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Merc driver flashes middle finger after cutting queue and trying to block another motorist from parking

A Mercedes-Benz driver was caught on video flashing the middle finger twice at another motorist after cutting in front of him and attempting to block him so that she could park in a lot he was waiting for. The video of the incident was posted on ROADS.sg's Facebook page. According to the timestamp, this happened on Saturday (Nov 24) at about 4.44pm. However, the location is unclear. In the video, the driver recording the footage with his in-car camera is waiting for a white BMW to exit a parking lot by the side of the road. A white Mercedes-Benz with licence plate number SLK8699G  then pulls up from his left and stops in front of him before a woman exits the driver's side of the car. Her male companion gets into the driver's seat while she walks over to the BMW driver to check if he is leaving. She then stands in front of and blocks the other motorist who was waiting for the parking lot to free up. According to the post, the driver with the car cam said h...

2-year-old boy severely injured after falling from 11th storey of Sengkang HDB flat

A two-year-old boy survived falling 11 storeys from a Housing Development Board (HDB) flat in Sengkang on Sunday morning (Nov 25).However, Stomp understands that the child suffered severe injuries. A Stomper alerted Stomp to a video posted on Facebook by netizen Lee Hwa of the boy wailing in pain while being surrounded by several passers-by.Some members of the crowd are seen crouching down next to the boy, trying to soothe him as sirens are heard approaching in the background (Story continues after video) In response to a Stomp media query, a police spokesman said they were alerted to 10am to a fall from height incident at Block 182A Rivervale Crescent.The boy was conscious when he was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Stomp understands that the boy may have fallen off a stool located near the washing area of his family's flat that he usually climbs onto to brush his teeth. His parents were asleep at the time when they woke up to find thei...

Edison Chen’s girlfriend gets blasted by her ex-husband

Hong Kong singer-actor Edison Chen and model girlfriend Qin Shupei welcomed a baby girl in March this year. The new mother has resumed her gym routine after giving birth in order to get her physique ready for the upcoming 2017 Victoria’s secret fashion show happening in Shanghai this December.However, Shupei’s name did not appear on the most recent list of models that would be walking the show. Her ex-husband Zhao Lei, who is the general manager of Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, immediately took the chance to gloat and make snarky remarks on Weibo the same day. He first started by saying that he was in an especially good mood and made the statement that “justice would always triumph over evil” and even accused the couple of committing crimes of bigamy. This would not be the first time that he thought his ex-wife had cheated on him with Edison. He later went as far as to curse Shupei for not having an abortion and remarked that the reason she was not chosen for the show ...

Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse spotted in Japan

It has been three years since Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse got back together after their breakup in 2002. The couple have always maintained a low profile and avoided the spotlight, but were recently seen together at an airport in Japan last Thursday (Aug 24).The couple kept to themselves and blended in with the crowd. Nicholas was clad in a simple white hat, a denim jacket over a plain t-shirt and carrying a yellow backpack while Faye opted for a loose grey t-shirt and jeans, paired with sunglasses.It was speculated that the reason the couple took this trip to Japan was to celebrate the Chinese Valentine’s day which happens today (Aug 28) and coincides with Nicholas’s 37th birthday the following day (Aug 29). On-lookers noticed that they were not behaving intimately and even kept a distance from one another when queuing, both busy on their phones. Their behaviour here was the complete opposite as to when they were previously photographed at an airport in February this year,...

HIGH COURT: AGC MAY PROCEED WITH CONTEMPT OF COURT CHARGE AGAINST LI SHENGWU

The High Court has given the green light for the Attonery-General's Chambers (AGC) to proceed with contempt of court proceedings against Li Shengwu, the son of Lee Hsien Yang and the nephew of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong The 32 year-old Li is currently overseas as he claims he is seeking shelter from alleged fears that he might be detained by the authorities in Singapore. The AGC has until 4 September to file the papers for the proceedings. Li got into trouble with the AGC following a Facebook post which allegedly critcized the court system in Singapore for being "pliant", adding that foreign media had been cowed into self-censorship because of previous legal action.

WOMAN REPORTS SAF REGULAR FOR DRIVING GRABHITCH, GETS SHAMED BY NETIZENS

A snitch who reported a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular for moonlighting when he used the carpooling app, GrabHitch, has become the subject of ridicule after a netizen brought this case to light last nightAccording to an image that is circulating online, the SAF regular had used GrabHitch to ferry a passenger, Ms Danielle Goh, to her home on 15 December 2016. The driver accepted $3.50 for the hitch ride. A day later on 16 Decemnber, the MINDEF Feedback Unit received an email informing them that the regular was moonlighting as a GrabHitch driver and commenced investigations into the matter. The regular was eventually convicted of moonlighting and fined $2,000 in lieu of 2 weeks detention. Singaporean netizens were quick to jump to the defense of the regular serviceman, who many felt had done nothing wrong. Confused netizens wondered if GrabHitch was now off limits for all drivers who had full time jobs and whose companies do not allow moonlighting. An overwhelming majo...

Delay on North-South Line due to track fault; 'not linked to new signalling project': SMRT

SINGAPORE: Commuters experienced delays on SMRT's North-South Line during the morning rush hour yet again on Wednesday (Aug 23). At 7.32am, the train operator tweeted that commuters should add 15 minutes' additional train travel time from Yew Tee to Jurong East. This was due to a track fault "not linked to the new signalling project", it said. However, passengers commenting on Channel NewAsia's Facebook page reported far longer travelling times. One Facebook user, under the name Iam Siti Rahimah, said she had been on board the train at Choa Chu Kang MRT station for 40 minutes, from 7.10am to 7.50am. Another, Dean Jaey, said he took 40 minutes to get from Yew Tee to Jurong East, four stations away. At 8.13am, SMRT revised the estimated additional travel time from Yew Tee to Jurong East to 10 minutes, and at 8.53am, it said that the train service was running normally again. Earlier, it tweeted at 6.53am that due to expected congestion towards Jurong E...