Eileen Ng

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Eileen Ng

Madam Rapeah Sani never expected to get married again at the age of 70, but little did she know that love was right next door. She got to know Mr Mohd Shaiful Nizam Yeop Mat Isa in October 2024, when the 47-year-old man moved to her rural hometown of Lenggong in Perak from Kuala Lumpur. As Mr Mohd Shaiful lived in a house nearby, Madam Rapeah often shared her homecooked meals with him. Being twice-married, she did not expect the bachelor to develop romantic feelings for her.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Eileen Ng

SINGAPORE - The Singapore Botanic Gardens’ return to a prestigious flower show in England has been marked by a sweet surprise - a top medal for its floral display. The Gardens’ participation in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London - from May 20 to May 24 - marked the first time in nearly 70 years it returned to the event, said the National Parks Board (NParks) on May 21.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Eileen Ng

Wild elephants went on a rampage and destroyed a vehicle in Malaysia in an incident believed to have been triggered by the sound of car horns, authorities said. The episode took place on the night of May 20 near KM11 of the Gerik-Jeli highway. It is the same highway where an elephant calf was killed earlier in May after it was hit by a lorry.

4 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Eileen Ng

A woman in the United States found herself in a sticky situation when her son used her phone to buy nearly 70,000 lollipops online. Ms Holly LaFavers’ eight-year-old son Liam placed a bulk order for 30 boxes of Dum-Dum lollipops costing US$4,200 (S$5,460) via her Amazon account, while playing with her phone. She discovered this on May 5 when she checked her bank account and “immediately panicked” when she saw that her account was in the red.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Eileen Ng

SINGAPORE - The United States has congratulated Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the PAP on their election victory, and said the Trump administration looked forward to working closely with the newly elected Government. “For nearly 60 years, the United States and Singapore have shared a strong and enduring strategic partnership and a commitment to a secure, free, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement on May 3.