S'porean asked to pay $ 10k to get back car stolen in KL

Nearly two weeks after a car was stolen from a carpark in Kuala Lumpur, its Singaporean owner received a disturbing text message.


It read: "I know where your car is but I need money."


The message which James (not his real name) received on Feb 4 came from a man who claimed to be part of a carjacking syndicate.


Although he did not identify himself, the man claimed that the car had been stolen by members of his syndicate.

What Singaporean women want in a man

What do Singaporean women want in a guy?

Social status, claimed a recent study by psychology professor Dr Norman Li.

Intelligence, said Dr Lee Wei Ling, director of the National Neuroscience Institute, who ran a straw poll in response to his research.

Her World asked 148 women who their dream guy was, quizzing them on everything from his looks to spending power, and guess what - good cooks and geeks scored.

When it comes to his crowning glory, he sports:

A neat, short and slick style like Ryan Gosling: 69%

A boyish, floppy mop like Zac Efron: 15%

Wavy curls like Johnny Depp: 13%

22-year-old Singaporean dies after fall from New York building

A 22-year-old Singaporean student died after plummeting 16 storeys from a luxury high-rise apartment in New York on Sunday evening.

Samantha Kwek had apparently quarrelled with her boyfriend, who lived in the building that was located in the diplomatic district of Manhattan.

S'porean on the run after killing wife's lover in Bangkok

A Singaporean man who murdered his Thai wife's lover in Bangkok on Thursday afternoon is currently on the run and wanted by police in Thailand.

The stabbing took place in a unit on the sixth floor of the Regent Home Condominium located in the Chatuchak area, reports said. The man had reportedly purchased the unit for his wife.

The murderer, identified as 38-year-old Hsu Wei Hua, was caught on the building's security camera as he fought with and stabbed his wife's lover outside the apartment.

Singaporean attacked by Johor road bully

A SINGAPOREAN man's trip to Johor Bahru turned nasty barely minutes after crossing the causeway, as he was threatened and beaten with a metal pole by a road bully.

The 34-year-old, known only as Mr Fan, said the altercation on Sunday afternoon left him with bruises to his waist, arm and wrist, Chinese paper Shin Min Daily News reported.

Mr Fan was travelling to JB for a shopping trip with his wife, who was three months' pregnant and his one-year-old daughter.