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THE 45-year-old martial arts instructor accused of having sex with his teenage student broke down on the stand on Tuesday, while talking about how his wife had controlled his life for 12 years. He referred to his wife as ‘Tiger’ in his text messages to the alleged victim, and told the court he was allowed …
ATHENS – A CYPRIOT monk caught at a Greek airport with the skeletal remains of a nun in his baggage on the weekend told authorities he was taking the relics of a saint back to his monastery. The 56-year-old Cypriot was detained at Athens airport on Sunday after security staff discovered a skull wrapped in …
‘Gary Ng’ gets 50 months jail and $20k fine THE man dubbed Singapore’s Edison Chen was sentenced to 50 months’ jail and fined $20,000 on Wednesday for a series of offences. Chen Guilin alias Gary Ng, 28, had admitted to having 507 obscene films, mostly of himself having sex with other women. Some of the …
Global – Microsoft’s devotion to Bing is straining some of its MSN partner relationships and has even cost the company some cash. The portal’s sales staff has been irked for some time by Microsoft posting myriad links to Bing on the home page rather than to MSN properties, the New York Post reported. And more …
Singapore – SPH MediaBoxOffice (SPHMBO) has opened up eight new sites for outdoor advertising following its exclusive tie up with the new Clementi Mall. Advertisers now have the option of marketing on these sites which are located on the facades, glass elevator and huge walls near the mall’s entrance. When asked who are the advertisers …
Global – Collective buying site Groupon has continued its rapid growth around the world via acquisition, extending its reach across India, the Middle East and South Africa. Groupon has launched Groupon India, Groupon Israel and Groupon South Africa by acquiring local daily deal sites Sosasta, Grouper and Twangoo respectively. All three sites will transit to …
CHICAGO – A STUDY suggests medical errors, job burnout and depression lead surgeons to contemplate suicide at higher rates than the general public, and they’re much less likely to seek help. Fear of losing their jobs contributes to surgeons’ reluctance to get mental health treatment, according to the study. Nearly 8,000 surgeons participated. About 6 …
NEW YORK – THE bigger-is-better concept seems to be striking a chord among some Starbucks customers. Starbucks will begin a phased-in nationwide rollout on Tuesday of its Trenta cup size that can be filled with slightly more than a litre’s worth of iced beverages such as coffee, tea and lemonade. Starbucks Corp. says Trenta, which …
A WOMAN suffering from post-natal depression got away with a total fine of $6,000 on Tuesday for abusing her Filipino maid. Cargo control officer Ng Kai Ling, 28, admitted on Monday to spitting at the face of Ms Araceli Puzon Mejares, 32, on Nov 2, 2009, and punching her on the arm on Dec 7 …
CALTEX has increased pump prices of all grades of petrol and diesel by $0.04 per litre. The price change took effect on Tuesday morning. Now, a litre of Regular 92 with Techron costs $1.947, a litre of Premium 95 with Techron costs $2.007 and a litre of Platinum 98 with Techron costs $2.135. A litre …