HONG KONG: A teenager who agreed to throw acid on a Singaporean tourist for money has been jailed for eight years in Hong Kong. Anson Kew, now 19, was 17 when he carried out the planned attack on June 9, 2025. He was promised HK$10,000, worth about S$1,600, for splashing corrosive liquid on 36-ye...
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The driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash along Tampines Avenue 12 that killed a motorcyclist and his pregnant wife was charged on Oct. 31. Muhammad Zulfiqar Abdul Aziz, 30, was handed nine charges, including one count of dangerous driving causing death, The Straits Times (S...
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Warning: This article contains details of inappropriate sexual acts towards a minor. Audience discretion is advised. A 31-year-old Singaporean former youth worker at a home was sentenced on Oct. 29 to two years and six months' jail after he took advantage of an underage former re...
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The couple who died in the fatal hit-and-run accident at Tampines Ave 12 on the night of Oct. 29 left behind a six-year-old son. According to Berita Harian , the married couple, both 24, were expecting a second child as the wife was one month pregnant. The woman's sister told Ber...
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"Singapore will continue to be a staunch supporter of the court, whose work is fundamental to the international legal order," Singapore's Law Minister Edwin Tong reiterated at the UN General Assembly debate on the annual report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Oct. ...
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THAILAND/SINGAPORE: Two Singaporean men and two Thai women have been arrested in Thailand for running a transnational vice syndicate that recruited foreign women and sent them to Singapore to work as vice workers, following a joint operation by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) an...
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The couple who fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident at Tampines Avenue 12 on Thursday night have been arrested. Traffic Police officers established the identity of the man, aged 30, and the woman, aged 29, using police cameras and CCTVs, as well as extensive ground enquiries....
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The initiative now covers more than 840,000 households across Singapore.
schools
Families should attend school open houses to hear from students and see if the school is a good fit.
business
Salon owner Angel Song took in several affected barbers who have been her neighbours for years.
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SINGAPORE: On Thursday (Oct 29), the Ministry of Social and Family Development released the latest Domestic Violence Trends Report, which shows that the number of domestic violence cases remained elevated in 2025. There were a total of 4,686 new cases of child abuse, 1,920 new ca...
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Analysts say Melaka could serve as a testing ground to see whether Bersatu can help Pakatan Harapan win over Malay voters ahead of Malaysia's next general election....
