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Singapore’s Muslim religious teachers chart progressive path as world grows more polarised, says PM Wong
SINGAPORE – Amid a global surge in conflict and social division, Singapore’s asatizah — Muslim religious teachers — are maintaining a steady course of progressive leadership, the country’s prime minister Lawrence Wong said today. Speaking at the launch of the Asatizah Professionals
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Indonesian families demand suspension of Prabowo’s free meal plan after 6,400 food poisoning cases
JAKARTA, Oct 3 — Indonesian families whose children were offered free school meals are joining non-profit groups calling for the flagship government programme to be suspended after thousands of students fell ill from the food. Cases of food poisoning spiked
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From financial loss to theft: Ex-SAF captain’s leap into cryptocurrency crime
SINGAPORE, Oct 3 — A former SAF captain in Singapore was charged with breaking into a condominium to gain access to 1.7 million in USDT cryptocurrency. The accused,Teo Rong Xuan, 34, took a picture of a ‘seed phrase’ written on a piece
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Singapore police investigating video of woman fishing up sharks in Sentosa
SINGAPORE, Oct 2 — Singapore police are looking into what looks like a case of unauthorised fishing at Sentosa, involving sharks. The Straits Times reported that a video has been circulating on Xiaohongshu and then posted to Reddit’s r/singaporehappenings on
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Fire breaks out at Singapore Evangelical Free Church, likely caused by audio system
SINGAPORE, Sept 29 — A fire broke out at Woodlands Evangelical Free Church early this morning, with preliminary findings pointing to the audio system in the auditorium as the likely cause, according to The Straits Times. The Singapore Civil Defence Force
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Former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim found guilty of molesting 25-year-old woman
SINGAPORE, Sept 26 — Former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim Chih Chiang was found guilty today of molesting a 25-year-old woman during a 2021 interview at Hype Records. According to CNA, the 61-year-old had denied the charge in his second
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Suspicious meat parcel delivered to Singapore mosque under investigation, minister warns of ‘playing with fire’
SINGAPORE, Sept 26 — A suspicious parcel delivered to Al-Istiqamah Mosque in Serangoon contained a piece of meat that “appears to be pork” at first glance, Singapore’s Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam said on Thursday. As reported by CNA,
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Singapore gives Meta Sept 30 deadline to curb Facebook scams impersonating govt officials
SINGAPORE, Sept 25 — Singapore issued an Implementation Directive (ID) to Meta on Wednesday requiring the tech giant to implement measures to deter scammers impersonating key government officials on Facebook by September 30. Singapore’s Home Ministry said this was the
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Singapore calls off execution of Malaysian death row inmate K Datchinamurthy
SINGAPORE, Sept 25 — Singapore has halted the execution of Malaysian death row inmate K Datchinamurthy, scheduled for Thursday morning at Singapore’s Changi Prison. His family’s lawyer N Surendran confirmed the matter when contacted by Bernama today and said the
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Singapore man admits assaulting wife over condo sale proceeds, leaving her with fractured ribs
SINGAPORE, Sept 25 — A 39-year-old man pleaded guilty to causing grievous hurt to his wife after a dispute over how to use proceeds from their condominium sale, leaving her with fractures to her ribs, clavicle and facial bones, CNA
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