US senator warns Hong Kong becoming 'police state'

by Jerome TAYLOR Strife-torn Hong Kong is sliding towards becoming a police…

Animated film 'Abominable' pulled in Vietnam over S. China Sea map

Vietnam has pulled the animated film “Abominable” from theatres over a scene…

Mindef and MHA say NS boosts starting pay while many think employers prefer people with no NS

In a joint letter to ST Forum today (14 Oct), Colonel Adrian…

Veteran architect Tay Kheng Soon slams poor design of pedestrian walkways in Singapore

Veteran architect and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Architect at the…

Homegrown fitness brand FIGHT ZONE opens third outlet in Velocity, aims to expand overseas

On Saturday (12 Oct), homegrown fitness brand FIGHT ZONE inaugurated the official…

ST Editor warns PAP 4G leaders not to engage in "politics of dominance" and thumb down critics

Yesterday (13 Oct), Straits Times Opinion Editor Chua Mui Hoong wrote an…

Hong Kong violence prompts debate but no division among protesters

by Jerome TAYLOR and Yan ZHAO Hong Kong’s more hardline pro-democracy protesters…

Tan Chuan-Jin urges S'poreans to reframe narrative on ageing society while young and elderly citizens reveal struggle with insufficient retirement funds

The discourse around ageing in Singapore should be reframed into a more…

Singapore Democratic Party’s pre-election rally to happen this Saturday at Hong Lim Park

In anticipation of the next general election, The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)…

警:案件剧增引重点关注 七猥琐男涉非礼案面控

七名年龄介于26岁到75岁的男子,今天因涉嫌非礼案而被控上庭。 新加坡警察部队于周日指出,这七名男子分别涉及2018年10月至今年7月份的案件。 警方在文告中指出,这七起案件的受害者分别是20岁至40岁的妇女,分别发生在多个公众场所,包括乌节路地铁站、圣淘沙单轨铁路站、乌节路的购物中心到丹戎巴葛路一带的诊所等。 发生的案件包括: 一名31岁女子报警说在德士中被非礼; 一名27岁女子指,她在实龙岗一单位内被非礼; 一名26岁女子表示,她在岗沙路一带遭非礼; 一名40岁女子表示,她于去年10月1日,在丹戎巴葛路一家诊所内遭73岁男子非礼;以及 一名20岁女子于今年7月11日,在圣淘沙轻快铁内遭31岁男子非礼。 警方指出,非礼案件出现激增的趋势,而警方一直重点关注。“警方将继续和利益相关者及社区紧密合作,以防止和制止案件的增加。” 警方指出,对付非礼案件,可以采取数种防范措施,包括了解周围环境、对任何看起来可以的任务保持警惕、避免在光线阴暗和僻静的地方行走、或与单独的陌生人乘搭电梯,也可以准备防狼警报器。 警方促请受害者应该向周围的人寻求帮助,尽快在事发后报警求助,并且注意嫌疑犯的特征和着装,以及他们逃跑的方向,以便提高逮捕嫌犯的几率。…