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Singapore to raise salaries for 22,000 civil servants by up to 9pc from Aug 1
SINGAPORE, Feb 20 — A total of 22,000 eligible civil servants in Singapore will receive a salary increment between two and nine per cent beginning August 1, according to the Public Service Division (PSD). In a statement, it said the salary
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Singapore to raise pay for community care staff by at least 7pc
SINGAPORE, Feb 17 — Singapore will issue updated salary guidelines for workers of Community Care Organisations (CCOs) which includes a seven per cent or more raise in total annual remuneration for 23,000 staff, according to the Ministry of Health. Minister
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Singapore mulls regulating ‘blind boxes’ to curb gambling risks as concerns grow over impact on minors
SINGAPORE, Feb 14 — Singapore said it plans to regulate the sale of “blind box” products after the controversial marketing strategy raised concerns worldwide about gambling inducement. Blind boxes are retail products, typically toys or collectibles, sold in sealed packaging
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Samsung launches mass production of ‘industry‑leading’ HBM4 AI memory chips as demand surges
SEOUL, Feb 12 — Samsung Electronics has started mass production of a next-generation memory chip to power artificial intelligence, the South Korean firm announced today, touting an “industry-leading” breakthrough. The high-bandwidth “HBM4” chips are a key component for AI data
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Two Malaysians plead guilty to withdrawing S$1m in scam proceeds in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Feb 12 — Two Malaysian men pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday to repeatedly entering Singapore to withdraw a total of S$1 million (RM3.1 million) in scam proceeds for a syndicate operating via Telegram chat groups. Chang Yang, 23,
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Singapore man sentenced to 11 years and caning for posing as teen to rape minor
SINGAPORE, Feb 11 — A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in prison and 10 strokes of the cane yesterday for statutory rape and sexual grooming, after he deceived a 13-year-old girl by posing as a 15-year-old online. According
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Singapore man sentenced to 11 years and caning for posing as teen to rape minor
SINGAPORE, Feb 11 — A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 11 years in prison and 10 strokes of the cane yesterday for statutory rape and sexual grooming, after he deceived a 13-year-old girl by posing as a 15-year-old online. According
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Maid jailed after repeatedly using infant’s arm to strike child’s own face
SINGAPORE, Feb 11 — A 29-year-old Indonesian domestic worker was sentenced to six months in jail yesterday for ill-treating a four-month-old baby under her care by using the infant’s own arm to punch the child’s face multiple times. According to
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Classmates fundraise for woman after fatal Singapore Chinatown accident that killed daughter
SINGAPORE, Feb 11 – Friends and alumni have launched a fundraising initiative for Raisha Anindra Pascasiswi, who remains hospitalised after a traffic accident in Singapore’s Chinatown that killed her six-year-old daughter on February 6. The appeal, posted on the University
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Singapore man enters guilty plea in ‘horrifying’ torture case of teen who was beaten, starved
SINGAPORE, Feb 10 — A 66-year-old man pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for his role in the prolonged abuse and death of a 19-year-old girl in a Clementi flat in 2021. According
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