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Singapore police arrest duo after man robbed of cash in Redhill
SINGAPORE, Dec 25 — Police today arrested a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old teenager for their suspected involvement in a snatch theft case near Redhill Close. According to the Straits Times, officers were alerted at about 2.50pm on December 24 after
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Singapore police say former lawyer M. Ravi took drugs before death; friend arrested
SINGAPORE, Dec 25 — Former activist lawyer Ravi Madasamy, better known as M. Ravi, took drugs with a friend before he was found unconscious at home, police said. The Singapore Police Force told The Straits Times that the Singapore Civil Defence Force
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Singapore driver jailed 27 months for high-speed expressway crash that injured 12 migrant workers
SINGAPORE, Dec 23 — A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 27 months in jail and banned from driving for eight years after he drove at up to double the speed limit and crashed into a lorry, causing grievous injuries
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Singapore church volunteer to get terrorism charge over St Joseph’s bomb hoax
SINGAPORE, Dec 22 — A 26-year-old church volunteer is set to be charged in court today with making a false threat of a terrorist act, after he allegedly staged a bomb hoax that forced the evacuation of St Joseph’s Church
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Suspicious item at St Joseph’s Church in Singapore declared harmless after morning evacuation
SINGAPORE, Dec 21 — A suspicious item found at St Joseph’s Church in Bukit Timah, Singapore this morning was declared harmless after checks by police and a specialist military unit, with authorities saying the situation was under control but urging
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Helium ‘voice-changer’ pulled from Don Don Donki shelves in Singapore after safety review
SINGAPORE, Dec 21 — Japanese discount retailer Don Don Donki has withdrawn helium canisters marketed as novelty voice-changers from its Singapore outlets, as the authorities conduct a safety review, Singapore’s consumer watchdog said on Friday. Responding to queries from The Straits
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Singapore’s newest Opposition outfit Most Valuable Party gets the nod, eight months after filing papers
SINGAPORE, Dec 21 — Singapore’s political landscape has grown slightly more crowded, with the Most Valuable Party (MVP) formally registered eight months after its application was filed, lifting the total number of political parties in the republic to 21. A
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Singapore influencer Eunice Ng probed over alleged dog abuse
SINGAPORE, Dec 19 — Singapore authorities are investigating allegations that influencer Eunice Ng abused her pet dog. The Straits Times reported that in a video allegedly posted on Ms Ng’s now-deleted Instagram account, a person can be heard berating a dog for
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Louis Vuitton sues Singapore pawnshop over alleged trademark infringement
SINGAPORE, Dec 18 — Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has taken a subsidiary of Singapore-listed ValueMax Group to the High Court, alleging trademark infringement and passing off over jewellery it says mimics its iconic branding. According to Singaporean financial newspaper Business
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Singapore’s first social media vaping conviction sees man fined RM44,000
SINGAPORE, Dec 18 — A 26-year-old Singaporean has been fined for posting e-vaporiser content on his social media accounts in what authorities say is the first case of its kind, as enforcement agencies step up action against online promotion of
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