Singapore  - The body of a newborn baby boy was discovered in a rubbish bin in the transit area of Singapore's Changi Airport, the Straits Times reported Friday.

A cleaner made the sordid discovery just before 9 pm on Wednesday.

Close-circuit television footage from the terminal was being reviewed to trace the person who dumped the fair-skinned baby, who had his umbilical cord still attached.

It is believed that drops of blood were found in a toilet near one of the terminal's gates.

The airport management has also been asked to check if any of the staff had shown signs of pregnancy.

It is the second case of a newborn being dumped in Singapore this month, the paper said.

Nurasyikin Mohamed Ismail, 23, was arrested for dumping her newborn in a housing estate earlier this month. She was charged with concealing the birth of her child by secretly disposing of the body. (dpa)