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1,000-year idol stolen from India now in SG museum

A photo of the 1,000-year-old bronze sculpture of Uma Parmeshvari stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu and sold to the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, as posted on chasingaphrodite.com. (Photo: chasingaphrodite.com) Subhash Chandra Kapoor, a Manhattan art dealer from New York, is currently awaiting trial in India. He...

M’sian worker arrested for robbery may be in gambling debt

35-year-old Malaysian worker suspected of committing armed robbery in Geylang Bahru (ST Photo) Police arrested a 35-year-old Malaysian man on Wednesday (4 Dec) suspected of committing the recent armed robbery at Geylang Bahru. On Sunday (1 Dec), the suspect allegedly wielded a penknife and robbed a 33-year-old woman at an open...

HKers like S’poreans best but dislike PRCs & Pinoys

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) conducted a survey last month to gauge the feelings of Hong Kong's citizens towards the people of different nationalities as well as their government. More than 1,000 Hong Kongers were interviewed by phone for the survey. The survey was done in two stages. The first stage involved gathering...