A former judge of Singapore Idol, Ken Lim, has appealed against his conviction for molesting a woman. The incident occurred in 2021. His lawyer has argued that the conviction is unsafe due to contradictions in the woman's testimony.
The appeal is based on the inconsistencies in the testimony, which the lawyer claims make the conviction unreliable. Further details of the case and the appeal are available from the source.
The outcome of the appeal is not specified, and additional information can be found in the original report.
Amid reports about Singaporeans getting lured into a suspected pyramid scheme in China, content creator and personal trainer Tyen Rasif took to social media to share her personal experience where she "almost got scammed" into joining it. In a video posted on Sep. 10, Rasif said t...
Former coordinating minister Khaw Boon Wan will step down as chairman of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Media Trust (SMT). Chan Yeng Kit, chief executive officer (CEO) of SPH Media, will take over the role, The Straits Times reported. The changes are expected to take effect from ...
UPDATE on Sep. 11, 6:15pm: This article was updated with the latest figures from CASE. After True Fitness and True Yoga ceased operations across their outlets on Sep. 10, customers have reported losses of more than S$ 609,000 in unutilised memberships, packages, and services to t...
Nine-year-old Gregory Imran Zahin has picked up a new hobby: collecting empty cans and plastic bottles and recycling them at designated Return Right machines under Singapore's latest Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS). Learnt about recycling in school Speaking to Mothership ...
A Thai abbot from Ayutthaya in central Thailand was arrested on Sep. 10, 2026, alongside a female aide who was caught on CCTV footage having sex with the monk in his quarters. According to Bangkok Post , the abbot and his female aide were accused of embezzling 100 million baht (S...
A woman has sued Sheng Siong and its employee for negligence after she was allegedly hit from behind by a trolley carrying sacks of rice. CNA reported that one Dong Lihua is taking Sheng Siong to court after the incident happened at the supermarket's Clementi West Street 2 outlet...
A police officer in Chonburi, Thailand was arrested on Sep. 10 morning, a day after he allegedly shot his wife, a teacher, at a kindergarten school. Thatsaphong, a deputy investigation officer at Bang Lamung Police Station, had refused to leave his home following the shooting on ...
True Fitness and True Yoga are undergoing liquidation and are set to cease operations. Photo courtesy of Mothership reader Closure notice A Reddit thread showed a notice on one of their outlets stating that this was effective as of Sep. 10. The notice read: "Dear valued members, ...
A Penang-born woman in Australia reportedly passed away after being assaulted by her partner. Tan Kah Ming, 28, was found unresponsive in a residence in Perth on Aug. 26, reported 7News . She was taken to the hospital but later passed away. Local police believe her partner, 38-ye...
A CEO sued his ex-girlfriend for the money he lavished on her while they were a couple. Chander Agarwal, the CEO and managing director of a logistics company, sued his ex, Felicia Lee. He claimed Lee owed him S$468,090, which he said he had spent on her as loans he expected her t...
Annoyed by how close reporters were gathering around her as she was escorted out of court, the female Chinese national accused of kidnapping a 72-year-old Singaporean in Malaysia scolded them, asking, "What are you photographing? Haven't seen a pretty woman before?" The 24-year-o...
