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Singaporeans’ support for death penalty in drug trafficking cases rises to 77pc, says minister
SINGAPORE, March 12 — Public support in Singapore for the mandatory death penalty for serious drug trafficking offences has risen, the country’s Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam reportedly said today. According to Singapore’s CNA, Shanmugam was citing the Ministry
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‘Takes two hands to clap’: Singapore father jailed 17 years after blaming teen daughter for sexual abuse
SINGAPORE, March 5 — A Singaporean man was sentenced to 17 and half years’ jail and 16 strokes of the cane today for sexually abusing his teenage daughter over three years. Justice Dedar Singh Gill presided over the sentencing after
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Maybank Singapore to hand one-off bonuses to over 800 junior staff
SINGAPORE, March 5 — Maybank Singapore will provide one-off ex-gratia payments to more than 800 junior employees in recognition of their work and to ease cost-of-living pressures, a spokesperson said. According to Singapore’s Business Times, the payout includes S$1,250 (RM3,860) for
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First Dubai-Singapore flight brings home stranded travellers amid Middle East crisis
SINGAPORE, March 5 — Singapore residents stranded in the Middle East finally returned home on Thursday, with the first repatriation flight landing at Changi Airport after days of uncertainty and repeated cancellations. According to CNA, Emirates flight EK314 departed Dubai
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Singapore to fly citizens home from Muscat on March 7 amid Middle East disruptions
SINGAPORE, March 5 — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Singapore will operate a repatriation flight from Muscat, Oman on March 7 to bring citizens stranded in the region back home, The Straits Times reported. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
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Singapore to subsidise genetic testing for high-risk breast, ovarian cancer patients
SINGAPORE, March 5 — From December, Singaporeans identified as high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) will be able to access subsidised genetic testing, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Thursday (Mar 5). According to CNA, eligible
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Singapore to regulate blind boxes, trading cards over gambling concerns
SINGAPORE, Feb 27— Trading card packs and other “blind box” products will soon fall under tighter rules as authorities move to curb the risk of gambling-like behaviour linked to their sale, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday.
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Singapore police: Scam cases drop 24.8pc in 2025, losses fall to S$913m, but youths remain most affected
SINGAPORE, Feb 26 — Scam related losses in Singapore fell 19 per cent year-on-year to S$913.1 million (RM2.8 billion) in 2025, down from S$1.11 billion previously, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said yesterday. In its annual scam and cybercrime brief,
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Singapore reports fifth infant measles case, first preschool infection in 2026
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — Singapore reported a confirmed measles case involving an 11-month-old female infant on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases involving infants below 12 months to five in 2026, said the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA). CDA said
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Singapore cleaner jailed for filming teen in toilet, claims he was gathering ‘evidence’
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — A man who filmed a 16-year-old student engaging in a private act in a mall toilet cubicle was sentenced to six months’ jail on Saturday (Feb 21), after a district judge dismissed his defence that he
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