A 39-year-old married man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges. These include sexual penetration of a minor and sex trafficking of a child. He also admitted to causing hurt to the victim. The man had a history of sexual offending with minors and had been released from jail just two months before meeting his latest victim online.
The relationship with the 14-year-old girl lasted about four years. During this time, the man pressured her into sexual relations with him and others. Further details of the case are available from the source.
The man's guilty plea was entered on September 14, and other charges will be considered during his sentencing.
American rapper and Grammy winner Macklemore has been dropped from singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour. Macklemore, 43, wrote on Instagram on Sep. 14 that he and Sheeran, 35, had "some difficult conversations this past week" as he announced the latest development. This was a...
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight departing Singapore for New York on Sep. 14 returned to Changi Airport four hours after taking off, following an in-flight medical emergency. Pilot allegedly unwell The incident first came to light after a user posted on the Reddit thread r/fligh...
This past weekend marked the first month of the English Premier League’s experiment in streaming, Premier League Plus. For the first time in the world, the Premier League is offering a direct to consumer service, streaming live matches to Singaporean viewers, albeit with its Sing...
The government is looking into the data and methodology of an academic working paper which found that civil servants in Singapore disproportionately purchased homes near planned MRT stations before they were publicly announced. The working paper was published by American non-prof...
A 15-year-old boy in Malaysia was acquitted of murdering his 16-year-old schoolmate at a secondary school in Bandar Utama in 2025. The High Court on Sep. 14 found him to have been of unsound mind during the incident. The boy will be detained and treated at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Ki...
A woman who took part in the TriFactor Duathlon on Sep. 13, 2026 was allegedly left badly injured after a fellow rider collided into her. The other rider apparently did not stop to check on her after the collision, and continued riding on, according to the woman's sister. The sis...
Japanese adult video (AV) actress Hana Kuraki has died at the age of 25. Host club owner Sakito acknowledged Kuraki’s death in a Sep. 12 post on X, saying he had gone to the scene after being contacted by one of her friends. According to Tokyo Reporter , Kuraki was found dead on ...
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will introduce a new lodgement service for the overnight parking of heavy vehicles from Sep 15, 2026, expanding the existing Vehicle Parking Certificate scheme to give heavy vehicle owners more flexibility in meeting their operational...
