A 19-year-old male is assisting with investigations after officers at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station intercepted an inbound cargo container filled with an assortment of controlled weapons and ammunition. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) posted a video on its Facebook page on Oct. 2...
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A Malaysian mother's final conversation with her eldest daughter lasted just 17 seconds. The 19-year-old teen and her younger sister, 14, died in a house fire in Kampung Koh, Sitiawan, Perak, on Oct. 16. The victims were identified as Kiong Lee Yi, 19, and Kiong Bao Yi, 14, accor...
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A resale five-room flat at City View @ Boon Keng sold for S$1.64 million in October 2026. The transaction set a record resale price for a flat of this type in the Kallang/Whampoa area. The 1,259 sq ft unit at Block 9 Boon Keng Road is between the 34th and 36th floors, according t...
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A 23-year-old influencer allegedly involved in prostitution and drugs was arrested after her mother-in-law reported her to the police. The mother-in-law had been worried for her three grandchildren as their mother would allegedly consume drugs in front of them. She held a press c...
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Calls for the end of crow culling practices in Singapore were made after officers from the National Parks Board (NParks) were seen shooting the birds outside Aljunied MRT Station. The jarring scene appeared to garner the attention of members of the public within the station, acco...
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We are now in the fourth quarter of the year – in other words, travel season. Visiting new locations can be fun, but one pain point about travelling is the need to exchange money at the right time, to catch the best rates. So if Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Vi...
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) has released N95 masks from the national stockpile to support retailers in managing demand amidst the ongoing haze episode, it said in response to media queries on Oct. 20. Sufficient supplies MOH said that it is aware that there has been increased de...
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A woman, 26, died on Oct. 15 after falling from a multi-storey carpark in Yishun. According to a video on Facebook, the woman was seen standing on the ledge of the carpark while emergency responders called out to her from above. She climbed down and hung off the ledge, with her f...
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Named LetsGo, the app prototype will say “occupied table” or “empty table” when the user points their phone camera.
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The haze sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and Timor-Leste, prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis....
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President Tharman said it is important to recast the narrative of climate change to focus on the here and now.
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Content warning: The article contains descriptions of child abuse. A Singaporean couple has been sentenced to jail on Oct. 21, 2026, for causing the death of their eight-month-old baby. Chloe Gan Ci Xuan, 23, was sentenced to 15 years and 3 months in jail, while Neo Jia Ming, 27,...
