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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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Tada suspends driver’s account after Singaporean passenger shares alarming TikTok ride story
SINGAPORE, Nov 16 — A Singaporean woman claims to have had the “worst” private hire vehicle (PHV) experience ever after encountering a belligerent driver who did not follow the GPS route, took her into a couple of cul-de-sacs and ended
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Scammers cashing in on fake Johor-Singapore housing subsidy ads with PMs’ signatures, over RM3.18m lost in two months
SINGAPORE, Nov 16 — Singapore police have issued public reminders to alert after scammers duped victims out of more than S$1 million (RM 3.18 million) through a bogus “Johor-Singapore Housing Subsidy” programme in the past two months. At least 21 cases
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Divorce drama over pooches ends in Singapore with ex-husband awarded S$3,500 in court
SINGAPORE, Nov 13 — A woman’s attempt to reclaim two dogs from her former husband — and have him punished for contempt if he refused — has been dismissed by a family court. According to CNA, the court accepted the
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Ariana Grande targeted by event crasher in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 14 — A man disrupted the yellow carpet at Resorts World Sentosa during the premiere of Wicked: For Good, charging towards singer Ariana Grande in an incident caught on video. According to CNA, the man jumped a barricade, causing
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Singapore woman jailed for lying about address to secure primary school place for daughter
SINGAPORE, Nov 14 — A 42-year-old woman was sentenced to one week in jail today for falsely declaring her address so that her daughter could enrol in a popular primary school, according to Channel News Asia (CNA). The woman had pleaded
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Jakarta mosque blasts likely driven by personal motive, not religion, police say
JAKARTA, Nov 11 — Explosions that injured dozens of people at a Jakarta mosque last week may not have been set off for religious reasons, and a personal motive may be involved, police said yesterday. More than 50 people were
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Australian arrested upon return to Singapore months after alleged RM1,600 anti-ageing supplements theft at Changi Airport
SINGAPORE, Nov 11 — An Australian woman accused of stealing a box of anti-ageing supplements worth more than S$500 (RM1,600) from Changi Airport’s transit area earlier this year was arrested when she returned to Singapore several months later, CNA reported.
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Singapore’s Grab invests US$60m in remote driving startup Vay, eyes autonomous future
SINGAPORE, Nov 11 — Grab Holdings will invest US$60 million (RM250 million) in remote driving firm Vay Technology, the Singaporean firm said yesterday, sending its shares up more than 6 per cent in premarket trading. The company is trying to
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Ferry from Batam to Singapore with 165 passengers collides with chemical tanker, all rescued
SINGAPORE, Nov 11 — All 165 passengers and seven crew members aboard a ferry travelling from Batam to Singapore were rescued after the vessel collided with a chemical tanker in Singapore waters yesterday, media reported, citing Indonesian authorities. According to Batam
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