An average of 539 child neglect cases a year in Singapore required authorities to step in
Such cases include babies or toddlers being left home alone.
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Yoga Inc closes last 2 outlets in S'pore, students & teachers allegedly not told of closure
Yoga studio Yoga Inc has closed its remaining Singapore outlets. According to a Substack blog called The Yoga Edit , instructors apparently received a text message on Sep. 18. Instructors were informed that Yoga Inc's remaining two outlets at SAFRA Punggol and Our Tampines Hub ce...
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'Bank card! Bank card!': S'porean woman overhears scam call on MRT, intervenes & helps victim hang up
On Sep. 17, a Singaporean woman overheard what seemed to be a scam call on the MRT. Noticing that her fellow commuter appeared distressed, she made the decision to intercept the possible scam. In an Instagram post, Vit Olivia Ng, 29, shared about her experience. View this post on...
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Asian Games open in Nagoya with celebration of solidarity and Japanese culture
This is the first time in 32 years that Japan is hosting the Asian Games.
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Popular Bookstore outlet in Waterway Point closed for the weekend after water leakage
The mall is providing support to Popular as rectification works are carried out.
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RM59.4 billion in six months: Johor reports strong approved investments as minister urges caution
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor recorded RM59.4 billion (S$18.56 billion) in approved investments during the first half of 2026, covering the manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, and electrical and electronics sectors, Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir confirmed, as reported by I...
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Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigns over former PM Najib’s conditional pardon, other DAP ministers to stay on
The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of Democratic Action Party's central executive committee on Saturday (Sep 19), a day after Najib Razak’s pardon was granted by the Malaysian king....
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S'pore gardener, 55, hospitalised after cooking & eating wild mushroom
About an hour after a woman ate some wild mushrooms she had foraged and cooked, she started experiencing abdominal pain. The pain continued to grow, such that she was admitted to the emergency department of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital roughly two hours later with severe, generalised ...
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National Cancer Centre e-mail lapse allegedly exposes patients’ details including names, workplaces
Names, e-mail addresses and workplaces are among details revealed in the carbon-copied recipients list.
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Amid global calls for AI slowdown, Minister Josephine Teo shares her take
SINGAPORE: Over the past week, a number of prominent industry leaders have called for a slowdown in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) , citing substantial, perhaps even existential, safety risks. Among them are Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, OpenAI chief executi...
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ICA: 27 motorists caught for traffic offences at Woodlands Checkpoint during September school holidays — Eight hit with entry bans
SINGAPORE: ICA officers conducting stepped-up traffic enforcement at Woodlands Checkpoint during the September school holidays between September 4 and 13, 2026, caught 27 motorists for traffic violations, queue cutting, and dangerous road behaviour. Of the 27 detected, 24 were ca...
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‘Go home and make your own hot water’: Singapore diner slammed over 50-cent charge complaint
SINGAPORE: A diner has questioned whether water is becoming an expensive commodity after being charged S$0.50 for a small glass of warm water at a local eatery. Posting in the Complaint Singapore (Anonymous) Facebook group on Friday (Sep 18), the diner uploaded a picture of the r...
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Two men arrested by Singapore police after Italy busts international child abuse network
The police were acting on a tip-off from the Italian police, who arrested 17 earlier in the week.