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In just seven short years, Malone Lam Yu Xuan went from being a student in a secondary school in Choa Chu Kang to being dubbed crypto whizz-kid by some in the US in 2023. Many who saw his spending spree were amazed a 19-year-old could afford large mansions, a fleet of expensive cars and luxury clothes. In truth, Lam was living off the millions in crypto he stole from various investors, he later told investigators in the US. This was before August 2024, when he allegedly got involved in the theft of Bitcoin valued at more than US$240 million (S$320...

A morning walk with her baby at Bedok Reservoir ended on a sour note for a mum last Tuesday (May 25). The woman, an Indian Singaporean, told Stomp that an elderly man approached her at around 8.30am, asking why her son was not wearing a mask. She explained that her baby was not required to wear a mask since he was seven months old, but the man allegedly told her "you Indians don't follow the rules". He also chided her: "When you Indians come to Singapore, follow Singapore rules and not Indian ones". The elderly man then proceeded to take...