A former physical education (PE) teacher at a secondary school in Singapore, who committed sexual acts on his student when she was a minor, was sentenced on Sep. 16 to 16 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane. An earlier report mentioned that the man had pursued the student romantically when she...
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Singapore's Defence Minister and Coordinating Minister for Public Services, Chan Chun Sing, spoke at the 13th Xiangshan Forum on Sep. 16 in Beijing, China. The Xiangshan Forum is a defence and security forum hosted by the China Association for Military Science and the China Insti...
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has issued an advisory warning the public about a resurgence of job scams involving fake online tasks themed around Pokémon and other trading cards, with at least 12 cases reported and total losses reaching at least S$71,000 since Augus...
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Unexpectedly challenging ground conditions have required more complex construction methods and set back the timeline, the Land Transport Authority says....
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Unexpectedly difficult ground conditions will require more complex construction work, says LTA.
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All six offenders will be sentenced in October.
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The auction drew dozens of bidders, but there was no interest in some of the luxury units.
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Upon landing, the passenger requiring medical assistance was met by medical services and taken to hospital immediately.
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More than 80 properties will go under the hammer to liquidate assets seized in the $3 billion money laundering case.
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The 33-year-old will arrive in Nagoya on the back of a new national record she set in the women’s 50m freestyle in May.
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Speaking to CNA’s Roland Lim at the Gastech 2026 energy conference in Bangkok, government and industry leaders said countries will need more diverse energy supplies and stronger regional links as disruptions expose Asia’s vulnerability to supply shocks....
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Traditional machines are retrofitted with new technology to carry out assigned tasks independently.
