Summary Singapore recorded 21 workplace deaths in the first half of 2026, raising the annualised fatal injury rate to 1.1 per 100,000 workers. Vehicular incidents caused nine workplace deaths, including four involving platform workers, making them the leading source of fatal injuries. SINGAPORE:...
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INDONESIA: Hundreds of students gathered in Indonesia’s Palangkaraya late Friday to demand that the government do more to tackle a wildfire crisis that has shrouded their city and the wider region in toxic haze for months. According to New Straits Times ( NST ), many wore surgica...
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PAP welcome Singaporeans with this diverse experiences and fresh perspectives, said PM Wong.
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Tan said electricity prices would not be affected that much in the short term due to the move.
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Global gas prices are a bigger factor in costs, says Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng.
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) issued an appeal on Oct 23 for information about Rachel Pun Ziqi, who was last seen the previous night. The 13-year-old was last spotted near Block 8, Lorong 39, Geylang, at around 11:35 pm on Oct 22. She was wearing a light-coloured T-...
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will appoint legal, audit and investigative experts to probe companies potentially linked to fires behind the haze affecting the country. The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) announced the planned action on Oct 23, saying the Government wants to establish who caused ...
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Sunday’s ballot was the first for secretary-general Lawrence Wong since he led the party through his first General Election as prime minister last year....
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Globally, about 1.43 million deaths were linked to liver cirrhosis in 2021.
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It is the responsibility of each generation to preserve and renew what has been entrusted to them, he says.
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He raises two examples: housing and foreign manpower.
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A break from city life in northern Chiang Rai, Thailand, might just be what the doctor ordered.
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The laptop was found alongside images of child abuse at the former residence of Meghan Markle's estranged father.
