A business owner at Sultan Plaza has voiced concerns about the growing number of vice-related massage parlours in the building, saying nearly 30 have opened within just four months.An employee was even seen sitting at the shop’s entrance clad in a towel while waiting for customers.Shin Min Daily News received the tip-off from a reader, Mr Tan, who runs a restaurant in the building. The 49-year-old said massage parlours had gradually begun operating in Sultan Plaza since 2025, but the situation has worsened in the past months.“About 10 opened last year, but this year there are more and more. I think there are at least 40 now,” he said.The zi char restaurant owner added that scantily dressed women would openly solicit customers along the corridors, even during the day.“Most of them just wear a shirt and sit at the entrance. Whenever someone walks past, they ask if they want massage services,” he said.Mr Tan recounted that on the morning of May 3, he passed by one of the parlours and saw a woman sitting on a sofa at the entrance wearing only a towel.

The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 14-year-old boy, Hans Rafael Bin Yuhanis.In a news release on Sunday (May 17), the police said he was last seen at Causeway Point in Woodlands at about 9.45pm on Saturday.According to the police, he was wearing a black t-shirt and black pants.Those with information are urged to contact the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.All information will be kept strictly confidential.[[nid:735974]]editor@asiaone.com

Members of the public jumped in to restrain a man who allegedly took upskirt photographs at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station on Friday (May 15) night.According to videos circulating online, the man was seen sprinting down an escalator, brushing past another woman along the way.Someone can be heard shouting for the man to stop, accusing him of taking videos of a woman. Another person also accused the man of being a «pervert» in Mandarin.As the suspect ran through the crowd, several individuals begin to give chase, eventually restraining the man who had fallen to his knees.The man was later seen with his shirt torn open, the milk tea he had been carrying spilled on the station floor.A photograph of the incident shows a SBS Transit staff member speaking into a communications device with his hand on the man's shoulder.Among those chasing the man was a woman who alleged that the man had been snapping pictures of her from Somerset MRT station, MS News reported.She had followed the suspect to Dhoby Ghaut alongside a man in orange who also helped restrain the suspect.

A 64-year-old man died after the car he was driving crashed into a crash cushion in Serangoon on Saturday (May 16) morning.The accident happened at about 10.15am along Serangoon Road towards Upper Serangoon Road.  Map showing where the accident on Saturday (May 16) took place. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, Social media Videos of the accident shared to a motoring chat group show a white Toyota Sienta multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that had crashed into a crash cushion between Serangoon Road and Woodsville Tunnel.When the accident happened, it was raining and the roads were wet.At least two Traffic Police (TP) expressway patrol cars, a police fast response car and a TP motorcycle were at the scene.A police crime scene investigation van was also present. 

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Three people were killed in a Ukrainian drone raid on Moscow Region, local governor Andrey Vorobyev has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana failed to make the runoff in his GOP Senate primary five years after his vote to convict Donald Trump, which led the president to call for his ouster.

Pourquoi tant de cruauté envers les animaux ? Une petite chienne a dû être euthanasiée tant elle souffrait après les sévices et maltraitances subis depuis trop longtemps. La Scatahiti a assisté à ses derniers instants et se demande encore pourquoi les autorités ne réagissent presque pas face à de telles situations.

Sensations fortes pour Miss France 2026. Il y a quelques jours, elle a fait une entrée remarquée aux Sables d'Olonne en arrivant en parachute sur la plage où a été donné le coup d'envoi de la Vendée Va'a, quinzième du nom.

Meghan, 44, and Prince Harry, 41, exchanged vows before 600 guests at St George's Chapel in Windsor on May 19, 2018.

Some of those who have cracked the code and successfully carved a career from 'the socials' are barely recognisable from their first forays into the world of Instagram and TikTok.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is considering stepping down after less than two years in office, according to a report in the Daily Mail Read Full Article at RT.com

Vote counting is underway following today’s municipal elections.

SINGAPORE - Around 18,000 flats across Singapore have been selected for home upgrading works under the Housing Board’s Home Improvement Programme (HIP).The 198 blocks chosen for upgrades are located in 12 towns including Bedok, Bishan, Jurong West, Pasir Ris, Sengkang, Serangoon, Tampines and Woodlands.Home owners will get structural improvements and can opt for subsidised upgrades to their toilets or bathrooms, said Second Minister for National Development Indranee Rajah on May 16.The Government has allocated $253 million for the works, said the HDB.The HIP programme was launched in 2007 to address maintenance issues such as spalling concrete and ceiling leakage.Speaking at a block party in Bukit Batok East Nature View, Ms Indranee said about 409,000 flats have been upgraded under the HIP since its launch.The Government has spent about $5 billion on these works, she added.Within Bukit Batok East, more than 1,600 households across 14 blocks have been selected for the upcoming batch of HIP, said Ms Indranee.Under the HIP, flats are shortlisted for upgrades based on their age.

Singapore's Maximilian Maeder has reclaimed his kitefoiling world title on Saturday (May 16) after clinching gold at the Formula Kite World Championships (FKWC) in Viana do Castelo in Portugal.This is Maeder's third win in the FKWC, having won in both 2023 and 2024.Maeder's streak was broken in 2025 after Italian kitefoiler Ricardo Pianosi took first place that year, with Maeder finishing in second place.This year, Switzerland's Gian Stragiotti came in second, while Austria's Valentin Bontus came in third.«Wow, what a finals,» Maeder said in an Instagram video on Saturday.«It was amazing, I feel so good... I was so lucky I made it, hats off to my competitors for pushing me so hard... the whole week was amazing and obviously you can see that I'm in tears. It's simply fantastic.»He also praised his team after the race, stating that he's a «fortunate person» and that he's been trying his best to make the most out of it, CNA reported.«And the others, I'm sure they'll catch up very soon, so I'll have to stay on my toes as my coach always says.»

Prime Minister Modi warned that global challenges like pandemics, wars, and energy crises could push a large population back into poverty, potentially undoing decades of progress. He highlighted India's «unprecedented» transformation under his leadership, urging the diaspora to join the nation's journey towards becoming a developed country.

It was a tense final vote as Bulgaria pipped Israel to the trophy winning the competition for the first time with Dana and her catchy pop song Bangaranga.

UK's Eurovision act Look Mum No Computer finished in last place on Saturday night as they received 0 public votes. 

As the UK entry, Look Mum No Computer, finished in last place viewers at home hailed the broadcaster a 'shining light' amongst an otherwise disappointing show.

Due to the competition's rules, countries aren't allowed to vote for themselves, and the drag artist revealed that this year our votes would go to France.

Delta Goodrem has narrowly missed out on Eurovision glory after Australia placed fourth in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 grand final.

A French judge will examine complaints filed by rights groups accusing Saudi Crown Prince of complicity in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi Read Full Article at RT.com

Bulgaria’s Dara won Eurovision in Vienna, while Israel’s Noam Bettan finished second despite protests over his country’s participation Read Full Article at RT.com

The US has canceled a planned troop deployment to Poland, highlighting growing tensions between President Donald Trump and European allies Read Full Article at RT.com

Kristín Þorleifsdóttir, who turned 101 in February and was recently featured in Morgunblaðið, cast her vote today at Lækjarskóli polling station in Hafnarfjörður.

Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant was attacked twice by Ukrainian drones over the past week, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Un homme d'une trentaine d'années est mort à la suite d'une attaque de requin samedi en Australie-Occidentale, ont indiqué la police et les autorités locales à l'AFP.