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Singapore woman, 68, charged over bizarre scissors, nail clipper attack on domestic helper
SINGAPORE, Aug 14 — A 68-year-old woman has been accused of injuring her domestic helper with a pair of scissors and a nail clipper. Her alleged actions caused the helper to suffer multiple injuries. According to The Straits Times, Lim Lay
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Singapore man convicted for making drug-laced vape pods that trigger muscle spasms
SINGAPORE, Aug 13 — A 41-year-old man from Yishun has admitted to producing vaporiser pods laced with etomidate, marking the first conviction linked to Kpods. According to The Straits Times, in December 2024, Mohammed Akil Abdul Rahim was caught at his
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Singapore’s richest man, Nippon Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang, dies at 98
SINGAPORE, Aug 12 — Goh Cheng Liang, founder of Wuthelam Group and Singapore’s richest person, died today at the age of 98, his family said, according to a report published in The Straits Times today. According to Forbes’ 2025 ranking of the
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StarHub seals S$105m MyRepublic buyout as Keppel strikes S$1.43b M1 deal with Simba in telco shake-up
SINGAPORE, Aug 12 — Singapore’s telecommunications sector is seeing a fresh wave of consolidation, with StarHub completing its S$105.2 million (RM345 million) purchase of MyRepublic’s broadband business just a day after Keppel announced plans to sell M1’s telecom operations to
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Singapore’s non-oil exports jump 7.1pc in Q2 amid trade turbulence
SINGAPORE, Aug 12 — Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 7.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year (2Q 2025) on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, extending the 3.3 per cent growth recorded in the previous quarter, according
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Singapore lifts 2025 GDP forecast to 1.5-2.5pc after tariff truce, but warns of slowdown in second half
SINGAPORE, Aug 12 — Singapore has upgraded its 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 1.5 to 2.5 per cent to reflect the better-than-expected performance of the country’s economy in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025). However, the
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Singapore Hyflux trial opens as prosecutors detail Tuaspring risk omissions, S$900m investor losses
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 — Hyflux’s troubled Tuaspring water-and-power project, which ended in a collapse wiping out nearly S$900 million (RM2.97 billion) of retail investor funds, was financed through an oversubscribed preference share issue after banks refused to back its electricity-linked
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Singapore reviews public housing age limit and income cap in bid to meet demand
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 — Singapore is considering lowering the minimum age for singles to buy Build-to-Order (BTO) flats and raising income limits for applicants, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said. As reported by Singapore’s CNA, the minister noted that
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Chinese vessels collide in pursuit of Philippines patrol
MANILA, Aug 11 — A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea, Manila said Monday, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation. The incident occurred near
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Indonesia launches special task force to tackle unruly tourists in Bali
DENPASAR, Aug 9 — In response to a surge in immigration violations and criminal incidents involving foreign visitors, Indonesia’s Immigration and Correctional Services Ministry has established a dedicated task force to monitor and manage unruly tourists on the island of
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