Pwee and Wilfred Leung, who many were expecting to succeed incumbent party secretary-general Mr Chiam See Tong.

A look at why youths smoke

SINGAPORE - Despite Singapore's strict laws against tobacco-related products, such as disallowing tobacco manufacturers to market their products to minors, as well as the implementation of smoking areas, the sight of teenagers smoking is still a relatively common one.

According to the National Health Survey 2010, smoking amongst Singaporeans aged between 18 to 29 has increased by 33 per cent in just six years, from 12.3 per cent in 2004 to 16.3 per cent in 2010. This is despite increased youth-targeted tobacco control programmes by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) since 2006.

Hougang MP Yaw disappears amid affair rumours

Amid rumours of an extramarital affair with a married woman, Hougang's Member of Parliament (MP) Yaw Shin Leong has disappeared from the public eye.

Since the allegations surfaced, the Workers' Party (WP) member has cancelled his weekly Meet-the-People session (MPS), The Straits Times reported on Saturday.

Unidentified male body found in Bedok Reservoir

A male body was found this evening at Bedok Reservoir at 5.20pm.

The Straits Times reported that the police received a call from a member of public at 1pm, informing them of a person seen going into the waters.

The body was later found after a four-hour search. It was retrieved 20m from the shoreline by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).

Paramedics pronounced him dead at 5.27pm.

A jogger told The Straits Times that she was asked to leave as police cars and ambulances surrounded the area.

This makes it the seventh body found since last year.

The police have classified the drowning as a case of unnatural death. Investigations are ongoing.

‘They made their parents lose face’

FROM the swing, to the slide, to a nearby bench.

Two students from Yuhua Secondary School gave new meaning to the word "playground".

But the "games" they were playing attracted disapproving stares from residents and one even posted photos of them online.


The incident took place at a playground at Jurong West Street 91, between Block 944 and 941, two weeks ago.


Madam M. H. Ong, 50, was walking home from work at about 4pm when she noticed the two students kissing at the playground.

Mob beats up enforcement team

MALACCA: A MALACCA Historical City Council enforcement officer was stabbed in his arm while his four colleagues were beaten up by a group of men during a raid at an illegal cyber cafe at Taman Seri Duyong, here, on Thursday night.

Azizan Abas, 28, sustained severe injuries on his right arm after he was stabbed with a knife by one of the 30 men who attacked the raiding team just before midnight.

M-cyclist avoids being run over by car

The below video is ample proof why motorists should keep a safe distance between their vehicles and the road user ahead.

In the incident which happened at 7.47pm, Jan 27, a motorcyclist skidded and fell into oncoming traffic in the KPE tunnel, Stomp reported.

Gunmen kill 15 Philippine fishermen: Military

MANILA - Gunmen have killed 15 Philippine fishermen and wounded three others in a sea attack by suspected local rivals, the military said Tuesday.

The fishermen were killed by men armed with assault rifles off the insurgency-torn southern island of Basilan on Monday, regional military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Randolph Cabangbang told AFP.

"They (victims) were fishing on another group's turf," Cabangbang told AFP in a telephone interview.

Woman claims facial mask caused pus-filled bumps

This is every girl's nightmare - applying a facial product to look after your skin, but only to realise that your entire face starts breaking out into small pus-filled bumps.

According to citizen journalism website Stomp, student Carol (surname not provided) decided to try a facial mask from b.liv. To her horror, her entire face was covered with tiny pimple-like bumps.

b.liv is a paramedical salon brand from Cellnique Paramedical, a Malaysian beauty company that provides facial products and treatments.

Woman in centre of CPIB probe leads double life

More details have emerged regarding the woman involved with two top civil servants.

According to a Straits Times (ST) report on Saturday, the woman, who was not named, seemingly led a double life.

Friends and associates were shocked to learn that she had allegedly slept with both men, ex-director of Central Narcotics Bureau Ng Boon Gay, 45 and ex-chief of Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Peter Lim Sin Pang, 51.

Singapore woman helps save group from drowning at Desaru

Singaporean Rita Zuhaida Mohd Nazeer describing how she
 helped to rescue two men at Tanjung Balau beach near Desaru, Johor.

It was meant to be a relaxing beach getaway during the long Chinese New Year break.

But Singaporean Rita Zuhaida Mohd Nazeer, 24, her best friend and her nephew found themselves fighting strong currents to save a group of seven Malaysians from drowning.

The incident took place on Monday at about 1.30pm at Tanjung Balau near Desaru, Johor, an area that has seen eight drowning deaths since last November.

While Miss Rita Zuhaida, an accountant with the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, and her companions can swim, they are not trained in rescue techniques.

Yet they saved a girl and two men.

Recession is at the door and Najib is doing what he does best - NOTHING!

“The world economy is slowing sharply, and the euro region headed for recession this year, the International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday in a bleak update of global conditions. Overall, the world economy is expected to expand 3.25 percent in 2012 - down from the 4 percent projected by the IMF in the fall.

That figure includes 8.2 percent growth in China, still the world’s most quickly expanding economy, and 7 percent in India. U.S. growth is forecast at 1.8 percent, the same as the fund projected in the fall.  In those cases and for the rest of the world, growth was being crimped by what remains the world’s major economic risk - the ongoing financial crisis in the euro zone. In a trio of reports released Tuesday morning, the IMF forecasts a “mild recession” for the 17-nation euro zone this year, and warns that matters could easily worsen”.

The above is indeed a grim outlook from the world financial body and will definitely affect the Malaysian economy, but what is Prime Minister Najib Razak doing about it?

Well, it looks like he is going to do what he does best - NOTHING!

I refer to the latest disgraceful attempt to smear Parliamentary Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with the fabricated sex video allegations, published today in the front page of the UMNO-owned Utusan Malaysia newspaper.

In the report, a member of the notorious 'Datuk T' group, Shuib Lazim, challenges the Opposition Leader to subject the sex video to forensic tests and threatens to produce new sex videos. Since March of last year, 'Datuk T' and UMNO linked media and bloggers have been periodically making the same type of false, malicious and baseless attack upon Anwar.

Datuk T sex sequel draws a yawn: Will Najib still reward the trio with seats to contest?

Despite being front-paged by Umno newspaper Utusan, the much-threatened Datuk T sex video sequel drew only a yawn, reflecting the low esteem the Malaysian public held for Prime Minister Najib Razak's party which has been blamed to sinking the country into unprecedented gutter politicking.

"Basically, the game is up. Nobody is so stupid as to fall for it anymore. Malaysians have made up their minds how capable a PM Anwar will be and how capable a PM Najib has been. They will make their decision at the ballot box, and it will be in Anwar's favor even if Datuk T screens a different sex video every night," Batu MP Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.

Jodie: Will my boobs explode?

Marsh fears she may have faulty PIP breast implants

Worried ... Jodie Marsh may have dodgy breast implants that could rupture

JODIE Marsh is scared her boobs may explode — as she could have toxic breast implants.

The Essex model says she is worried she has had her assets boosted with PIP implants, which have been at the centre of a health scare.

The French implants are made with sub-standard silicone gel, increasing the risk that they could rupture dangerously.

Bodybuilder Jodie said: "I don't know if I have got PIP implants and I am really worried about it.

Corrie actress reveals breast hell

'Unbearable' pain ... Vanessa Halstead

A CORRIE actress has told how her faulty PIP breast implant swelled to the size of her HEAD — then exploded.

Vanessa Halstead, 29, who played a cocktail waitress in the soap and has also appeared in Hollyoaks, suffered "unbearable" pain when her right DD breast suddenly grew huge and incredibly painful.

The former underwear model was soon struggling to move and after having an ultrasound she discovered her breast implant had ruptured.

She has now launched a Facebook and Twitter campaign, and website justice4pipvictims.co.uk, calling for tighter regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry to prevent any similar scandals.

Cops bust boob boss Jean-Claude Mas

PIP rat on injury charge

Held ... Jean-Claude Mas

THE corrupt businessman who sold toxic breast implants was charged last night after two months on the run.

Jean-Claude Mas, 72, was accused of unintentional wounding — and then FREED on bail of 100,000 euros (£83,000).

He had been arrested during a dramatic police raid on the £1million villa he shares with "companion" Dominique Lucciardi, 66, in the South of France.

Mas also faces a manslaughter inquiry and could be sued by hundreds of women across 65 countries who suffered cancer and ruptures after having breast implants.

Doggers given public sex guidance by police

Leaflets to 18 caught at family picnic spot

Dogging hot spot ... lay-by

POLICE have vowed to crack down on a notorious dogging spot after 18 people were confronted having sex with strangers.

Officers made the issue a priority less than a month ago and have confronted people at night AND during the day.

But they were not found to be committing any offences, and all were instead issued with a leaflet with guidance on public sex.

Officers vowed to tackle the problem after residents repeatedly complained about lewd activity in three lay-bys near a family picnic spot.

Tycoon sues agent over 'flaw' in Rolls-Royce

Above: A Year of the Dragon version of the Rolls-Royce Phantom limo for the
 China market. Inset: Tycoon James Koh Wee Meng, seen in a 2005 ST file photo.

SINGAPORE - A tycoon is suing the Rolls-Royce agent here, Trans Eurokars, over an alleged flaw in a Phantom limousine he bought four years ago, The Straits Times reported today.

Mr James Koh Wee Meng, the owner of the Fragrance hotel chain, had bought the limousine for $1.4 million then. However right after collection on or around Dec 23, he discovered that the car was making loud noises when moving out of a three-point turn.

Former CID officer jailed for not reporting loan sharks

A police officer who was duty-bound to report suspected loan sharks borrowed from them instead.

Idris Makrob, 37, was working for the Criminal Investigation Department when he frequented Base Music Jourdan Sing-A-Long in 2006.

He bought a 2.5 per cent stake in the establishment at Changi Village, paying just $500.

On-the-run murder suspect shot dead

Somchai "Ae Leuk" Iampaijit, a drug suspect wanted for the death of a woman from whom he stole a motorcycle during a police chase, was killed yesterday in a gunfight with police in Nonthaburi's Bang Bua Thong district.

Somchai, 33, was seen on CCTV footage on Friday apparently running into the street, stopping a Chatuchak Weekend Market vendor who was passing by, shooting her dead and taking off on her motorbike while evading arrest for drug charges.

The Single Dude's Guide to Singapore

Singapore, a tiny nation-state at the southern tip of Malaysia, is really on the rise these days. A haven for big banking and other big money businesses it is quickly, along with Hong Kong, turning into the economic powerhouse of Southeast Asia. **** is happening there, skyscrapers are going up all over the place and people are immigrating from all over the region (and the world) to get in on the party.

With that in mind, I went to Singapore for an extended period this summer and I have a lot to say about it. There’s great party there and an enormous number of hot chicks, but despite those advantages Singapore is absolutely not a recommended single dude travel destination.

Love, money eyed in jogger's slay: Philippines

Manila police investigators have identified the foreign-looking woman, who was run over by a car and then repeatedly stabbed to death by the vehicle's driver while jogging near the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) complex along Roxas Boulevard shortly before dawn last week.

Manila Police District (MPD) homicide section investigators have also begun tracking down the suspect, believed to be the victim's ex-lover, whom they were able to identify through pictures on her mobile phone which matched still images of him taken from a security camera footage of the January 14 murder.

The mystery woman involved with ex-SCDF, CNB chiefs

The suspensions of the chiefs of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) resulted from a probe involving the supply of IT-related products and services.

While no money is thought to have changed hands, the close relationship between a certain female IT executive and the two senior officers was a cause for concern, and a complaint was lodged with the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).

A maverick educator

With his laid-back demeanour and long wavy hair - a result of two failed attempts to imitate 1960s American singer Bob Dylan's Afro hairstyle - Mr John Tan is often mistaken for a student at the Orita Sinclair School of Design, New Media and the Arts.

New students have asked him which class he is in only to learn that the 29-year-old is actually the school principal.

Mr Tan has been running the boutique design school housed in a three-storey conservation shophouse in the Kampong Glam neighbourhood for two years.


He said: "I think there are benefits in being a young principal. It gives the school a cool and unorthodox principal, and I guess the students find it easier to talk to me than if I were 55 years old."

Thai thief caught with 10,000 pairs of panties

Police in Thailand had apprehended a thief with more than a thousand pairs of women's underwear in the trunk of his car.

Police also found more than 10,000 pairs at the house of the 48-year-old Thai suspect, who was arrested late on Tuesday with an accomplice after breaking into a building in Bangkok's Chinatown.

They said the man admitted to stealing and collecting women's underwear since the age of 18.

"He smelled them all the time even while driving," said police Major-General Saroj Promcharoen.