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Rubbish collection fees to increase from 1 Jan

Citing increases in operating costs, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on today (7 Nov) that rubbish collection fees will increase from 1 Jan onwards. The revised rate will be S$8.25 for apartments and S$27.47 for landed homes. They mark an increase of $0.76 and $2.66 a month respectively. While no details were given,...

Temple Medium jailed 4 years for sexual acts on 15 year-old boy

Yesterday (4 Nov), a self-styled Chinese temple medium was sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment for 3 charges of sexual penetration of a minor. Cordovilla Simon had operated as a Chinese medium for more than a decade from several places, including a Hougang flat and rented rooms at the Kerbau Hotel. For more than a year, the 43...

Indian national given 8 years’ imprisonment and 9 strokes of cane for slashing wife’s throat

An Indian national Krishnan Karunakaran was sentenced to 8 year's imprisonment and 9 strokes of the cane yesterday (4 Nov) for attempted culpable homicide after he slashed his wife's throat in 2013 outside of her Hougang flat. He had married the Singaporean woman in India in 2011 and came over in July 2012, but their relationship...