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Ex-Singapore army captain jailed for sexually abusing 15-year-old boy, filming acts for ‘personal collection’
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 — A former Singapore army captain has been jailed for 17 months for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy and filming their encounters for what he described as his “personal collection”. Chaw Chia Jun, 41, was sentenced yesterday
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Five replica guns, BB pellets seized in Singapore cargo smuggling bid, teen under investigation
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 — Singapore authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle replica guns, BB pellets and ammunition caps into the country through a cargo container, with a 19-year-old man now assisting police investigations, The Straits Times reported today. The
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Father played phone game as wife smothered baby to death: Singapore couple jailed for over 15 years each
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 — A Singaporean father was playing a game on his phone as his wife repeatedly smothered their eight-month-old son to death, bringing a horrific end to months of abuse during which the couple shook, slapped and suffocated
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Singapore braces for up to two days of unhealthy air from Kalimantan haze
SINGAPORE, Oct 21 — Singapore is bracing for what could be up to two days of poor air quality, with winds forecast to blow from the east-southeast to south-east — again transporting smoke haze from fires in Kalimantan to the
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Indonesian paper company hit with restrictions in Singapore after suppliers linked to haze fires
SINGAPORE, Oct 20 — Indonesian paper Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has been placed under temporary green certification restrictions by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC). The firm, which is behind household tissue and paper towel brand Paseo, was issued a
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SIA 2025 turbulence injuries highlight limits of storm cloud avoidance, safety report finds
SINGAPORE — A Singapore air safety investigation has found that turbulence can strike aircraft even when they maintain the recommended distance above storm clouds, following an incident in November 2025 that injured five cabin crew members on a Singapore Airlines
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Man arrested after cash-filled red packet box allegedly stolen at Singapore wedding
SINGAPORE, Oct 19 — A 38-year-old man is slated to be charged tomorrow after he allegedly stole a box containing cash-filled red packets from a hotel wedding reception in Singapore, The Straits Times reported. According to the English daily. the police
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Smoking SMRT bus in Singapore’s Punggol revives questions over Mercedes-Benz Citaro fire incidents
SINGAPORE, Oct 18 — Passengers onboard a SMRT bus were forced to alight at Punggol after the back of the vehicle started emitting smoke yesterday evening. A video posted on social media shows more than 10 passengers getting off the
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Singapore targets seven Indonesian firms as haze worsens, air quality turns very unhealthy
SINGAPORE, Oct 17 — Singapore will issue preventive measure notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to seven companies in Indonesia suspected suspected of involvement in forest fires that have contributed to worsening haze, said Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace
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Singapore residents concerned as haze turns rainwater grey
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Heavy rain in Singapore yesterday morning failed to ease concerns over the haze, with some residents reporting blackish-grey rainwater collected in buckets outside their homes. AsiaOne reported that a resident from Ang Mo Kio, identified
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