4-year-old Megan Khung was starved, beaten and abused by her mother and the woman's boyfriend for more than a year, and forced to sleep outside in the planter box in this photo.
When Megan died after a fatal punch to the stomach, they burnt her body to ashes so that her death would not be discovered.
UPDATE: Pritam Singh will not be disqualified from being an MP and can contest the upcoming General Election, despite being sentenced today.
The Elections Department said sentences for separate offences cannot be added together: https://cna.asia/4hLI9IP
19.02.202512:53
Students from SOTA came down with food poisoning after consuming ready-to-eat meals that were distributed as part of a national preparedness exercise. https://cna.asia/3X1QC23
17.02.202503:45
Pritam Singh trial: The Workers' Party chief has been found guilty of both charges of lying to parliament over the Raeesah Khan case. https://cna.asia/418jyXM
He will be sentenced this afternoon.
07.03.202505:33
🍲 Heads up, hotpot fans: Haidilao Singapore has permanently cut its broth prices by as much as 47%.
🎁 Here's what parents of babies born this year will be getting as part of the SG60 Baby Gift: https://cna.asia/41hRtgG
06.03.202508:40
👶 Congratulations to CNA's Glenda Chong! She gave birth to her first child yesterday after her 10-year IVF journey.
"When I first saw him, I said to him 'I love you so much'," she told CNA Lifestyle in an exclusive interview. Take a peek at "Baby Chan": https://cna.asia/43pZanI
14.02.202504:17
WATCH: A whale briefly swallows a kayaker off Chile before quickly releasing him unharmed.
The kayaker's father, who was recording the video, can be heard saying: "Stay calm, stay calm" to his son. https://cna.asia/41hdCNn
26.02.202510:43
Singapore's GST hike was a "poor" decision that "turbocharged" inflation, said Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh.
He also criticised the government for "poor fiscal marksmanship" on the first day of the Budget debate in Parliament: https://cna.asia/4beEp05
18.02.202508:51
JUST IN: To celebrate SG60, Singaporeans aged 21 and up will receive special SG60 Vouchers (that work like CDC vouchers).
Those aged 21-59 will receive S$600, while those aged 60 and above will get S$800.
These will be disbursed in July.
There will also be a 60% personal income tax rebate for the year of assessment 2025, capped at S$200. https://cna.asia/3X6EfC3
More graduates in Singapore remained jobless 6 months after leaving school, with only 79.5% securing full-time jobs versus 84.1% in 2023.
Meanwhile, the median gross monthly salary for fresh graduates has gone up to S$4,500: https://cna.asia/41v2mwE
06.03.202506:38
Demon Slayer fans, mark your calendars: The first movie in the highly anticipated Infinity Castle trilogy lands in Singapore theatres on Aug 14 – just weeks after its release in Japan. https://cna.asia/41qRX43
06.03.202504:13
🦞 Burger & Lobster bidding farewell to Singapore? Its only outlet here – in Jewel Changi Airport – closes on Mar 10, and it's offering 200 sets of one-for-one lobster rolls for dine-in customers daily till then.
Will TikTok be banned in the US? President Donald Trump says the US is in talks with 4 different groups about the sale of the social media platform. https://cna.asia/3FbfLSa
Four nights a week, Mohammed Narish Mohamed Noh hits the sepak takraw court – not just for the game, but to keep at-risk youth away from drugs.
Advocates say telling youths to "just say no" is not enough. Instead, they're using sports, peer support and creative outreach to tackle the problem. https://cna.asia/4bBhdsZ
08.03.202511:49
Why is my scalp so oily despite washing my hair regularly?
An oily scalp isn’t just a cosmetic issue – it can lead to acne, dandruff, and even hair loss. Here’s how to fix it: https://cna.asia/3F6Omkb
08.03.202509:53
S$5.5 million in compensation has been paid out to more than 1,000 flat buyers across the delayed Waterway Sunrise II and Anchorvale Village BTO projects, says HDB.
Both projects were affected by manpower shortages and supply disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, with total delays exceeding 1 year. https://cna.asia/3Ff12FS
08.03.202508:35
Sleepless nights, crying at work - what's being done to help Singapore workers battling burnout? https://cna.asia/3FaLEKu
08.03.202506:03
How will rising sea levels affect Singapore? Here’s a look at the studies planned to protect the country’s coastline.
More details on how the country is planning for extreme weather in the future: https://cna.asia/4bpauCm
08.03.202504:21
A passenger’s power bank caught fire in an MRT train on Friday evening.
Station staff used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire and all 650 commuters on the train disembarked safely at Raffles Place station, says SMRT. https://cna.asia/4bAJ4ta
08.03.202502:52
DBS services, including mobile banking, ATMs and NETS, have been restored after an overnight disruption.
According to an outage tracking site, complaints spiked just after midnight and continued past 9am this morning. https://cna.asia/3FeO7DS
