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Haze in Singapore: Air quality unhealthy across the island
PM2.5 levels are also elevated in all 5 regions.
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Malaysia PM Anwar’s 2027 budget spreads the goodies, but will it win over voters?
While some experts said that Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s 2027 budget preserves fiscal discipline and the country's investor appeal, others say its lack of a “wow factor” may limit its impact with voters....
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Commentary: Rules preventing public servants’ misuse of confidential information must be stricter – for their own good
Amid checks on whether public servants used insider information for personal benefit, it should be stressed that no illegality has yet been uncovered. But the idea that it might have taken place unbeknown to anyone is galling, says veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang....
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La Liga wants to ‘bridge gap’ with Premier League in Singapore – not overtake it, says Spanish league chief
The Spanish league’s president Javier Tebas also tells CNA in an exclusive interview that should a historic overseas La Liga match one day materialise, Singapore could be in the running to host it....
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Italian man, 32, gets 8 years’ jail, caning, and S$9K fine in Singapore for trafficking Singaporean woman to Dubai
Summary An Italian man, Achraf Arjaouy, 32, was sentenced in Singapore on Oct 7 to eight years’ jail, six strokes of the cane, and a S$9,000 fine. The man deceived a Singaporean woman with promises of marriage before forcing her into prostitution in Dubai, where she said she serv...
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‘I can’t help wondering why’: Fresh grad demoralised after 5 months of job applications
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean fresh graduate who has spent the past five months looking for work said he is struggling to secure even an interview, despite having prior work experience. Posting on r/singaporejobs on Tuesday (Oct 6), he said his friends and peers who graduated around t...