Singapore News - A man who lives next to a fourth-floor flat that caught fire in a Bedok North block has spoken of his attempt to rescue its occupants who were trapped inside. Despite having an elderly mother who uses a wheelchair, Mr Willie Toh, 45, went to check on his neighbours when he. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE - When he smelled smoke coming from the unit next to his fourth-floor Bedok North flat earlier this month, Mr Willie Toh went to check on his neighbours. A man in his 30s was standing at the window, calling for help. "He passed me a set of keys and begged me to save him," Mr Toh, a logistics driver,.
SINGAPORE - Prices of some popular fish, such as Chinese pomfret and red grouper, have spiked ahead of Chinese New Year, with some sellers at wet markets doubling their prices. The Straits Times visited six wet markets on Wednesday (Jan 26) and found that Chinese pomfret was selling for as high as $90 to $100 a kg, up from $40.
Singapore News - Prices of some popular fish, such as Chinese pomfret and red grouper, have spiked ahead of Chinese New Year, with some sellers at wet markets doubling their prices. The Straits Times visited six wet markets on Wednesday (Jan 26) and found that Chinese pomfret was selling. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE - A maid stole $28,200 from an 82-year-old woman with mild dementia whom she was hired to care for. She sneaked off with the woman's debit card on 23 occasions and withdrew money, some of which she remitted to her family in the Philippines and some she spent on jewellery. On Tuesday (Jan 4), Wimie Pascual Gubaton, 42, was.