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Who owns the 10 Singapore firms targeted by the haze law?
Using corporate documents and filings, The Straits Times takes a deeper look at these companies.
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Personal data of 110,000 members of Alliance Medinet compromised; Income Insurance affected
Personal data such as names, personal identification numbers and contact information are potentially affected.
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Personal data of 110,000 members compromised in Alliance Medinet cyber incident
Alliance Medinet provides services to several insurers, including HSBC Life, Singlife and Income Insurance, which have reported being affected by the incident....
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Singapore dad caught between son and girlfriend after she objects to school concert attended by ex-wife
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean father is seeking advice online after finding himself caught between his son and his current partner over a school concert. Posting on r/sgdatingscene on Tuesday (Oct 20), the man shared that his younger son had personally invited him to his year-end conc...
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Singapore's tap water safe to drink despite haze, says Grace Fu
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu's comments came after videos of blackish rainwater were circulated on social media.
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No life after work? Singaporeans say they spend weekends cooped up at home, sleeping and scrolling
SINGAPORE: Work all week, come home exhausted, sleep, repeat. Then the weekend arrives, and rather than heading out to meet friends or finally trying that hobby you’ve been putting off for months, you spend two days in your room doing absolutely nothing. Sound familiar? One Singa...
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'Nonsensical' claims & 'patently untrue', do the accusations of Indonesia's former trade minister hold up?
With the haze affecting Singapore for well over a month now, and conditions in Kalimantan and Sumatra, where the haze originates, resulting in dystopian scenes, there has been no shortage of people casting about for parties to blame. Worse yet, the Kalimantan and Sumatran forest ...