Singapore was recently ranked second on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index for 2017, coming in just behind Tokyo. In 2016, the island nation’s police reported 135 total days without any crimes including snatch-theft, house break-ins and robbery. That low crime rate means many small businesses enjoy little concern about shoplifting. In fact, as CNBC […]
“Don’t be scared, Papa is here,” a father said to his four-year-old daughter before he strangled her to death. On 20th January 2017, Singaporean Teo Ghim Heng, 43, had an argument with his wife, Choong Pei Shan. She had asked him why he had changed their daughter, Zi Ning out of her school uniform, to […]
What was supposed to be a joyous Father’s day turned grim instead after a dad suffocated his own 2-year-old daughter to death. The child, identified as Ashley, was found motionless in the bedroom and was pronounced dead two hours later. This incident happened in Singapore. The father, Johnboy John Teo who’s aged 35, allegedly used […]
Whether a child finishes first or last will no longer be indicated in primary and secondary school report books from next year in Singapore, – a move which Education Minister Ong Ye Kung hopes will show students that “learning is not a competition”. Report books will not just stop showing a student’s position in relation to class […]
The richest man in Singapore, Philip Ng Chee Tat, has said living without Jesus and focusing on material things is a sad way to live. The tycoon said he is an ardent Christian and prides himself in giving his life to Jesus Christ. During an interview with Believers Portal, Philip also said all humans are […]
All Singapore citizens aged 21 and above will get a one-off “SG Bonus” of up to S$300 each as the 2017 budget came in with a surplus of almost S$10 billion (US $7.6 billion), the city-state’s finance minister announced on Monday. Finance minister Heng Swee Keat made the announcement during his budget speech in Parliament, […]
