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Man who subdued alleged hijacker of Israel-bound flight meets Netanyahu while still covered in blood from incident
An Israeli plumber who saved a flight from being allegedly hijacked and potentially crashed met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who congratulated him. The passenger, Yaniv Hayoun, rushed to the cockpit and placed the attempted hijacker in a chokehold, reported the...
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Boy filmed throwing plastic bag off Cove LRT station platform, SBS Transit lodges police report
SBS Transit has lodged a police report on a boy who was caught flinging a plastic bag of items off Cove LRT station on Sep. 27. Footage of the incident, shared online on Sep. 28, begins with the bag on the floor of the LRT platform, filled with unidentified objects. The boy then ...
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Missing: Girl, 12, last seen near Buangkok Crescent
Arianna Qaireen was last seen on Sept 29 at about 5.30pm.
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78-year-old woman fined for repeatedly feeding pigeons, hitting surveillance officer
The woman was seen by enforcement officers feeding birds with cut papaya, bread and grains.
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Maintenance firm fined after elderly woman fell down faulty Hougang escalator, fracturing spine
The escalator had been serviced improperly, and one of its handrails was not moving along with its steps at the time of the incident.
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Fake image of crocodile in reservoir put through AI checks, but results were inconclusive: PUB
The man’s supervisor had alerted PUB to the image on Aug 20, according to a Facebook post the agency made.
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Temasek to expand operations in the Middle East, plans to open offices in Saudi Arabia & UAE
Temasek will be establishing offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of its plans to expand its Middle East presence. In a press release on Sep. 30, Singapore's state investment fund announced its intention to "deepen engagement" in the r...
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Jail, caning for man who posed as cop, collected cash and valuables from scam victims
Sugumaran Mohan committed the offence for almost the entire month of January 2026.
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M'sian man claims he deposited RM1 million in bank 20 years ago, tries to get it, bank says no such record
A Malaysian man, 72, said that he and his wife deposited RM1 million (S$313,000) to a bank in Aug. 25, 2006. According to Sinchew , he money was purportedly placed in two fixed deposit accounts, each with a 2-year lock-in period. The man said he ended up not withdrawing the money...
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Singapore taekwondo exponent Darren Yap clinches historic Asian Games taekwondo bronze
Yap is the first Singaporean taekwondo exponent to win a Games medal.
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'Filled with a lot of pride': Singapore's Shanti Pereira returns home after making history at Asian Games
Shanti Pereira is the first woman to retain the Asian Games 200m title.