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11 year-old student commits suicide at Fernvale Link

According to the Lianhe Zaobao, an 11-year old boy had committed suicide by jumping off a block at 470A Fernvale Link yesterday (18 May). Residents had reportedly heard a loud thud early in the morning at approximately 645 am. Subsequently, the boy's mother was seen crying next to the his body while his father apologised...

LTA draws flak for poorly worded ad campaign

LTA recently launched a series of ad campaigns to promote the use of public transport after the PAP government embarked on a plan to make Singapore 'car-lite'. However, the ad has raised considerable eyebrows due to their poor wording. While the intention is to promote the notion that commuters are able to free up their time...

PRC woman inherits $200k after husband from sham marriage dies

A Permanent Resident from China Diao Yen Mei inherited more than $200k in CPF monies from her late Singaporean husband despite the union being supposedly nothing more than a sham marriage. After divorcee Sun Shui Yuan passed away from brain hemorrhage in August 2013, his 2 sisters went to court to block the inheritance...