Around 4,000 children below the age of 21 in Singapore had at least one incarcerated parent as of Dec. 31, 2025. Of these, 70 per cent were from families receiving support from Social Service Offices (SSOs) or Family Service Centres (FSCs), or both, while their parent was incarcerated. Minister f...
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A 42-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to 21 days’ jail after exposing himself to a then-15-year-old girl during a video call. The man was a hotel assistant manager, and the girl was a part-time employee working under him at the time. Salim Shamim Ahmad pleaded guilty to one...
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Actor Jet Li has shared photos from Bhutan, where he took part as a volunteer in the construction of 108 stupas in a single day. In an Instagram post, the 63-year-old said that on Nov. 1, 108 stupas were completed in one day at Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan. View this post on ...
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Two transgender women, aged 30 and 24, were arrested for allegedly stealing a Patek Philippe watch valued at about 20 million Baht (S$765,000) from a Chinese tourist’s hotel room in Pattaya, Thailand. The two were arrested on Nov. 8 at about 12:30am, The Thaiger and Pattaya Mail ...
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair in an email to the company's staff. This comes after the U.S. government launched a probe into the chipmaker CEO's relationship with one Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, who is allegedly a Chine...
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The Let’s MoveEM programme aims to keep the patient awake and breathing on their own, and be as comfortable as possible.
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Ng Ai Choo was last seen near Kebun Baru Food Centre at about 2.30pm on Nov 8.
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Years before her Youth Olympic debut, Ng Zhe Nin was a curious onlooker at her community centre, captivated by other students taking wushu classes.
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SINGAPORE: An irate woman claimed that her five-year-old granddaughter was kicked in the face two times by an older child, 8, while they were playing inside a bouncy castle at a café at Goodman Arts Centre on the evening of Oct 31. The mother of the other child, however, insisted...
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Public details are sparse about Alice Huang, who was reportedly a top figure at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed International.
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The survey found that nearly eight in 10 parents would ease academic pressure if the PSLE were optional.
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The men allegedly used forged documents to apply for loans secured against a residential property without the owner's knowledge.
