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Singapore’s top universities warn of China-based scams charging RM177,000 for fake postgrad admission
SINGAPORE, Nov 3 — Singapore’s two leading universities have reportedly warned prospective students against fraudulent study-abroad agencies offering paid “guaranteed admission” services to their postgraduate programmes. According to a report in The Straits Times today, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang
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Meta faces review under new Ocha law after spike in government impersonation scams in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 3 — Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is reportedly reviewing Meta’s efforts to curb scams involving impersonations of government officials, following a directive issued under the country’s new Online Criminal Harms Act (Ocha). According to a report
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Singapore task force to help local businesses prepare for RTS Link with Malaysia ahead of 2026 opening
SINGAPORE, Oct 31 — Singapore is planning tailored support programmes and infrastructure upgrades to help merchants in the island’s north prepare for the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, which is set to begin operations by the end of
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Chain bakery Twelve Cupcakes’s sweet journey in Singapore ends in bitter collapse after 14 years
SINGAPORE, Oct 31 — Singapore’s once-popular bakery cafe chain Twelve Cupcakes has gone into provisional liquidation, closing all 20 outlets and laying off around 80 employees without notice. The company announced the shutdown online on October 29 with immediate effect,
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Data of 665,000 Marina Bay Sands patrons sold on dark web; Singapore fines resort RM1.1m
SINGAPORE, Oct 29 — Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has been fined S$315,000 (RM1.1 million) by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) after a data breach exposed the personal details of more than 665,000 patrons. According to AsiaOne, the PDPC
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Malaysian motorcyclist nabbed at Tuas Checkpoint for allegedly smuggling kratom liquid into Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — A 37-year-old Malaysian motorcyclist was arrested at Tuas Checkpoint for allegedly attempting to smuggle a bottle of suspected kratom liquid into Singapore, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said. According to a Facebook post cited
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Singapore men fined for ‘gangster’ taunts at cop near Kitchener Road murder scene
SINGAPORE, Oct 29 — Three men have been fined for taunting and hurling insults at a police officer who stopped them from entering a cordoned-off murder scene near Kitchener Road. According to a report by Asia One, the incident took
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Auxiliary officer in Singapore pleads guilty to carrying loaded revolver to malls, planned to end life after watching movie
SINGAPORE, Oct 29 — An auxiliary police officer who carried a loaded revolver to several shopping malls before his arrest has pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition, CNA reported. The officer, 29-year-old Heng Jun Hao, had gone
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Facing over 30 charges of child abuse, Singapore man accused of torturing baby replaces counsel
SINGAPORE, Oct 28 — A 32-year-old man accused of multiple counts of child abuse, including choking a baby and hanging him on a hanger inside a cupboard, has changed his legal representation. As reported by CNA, the Singaporean, who cannot
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Singapore seriously considering nuclear energy, forms expert teams and signs deals with US
SINGAPORE, Oct 27 — Singapore is seriously studying the potential deployment of nuclear energy — particularly emerging technologies like small modular reactors — and today released a background paper outlining the government’s efforts in capability building to date. Minister-in-charge of
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