Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, February 7 2010
.SINGAPORE: More than 100 people were nabbed in a massive multi—agency operation, the second in as many weeks.
The 158 were arrested for a variety of offences such as gang—related activities, immigration offences and consumption of controlled drugs.
The arrests were made in a seven—hour operation at various locations including entertainment [...]
Channel NewsAsia –
Thursday, January 14 2010
Rise of STIs “especially alarming”, says Health Minister
SINGAPORE: Since 2000, the rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among those under age 20 has been “especially alarming”, in the words of Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan — doubling from 61 cases per 100,000 in that age group, to 133 in [...]
Channel NewsAsia - Friday, January 8 2010
Visitors travelling to Sentosa by car will soon have to pay more
Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) has revised its pricing strategy for vehicles entering the island in an attempt to encourage more to use public transport.
This is aimed at improving traffic conditions in view of the opening of Resorts World [...]
Well another year has passed and the site is still around and going stronger than ever.
Each year I try to improve the site by making the easiest for you to us and find the information you seek on Singapore.
This year we changed the layout for the web site and added over 750 maps to the [...]
AFP - Wednesday, January 6 2010
A fish-eye view of the Resort World at Sentosa in Singapore in June 2009. Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa said Tuesday it will open phase one of the city-state’s first casino complex on January 20, beginning operations at four luxury hotels.
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa said Tuesday [...]
AS MANY as one in three men in Singapore could be suffering from premature ejaculation (PE), according to a study.
PE, a devastating condition for a man, is defined as a lack of control on a man’s part during intercourse, resulting in ejaculation prior to or within one minute of penetration, said Associate Professor George Lee [...]
Channel NewsAsia
Thursday, December 24 2009
SINGAPORE: Christmas is not only a season for giving but for some, dating as well.
Dating professionals said more singles are signing up for their services this month, up 20 per cent from last month.
For many busy professionals like Benjamin Low, the year—end holiday is a good break from work.
However, he dreads [...]
THE engineer, 36, was cutting his way across the dance floor of a Clarke Quay club earlier this year when a 23-year-old woman accused him of touching her buttocks.
The bouncers stepped in. The police showed up. And though he claimed he did not touch the woman, he ended up paying $8,000 to settle the case.
‘I [...]
Channel NewsAsia
Monday, November 23 2009
Domestic workers talk about abuse in teary ’court session’
SINGAPORE: She was hit with a spoon and slapped hard for waking up “late” at 7.30am. Foreign domestic worker Mary Rose Catador Colocar was also ordered to stand and sit 500 times while holding her ears.
The abuse happened in 2002 and Ms Colocar’s [...]
THEY are touted as a sex drug, called poppers. Like the banned sex pills, Power 1 Walnut and Urat Madu, which led to deaths. And like those sex pills, poppers can kill.
Despite this, they are being sold in 8ml bottles at several gay spas here. The fumes from this highly-volatile liquid are inhaled by some [...]
