SINGAPORE: In a recent social media post, former President Halimah Yacob commented on a recent story of a man who was discovered to have sexually abused 11 children over three decades. On Sep 17, this man, now 71 years old, was sentenced to 21 years in jail. Because he is over the age of 50, he c...
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A South Korean man secretly recorded his ex-girlfriend while they engaged in nude video calls, only to later be discovered by his new girlfriend. According to Shin Min Daily News ( Shin Min ), the 44-year-old man was sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty to one ...
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Two men, aged 27 and 33, were arrested in Singapore for possessing and gaining access to child abuse material. This comes after police in Italy arrested 17 people as part of investigations into an Italy-based international network that distributed child sexual abuse material. Sin...
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Singapore’s labour market continued to expand in the second quarter of 2026 as economic growth improved. Total employment increased by 11,400, marking the 19th consecutive quarter of growth. This is an increase from 9,400 in the first quarter of 2026, and 10,400 in the second qua...
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About a week after a 19-year-old worker in Japan died after falling from a 40 metre-tall transmission tower, his family said that he had left behind a suicide note. The police of the local prefecture said that on Sep. 9, Kazuki Matsuoka had been on the tower to check for damage t...
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SINGAPORE: Singapore saved US$97 million (S$123.8 million) in fossil fuel import costs, with most of the savings coming from avoided gas imports, a Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) report published in late August found, thanks to the city-state’s i...
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A limited-edition Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama bag sold for S$87,000 after 81 bids at the first auction of seized handbags and accessories from the S$3 billion money laundering case in Singapore. The auction was held on the night of Sep. 20; the 30-minute competition for the piec...
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Two women, aged 39 and 54, were arrested for their suspected involvement in the sale of counterfeit goods. From SPF From SPF On Sep. 16, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted simultaneous raids at two retail shops in a shopping mall along Scotts Road...
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Yu gave another glimpse of her enormous potential in Tokyo as she scorched to victory in the women's 200m individual medley in 2min 06.10sec, 0.72sec faster than the previous Asian Games record....
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Speaking at an event on Sunday (Sep 20), Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also rejected suggestions that he had paved the way for former PM Najib Razak’s conditional pardon from jail to house arrest, saying every prisoner had the right to an appeal....
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan's engagements include a high-level ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution....
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As the Malaysian budget carrier reportedly seeks fresh financing, analysts are scrutinising whether its financial strains reflect a temporary industry shock or deeper vulnerabilities....
