Man charged after he allegedly splashed hot water on woman in MBS hotel room
SINGAPORE – First, he allegedly splashed hot water on the woman. Later, he is said to have sent an e-mail to her daughter, saying the older woman purportedly slept with men for money. On Thursday (Oct 28), Chua Wang Dao, 51, appeared in a district court after he allegedly assaulted the woman in a room... » read more
SMU student sentenced to 10 months’ jail and given 3 strokes of the cane for molesting woman on campus
SINGAPORE – A Singapore Management University (SMU) student was on Monday (Oct 25) sentenced to 10 months’ jail and ordered to be given three strokes of the cane for molesting a woman on campus in 2019. The incident occurred when the two met for a study session in a classroom around 1am on Jan 8... » read more
3 years’ jail for mum who abused her 2 daughters
SINGAPORE – A housewife who abused her two daughters, aged six and 10, breaking the older child’s front teeth, was on Wednesday (Sept 29) sentenced to three years’ jail. The woman’s offences came to light when her 37-year-old husband returned home and found his daughter’s teeth broken. He took the child to KK Women’s and... » read more
SMU molestation case: Man, 25, convicted of outraging woman’s modesty
SINGAPORE – A Singapore Management University (SMU) student has been convicted of molesting a woman on campus in 2019. On Tuesday (Aug 31), District Judge Sharmila Sripathy found Lee Yan Ru, now 25, guilty of one count of molestation. In delivering her verdict, the judge noted that Lee did not deny committing the sexual act... » read more
35-year-old woman charged with murder of 8-year-old daughter
SINGAPORE – A woman has been charged with the murder of her eight-year-old daughter. The 35-year-old is alleged to have caused the death of the girl sometime before 11.38am in Geylang Lorong 31 on Tuesday (Aug 10). In an earlier statement, the police said that they were alerted to an incident in a residential unit in Geylang... » read more
Tennis: Sherif becomes first Egyptian in WTA final, fired up by Olympics
CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA (AFP) – Mayar Sherif on Saturday (Aug 7) became the first Egyptian woman to reach a WTA final when she beat home hope Romania’s Mihaela Buzarnescu 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 at the Cluj clay court tournament. The 25-year-old Sherif is 119th in the world and will meet Germany’s Andrea Petkovic in the final after... » read more
Cab driver in S’pore found guilty of molesting female passenger
SINGAPORE – A cab driver was found guilty on Thursday (April 29) of molesting a female passenger after a trial. Haji Mohamed Yusoof, 56, had contested a charge of outraging the modesty of the woman, in an incident which happened on Jan 5, 2019 in Lorong Ah Soo near Upper Paya Lebar Road. The 30-year-old... » read more
Man arrested for alleged murder of woman in Jurong
SINGAPORE – A 35-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a 34-year-old woman in Jurong, said the police on Wednesday (Feb 17). The police said they were alerted to the incident at Jurong East Street 32 at 11.55pm on Tuesday. A woman was found lying motionless with multiple stab... » read more
Fuller’s first won’t be the last you hear in sexism debate
NEW YORK • A first is always going to be noticed. Several women in sports know this from experience recently. Sarah Fuller is the first woman to play in a Power Five American football game. Kim Ng is the first female general manager of a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Alyssa Nakken is the first... » read more