A 30-year-old magician from Singapore on Saturday transported himself in just five seconds from the ground floor to the rooftop of a 50-story building with over 5,000 people watching him do his stunt. "It's unbelievable. It's amazing. It's fantastic to see this in Singapore," said one spectator.

Singapore is having a mini-baby boom. This year Singapore has seen more babies born there during the first half of the year than were born there during the same period last year. The number of babies born during the first six months was up to 18,488 this year compared to 18,294 last year. Population in Singapore has grown more than officials had expected because of the growing numbers of foreigners migrating to their country.

A Singaporean biscuit manufacturer is trying to have its name placed in the Singapore Book of Records, the nation's counterpart to Guinness. Jacob's Biscuit is hoping to have a place in the book by creating the largest sculpture made of biscuits. The renowned biscuit-maker has consumed more than 24,000 biscuits of varying colors and shapes.

A veteran manager of a well known commercial complex in Singapore is now missing after allegedly pocketing millions from his employer. Wilson Loh Wan Wah, former manager of Raffles Place's Arcade allegedly produced and counterfeited invoices and payment vouchers including the building's management corporation amounting to $4. 77 million in 11 years. He also produced fake 102 checks.

Germany's Thomas Dold, 22, won the Empire State Building Run-up on Tuesday for the second year in a row in 10 minutes, 25 seconds, a few seconds over his 2006 winning time. Suzy Walsham, 33, of Singapore grabbed the women's prize out of a total of 290 runners from around the world. The age group ranged from 18 to 77 in the 30th annual race up the famed skyscraper of New York. However, the star of the event was 77-year-old Al Puma who raced up to 86 flights even after four knee surgeries.