Singapore-listed firm Kencana Agri facing inquiry by Indonesian authorities over suspected land clearing by burning
Several firms listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday (Oct 16) distanced themselves from the fires and haze.
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S’pore wife, 39, donates kidney to husband, 43, as she didn’t want him to spend rest of his life on dialysis
A woman in Singapore donated one of her kidneys to her husband after he developed kidney failure, hoping to give him a better quality of life and more time with their children. In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao , 39-year-old Lin Simei (transliteration) said she volunteered for a...
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Kim Lim's personal assistant pleads guilty to stealing Patek Philippe watch, misusing company credit card
The personal assistant of Kim Lim stole a Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 and used the company card to spend nearly S$20,000 while clubbing. Nearly a year after the incident was first reported, Tey Jing Wen, 33, pleaded guilty to five charges including embezzlement, breach of...
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SportSG to close outdoor & non-air-conditioned facilities at all ActiveSG Sport Centres
SportSG is closing all outdoor and non-air-conditioned facilities at all ActiveSG Sport Centres due to the evolving haze situation, it updated on its website on Oct. 16, 12pm. Indoor and air-conditioned facilities will remain open. In an earlier update at 6:30pm on Oct. 15, the s...
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Great Eastern Women’s Run cancelled due to worsening haze
The decision to cancel the run, scheduled for Nov 1, was made to safeguard the health of participants, staff and volunteers, the event organiser said.
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SIA flight bound for S'pore diverted after 'unruly' passenger injures himself
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that was bound for Singapore ended up getting diverted back to San Francisco due to an unruly passenger just a few hours after takeoff on Oct. 14. Passenger injured himself An SIA spokesperson told Mothership in an Oct. 16 media reply that the un...
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Pedestrian, 77, dies after being hit by minibus on PIE; driver arrested after fleeing scene
The minibus driver had left the scene before the police arrived.
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M'sia man, 24, who allegedly fled after crash that killed girl, 5, pleads not guilty
A 24-year-old BYD Seal driver accused of causing a six-vehicle crash that killed a five-year-old girl in Kuala Lumpur has pleaded not guilty to three traffic offences. Raeven Goh Wey Haur, a bank employee, entered his plea at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrates’ Court on Oct. 15, report...
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Singapore haze: 7 takeaways from press conference – from school contingency plans to mask supplies
Singapore has endured nearly two weeks of unhealthy air quality in at least part of the country, with Friday marking six weeks since it recorded its first unhealthy 24-hour PSI reading of the year....
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Singapore opens first centre dedicated to stem cell research of the Asian heart
The Centre for Integrative Human Cell Research and Translation was launched on Oct 16.
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Young Singapore bodybuilder died from taking illicit drug to lose weight: Coroner
The drug, 2,4-Dinitrophenol, has been banned in the US for almost 90 years and is listed as a poison in Singapore.
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Mother of bodybuilder, who died at 20 from effects of banned weight-loss substance, questions how he got illicit drug
The state coroner found that the youth had probably taken dinitrophenol, which can only be obtained illicitly in Singapore.
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S'pore woman in HK, 36, suffers 2nd-degree burns after acid attack by teen
While visiting her sister in Hong Kong in June 2025, a 36-year-old tourist from Singapore was attacked with acid, perpetrated by a then-17-year-old teenager. The attack left her with second-degree burns on both legs. Although he fled the scene, the teenager, Anson Kew, later turn...