The popular Kovan food court at Upper Serangoon Road was handed a one-day suspension notice for Friday, October 6, as it failed to provide soap in its toilet.
A 66-year old man has been jailed for three years and seven months for stabbing his neighbour for staring at him.
On Saturday, the man will be charged for cheating and if convicted, he may be jailed for up to 10 years and be liable to a fine.
Deepavali festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness and good over evil and is known as Tekka among the Indian Singaporean community.
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been accused of sexual harassment. A New York Times report said Weinstein has allegedly paid off harassment lawsuits for decades actresses Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan are two of Weinsteins accusers from three decades of reports.
President Trump said Puerto Rico with a spanish-sounding accent three times in a row while speaking during a Hispanic Heritage Month event.
Miwa Sado, a political journalist at Japanese broadcasting organization NHK died from overwork after logging 159 hours.
Pope Francis addressed the participants in the first-ever World Congress on Child Dignity in the Digital World on Friday (6 October). The Pope acknowledged the churchs failure to protect children in the 21st century and pledged to work strenuously and amp;#39; toward the new initiative going forward.
A gunman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder, after shooting a suspected rival gang member at close range. 30-year-old Chad Greatbatch shot the victim with a 9mm pistol on 10 July 2016 in Birmingham.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, warning of a rising risk of nuclear war, awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on 6 October to a little-known international campaign group advocating for a ban on nuclear weapons. The head of ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), based in Geneva, said the Nobel committee had phoned to announce the news a few minutes before it was announced.
The White House said on 5 October it welcomed efforts by both political parties to address the use of bump stock gun accessories, which enable rifles to be turned into rapid-fire weapons, following the Las Vegas mass shooting.
At least 16 people are reported dead in Russias Vladimir region after a speeding train crashed into a bus at a railway crossing on Friday (6 October). The accident that took place around 3.39am local time (1.39am BST) near the Pokrov station in Vladimir — located around 110km east of Moscow.
USD 100 thousand worth of illegal drugs (crystal meth) was confiscated at the residence of town mayor Aniceto Lopez, mayor of Maasim town in Sarangani province, in Southern Philippines.
At least 22 have been killed in Central America on Thursday (5 October) as Tropical Storm Nate pummelled the region with heavy rain. The US National Hurricane Center has issued a warning for portions of coastlines in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, where the storm is expected to hit as a Category 1 hurricane.
The Cuban birthplace of the world-famous daiquiri celebrated 200 years of business on 5 October. International bartenders joined in on the celebration to mark one of the worlds best-known drinking spots.
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