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Genting casino win leaves Singaporean with RM800,000 and a tricky problem
SINGAPORE, Aug 17 — Winning RM800,000 at a slot machine? Great. Figuring out how to bring it across the border to Singapore? That was a headache Sherylynn Kok did not anticipate. The Straits Times reported that Ko, 28, won the large
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Singapore President Tharman to visit Ipoh for UM-NUS golf tourney, Perak Sultan to host dinner
SINGAPORE, Aug 16 — Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a two-day working visit to Ipoh, Perak, starting August 25 in conjunction with the 54th Universiti Malaya-NUS Inter-University Tunku Chancellor Golf Tournament (UM-NUS Golf Tournament). The President’s Office said Tharman’s
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Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang gets public support from IOC amid scrutiny over sports marketing role
SINGAPORE, Aug 16 — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has come forward to defend its member Ng Ser Miang against allegations of conflict of interest related to his chairmanship at a sports marketing firm. The Straits Times reported that the statement
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No jail for Malaysian tycoon Ong Beng Seng in Iswaran-linked case, S$30,000 fine instead as he battles cancer
SINGAPORE, Aug 15 — Malaysian property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, 79, was today fined the maximum S$30,000 (about RM105,000) and spared jail after pleading guilty to abetting obstruction of justice in a case linked to former Singapore transport minister S.
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Social media driving plastic surgery among Singaporeans under 30, at a cost
SINGAPORE, Aug 15 — More Singaporeans under 30 are going for plastic surgery, but doctors warn the trend could fuel addiction to beauty treatments and lead to more botched jobs, CNA reported today. Demand for cosmetic work has jumped 30 per cent
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Cheese fans beware – Two more off the menu in Singapore over listeria fears
SINGAPORE, Aug 15 — The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has recalled two more imported French cheeses over possible listeria contamination. The agency added Vieux Porche Camembert De Caractere (250g) and Royal Faucon Camembert De Caractere (250g) to its list of
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Singapore moves to tighten public sector data-sharing rules after SingHealth attack
SINGAPORE, Aug 15 — Singapore is moving to strengthen its Public Sector Governance Act (PSGA) to ensure tighter control over how public agencies share data with external partners. The amendments will enable public sector agencies to authorise an external partner
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Singapore’s Sengkang-Punggol LRT hit by second breakdown in three days; back running after five hours
SINGAPORE, Aug 15 — The Sengkang-Punggol Light Rail Transit (SPLRT) is fully operational again, five hours after a power fault this morning pulled the brakes on its trains. “Service on the Sengkang LRT has fully resumed since 12.54pm. Free regular
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Four suspected housebreakers taken back to Bukit Timah sites under police escort
SINGAPORE, Aug 14 — Four Chinese nationals accused of possessing housebreaking tools were brought under police guard to locations in Bukit Timah on Wednesday, less than a week after their arrests in an attempted break-in case. Zhuo Yinggui, 36; Yang
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Battery pack likely cause of Bukit Merah flat fire that killed two, says Singapore Civil Defence Force
SINGAPORE, Aug 14 — A man and a woman in their 30s died after a fire swept through a Bukit Merah flat on August 13, with preliminary findings pointing to a personal mobility device (PMD) battery pack as the likely
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