Man arrested for allegedly cheating friend of at least $186,000
The friend had been a victim of a cryptocurrency scam.
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CGH, SGH, NUH lauded as AI innovation leaders in ranking of world’s best smart hospitals
Four local hospitals landed in the top 50 of Newsweek's World's Best Smart Hospitals 2027.
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It was in 2010 when Lee* found himself on the streets. He'd lost his job and his marriage had broken down. To financially support his son and his ageing parents, he sold his flat. He still recalls his first night sleeping rough. It was in a park, near a sex worker district. He st...
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S'pore & UAE look towards Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, deepening economic & energy ties
Singapore and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) intend to launch negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an Oct. 21 press statement. This was announced by Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and President an...
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S'porean TikToker vlogs about 'escaping the haze' on trip overseas, slammed for being insensitive
A Singaporean TikToker has apologised after some of her videos drew flak for supposedly gloating about a holiday. Many users felt that she was insensitive towards others in context of the haze situation, while others found nothing wrong with what she said. The video On Oct. 19, c...
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Law Society council gets 4 new members after election
The election comes amid ongoing police investigations into matters raised in a report by LawSoc’s audit committee.
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M'sia student, 16, livestreams axe attack on teacher & classmates, police investigations ongoing
A 16-year-old male student in Malaysia allegedly attacked a female teacher while live-streaming the incident with a phone attached to his forehead. Police later found an axe, a penknife and firecrackers in the student's school bag. The student was eventually restrained, and the t...
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'Don't worry, I'm here': How video calls keep incarcerated parents anchored in their children’s lives
Under the Project Hope initiative, parents behind bars are able to keep up-to-date about their school-going children's lives through quarterly video calls....
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Residents help extinguish kitchen fire at Yishun HDB block; 4 suffer minor injuries
SINGAPORE: A kitchen fire broke out in a unit on the 11th floor of an HDB block in Yishun at around 9:25 p.m. on Oct 21, leaving four people with minor injuries. According to reports from 8world , the fire involved items in the kitchen. Members of the public used fire hoses to ex...
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GovTech retrenches 38 employees in second wave of layoffs
The affected roles are primarily structured around traditional project delivery, said the agency.
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KKH says baby Trevor had no noticeable injuries prior to death, MSF says no child protection or social services referrals
Baby Trevor Neo, who died after being abused by his parents, was not referred to the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF)’s Protective Service or any social service agency before his death. Trevor was admitted on Jan. 18, 2024, when his father brought him to the hospit...
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Law Society of Singapore elects new council members after troubled year
Senior Counsel Jimmy Yim and former LawSoc vice-president Samuel Chacko, the two heavyweight lawyers contesting in groups this election, were both successfully elected to the council....
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Ex Indonesian trade minister calls on S'pore to scrutinise S'pore companies that control land concessions
A former Indonesian trade minister Muhammad Lutfi has taken to social media to criticise Singapore and Malaysia's responses regarding the role of Indonesian companies in what is turning out to be the most severe and longest haze episode in the past decade. In one of his Instagram...