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    Man who allegedly slashed actor Ryan Lian gets bail, hires lawyer

    SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old man accused of slashing actor Ryan Lian was offered bail of S$15,000 on Friday (Nov 29). Aaron Samuel Yukon also returned to court with a newly hired lawyer, Mr Haneef Abdul Malik of Trident Law Corporation. Yukon allegedly slashed Lian with a knife multiple times at...
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    987FM DJ Sonia Chew is engaged, boyfriend proposed while she was eating Hokkien mee

    Sonia Chew is off the market. On Wednesday (Nov 27), the 31-year-old 987FM DJ took to her Instagram to share that she and her 45-year-old investment banker boyfriend, Jeremy Sng, are engaged. They have been dating for six years, since 2018. In Chew's post, she thanked Sng for "making [her] a...
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    Government to provide one-time property tax rebate of up to 20% for owner-occupied homes in 2025

    SINGAPORE: The government will provide a one-off property tax rebate of up to 20 per cent in 2025 for owner-occupied residential properties, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) announced on Friday (Nov 29). All owner-occupied Housing and Development...
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    ‘Bak kut teh bubble tea was a disaster’: How Labyrinth survived 10 years in Singapore’s tough restaurant scene

    Back in 2013, I went to a one-night-only pop-up at a Boat Quay restaurant. All I knew was that dinner would be cooked by some guy who was a banker, but also an aspiring chef. We were young and at the time, there were probably only a couple of Singaporean chefs doing multi-course meals that were...
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    Deep Dive Podcast: Will greater police powers help save stubborn scam victims from themselves?

    To combat the scourge of scams in Singapore, the Protection from Scams Bill was introduced in Parliament. If it is passed, the police will have powers to control the bank accounts of people who insist on transferring their money to potential scammers. But is this a necessary step? Steven Chia...
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    Commentary: Singapore loves fast food but is there really space for more burgers and fried chicken?

    SINGAPORE: Each time popular American burger chain In-N-Out ran one of its sporadic pop-ups in Singapore, eager customers queued for hours and burgers sold out almost instantly. Two fast food giants, South Korea's Lotteria and America's Chick-fil-A, will enter the market in 2025. Singapore’s...
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    Why a Singapore couple was sent more than 100 parcels they never ordered

    SINGAPORE: Seeing a parcel at your doorstep after coming home from a long day at work is usually a pleasant surprise – but not for Mr Terrence Chong. For two and a half months this year, the 46-year-old and his wife were plagued by daily deliveries of empty if not wrongly labelled packages that...
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    Commentary: Singapore’s historical weather records can help us prepare for climate change

    SINGAPORE: A recent report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) paints a grim picture of climate change. It highlights inadequate progress on greenhouse gas emissions reductions to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius of pre-industrial temperatures. The past nine...
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    Man jailed, fined for helping to store S$5.2 million worth of vape products

    SINGAPORE: A 38-year-old man who rented a warehouse to store about S$5.2 million (US$3.9 million) worth of vape products was jailed for 10 months and fined S$14,000 on Thursday (Nov 28). The warehouse at Woodlands Industrial Park was raided by authorities on Apr 24, with the operation resulting...
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    Repeat offender fined after unleashed and unmuzzled bull terrier attacked another dog

    SINGAPORE: Despite having been previously fined a total of S$1,400 (US$1,042) by the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) for failing to adhere to regulations which stipulate his dog breed must be leashed and muzzled, a man failed to do so last year. This resulted in an attack by his bull...
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    French firm joins SBS Transit to win Jurong Region Line contract; first foreign operator in Singapore rail

    EVALUATION PROCESS The tender to appoint the JRL operator was called in May 2023 concurrently with another one for the Cross Island Line (CRL). LTA said on Thursday it has decided not to award the CRL contract yet. The exercise was conducted with "the understanding that subject to the...
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    Delivery rider jailed for bomb hoax that triggered police sweep of DBS' headquarters

    SINGAPORE: A 34-year-old man was jailed for 15 months on Thursday (Nov 28) for making false bomb threats involving the headquarters of DBS in May. Ang Cheng Shin, also named as Hong Zhenxun in court documents, pleaded guilty to an amalgamated charge of communicating false information about a...
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    Maid who abused dog to death: Authorities assessing whether to prosecute others involved in case

    HIT DOG, TIED IT TO BALCONY RAILING Boyboy had belonged to Heng’s boyfriend, a 43-year-old man named Lai. Lai and his previous girlfriend, Yap, had adopted the dog when they found it along Rochor Road in January 2015. Lai kept the dog following his break-up with Yap in 2018. After he entered...
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    Should ‘pawrents’ be able to tap subsidies when pets fall ill? Vet, authorities weigh in

    SINGAPORE: For Dr Angeline Yang, subsidising veterinary fees to ensure all pet owners can afford them is an issue she feels “very strongly” about. “When something is related to animal health, like the health of a living thing … there should always be subsidies, in my opinion, unless you’re...
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    Singapore, Thailand to work together on carbon credits, food security: PM Wong

    SINGAPORE: Singapore and Thailand can build on their close connectivity to work together on carbon credits and food security issues, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Thursday (Nov 28). Mr Wong highlighted the green economy as one area in which the two countries can expand cooperation during...
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    ‘Many possibilities’: Singapore, Shanghai eye closer cooperation as leaders meet

    SHANGHAI: There is scope for Singapore and Shanghai to do more together and eke out greater gains for bilateral relations, as well as the larger Sino-Singapore relationship, their leaders agreed on Thursday (Nov 28). “We see many possibilities for doing more things together,” said Singapore...
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    Public healthcare staff receive extortion emails with doctored obscene images of themselves

    SINGAPORE: Some staff from Singapore's public healthcare institutions have received extortionary emails containing fake obscene images of themselves. The manipulated images had superimposed publicly sourced pictures of the victims' faces on obscene screenshots of a man and a woman "purportedly...
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    Ken Lim's lawyer grills friend of alleged victim on 'very graphic' description of their meeting

    SINGAPORE: The friend of a woman who was allegedly molested by music producer Ken Lim stood by her recollection of “very graphic” details that the woman described to her, under questioning by Lim’s defence lawyer on Thursday (Nov 28). Lim, 60, is accused of molesting the 25-year-old woman...
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    Spurned man admits to attempted murder of lover who ended extramarital affair

    SINGAPORE: A pair of lovers who reconnected more than a decade after ending their first relationship began an extramarital affair. But after the 43-year-old woman ended the affair, her spurned lover Chong Shiong Hui attacked her with a knife and chopper, leaving the woman permanently scarred...
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    Why are some firms asking their employees to return to office five days a week?

    SINGAPORE: Tech firms Amazon and Grab have one thing in common: They will both return to a five-day work week in office. Grab’s policy will take effect next month, while Amazon’s is set to start early next year. These companies have pointed to improved communication and collaboration and...
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