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Two hospitalised as lorry mounts footpath in crash near Singapore’s Jalan Besar
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 — Two motorists were reportedly hospitalised after a lorry mounted the pedestrian footpath during a collision at the Jalan Besar–Rowell Road junction yesterday. The police said they were alerted to the accident, which involved a lorry and
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Singapore blocks TikTok and Meta accounts of Australian linked to radicalisation
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 — Singapore has ordered TikTok and Meta to block access in Singapore to the accounts of an Australian man authorities say has contributed to the radicalisation of two of its citizens, the ministry of home affairs said
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Singapore hawkers cash in up to S$50 per rat as rewards help keep the critters at bay
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 — Stallholders at a Clementi hawker centre have continued a cash-for-rats scheme as part of broader efforts by the authorities to tackle Singapore’s growing rodent problem. The initiative, run by the Clementi Town Shop Owners’ Association, offers
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Apple and Google ordered to block misuse of ‘gov.sg’ ID amid surge in impersonation scams in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 — The Singapore Police Force has directed technology giants Apple and Google to implement safeguards aimed at curbing government impersonation scams on their messaging platforms. As reported by CNA, under the Online Criminal Harms Act, the companies
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Singapore charts green course for methanol marine fuel
SINGAPORE, Nov 24 — Singapore will start issuing bunkering licences next year to companies supplying methanol as marine fuel, in an effort to help global shipping cut carbon emissions, officials said Monday. Three companies will kickstart methanol supply in the
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Singapore motorcyclist dies in crash on Seletar Expressway, truck driver assisting police
SINGAPORE, Nov 24 — A 72-year-old male motorcyclist has died after colliding with a tipper truck on the Seletar Expressway (SLE) towards the Central Expressway (CTE), near the Woodlands Avenue 12 exit. According to Mothership.sg, the Singapore Police Force and
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Singapore bans Australian who lunged at Ariana Grande during ‘Wicked: For Good’ premiere
SINGAPORE, Nov 24 — A 26-year-old Australian man who caused a commotion by charging at actress Ariana Grande during a movie premiere at Universal Studios Singapore has been permanently banned from re-entering the country. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
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Singapore couple behind illegal home ragdoll cat breeding ‘farm’ get jail and RM166,500 fines
SINGAPORE, Nov 21 — A married couple who illegally bred ragdoll cats at home and sold the kittens for thousands of dollars have been fined and jailed, after authorities described the case as one of the most serious examples of
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Malaysian man charged in Singapore over alleged Phnom Penh scam hub behind RM131.5m losses
SINGAPORE, Nov 19 — A Malaysian man was charged today with allegedly overseeing a Cambodia-based scam call centre that targeted victims in Singapore. Channel News Asia (CNA) reported that Bernard Goh Yie Shen, 24, faces one count under the Organised Crime
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Yum China to expand KFC, Pizza Hut aggressively, targets over 17,000 KFC outlets by 2028
SHANGHAI, Nov 17 —Yum China Holdings, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut in China, said at its investor day in Shenzhen today, that it would continue to aggressively open stores and improve profitability in the coming years. By
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