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Car refuses to give way to ambulance along CTE, only switches lane after 1 minute
A car was recently seen refusing to give way to an ambulance even as its lights were flashing. The incident was captured on an adjacent car's dashcam and shared on Facebook group SGRV Admin. The car, identified as a Mitsubishi Attrage, was seen travelling along the Central Expres...
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Rainforest Wild Adventure sees birth of Southeast Asia's 1st okapi, public invited to name it
Singapore's Rainforest Wild Adventure is now home to the first okapi born in Southeast Asia. Calf at its den at Rainforest Wild Adventure East. Photo from Mandai Wildlife Group. Photo from Mandai Wildlife Group. The male calf was born on Jul. 27, 2026, to seven-year-old Kisala an...
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'I won't let you contact DBS': S'pore man, 66, has phone remotely accessed after receiving message of S$50,000 transaction
After being led to download a mobile application he thought was for an exercise class, an elderly man received a message from "DBS" notifying him about a suspicious S$50,000 transaction. As he and his family were calling DBS to verify the message, the phone was accessed and locke...
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Has Najib's pardon fractured M'sia's governing coalition?
News of Najib Razak’s conditional pardon, which would move him from prison to house arrest, has caused waves in Malaysian politics, but perhaps none quite as consequential as the resignation of Minister for Transport Anthony Loke. After it was announced that former Malaysian prim...
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National Arts Council seeks operator for new 1,000-seat Tanglin theatre
Applicants must allocate at least 30 per cent of the theatre’s utilised days to local arts groups, while bringing in high-quality international acts.
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Man, 51, allegedly leaves dog unattended for 1.5 hours at Tanjong Katong grooming facility, dog later dies
A 51-year-old man in Singapore has been charged with leaving a standard poodle unattended at a pet grooming facility, eventually resulting in the dog's death. Chan Yew Heng was a director at Pawsome.sg at the time of the alleged offence, The Straits Times (ST) reported. Pawsome.s...
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Man fails to prove money from then-girlfriend was given out of ‘love and affection’, ordered to repay S$321,000
The High Court ordered a man to repay his former girlfriend more than S$320,000, finding that he was not a “credible witness”.
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Shanti Pereira qualifies for Asian Games 100m semis
Shanti Pereira clocked a time of 11.43s to finish second in her race, behind China's Chen Yujie (11.41s).