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Car crashes into home-based dining business in Katong, believed to have self-skidded
A car crashed into a landed home and knocked down a portion of its outer perimeter wall in Katong on Oct. 18. The home was also the premises of Liu Fu Si Fang Cai , a home-based dining business. In response to Mothership's queries, the police said that they were alerted to the in...
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'Even a small country can make a very big difference': Ukraine ambassador thanks S'pore in farewell video
Ukraine's ambassador to Singapore, Kateryna Zelenko, has expressed her gratitude to Singapore for standing by Ukraine during some of its most difficult years, as she prepares to leave her post. In a farewell video shared on Facebook by the Embassy of Ukraine in Singapore, Zelenko...
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Indonesia says it's 'still capable' of handling forest fires on its own, but welcomes S'pore & M'sia's assistance
Indonesia has yet to take up neighbouring countries' offers of assistance to tackle the forest fires that have spread thick haze across the region because it believes it is still capable of managing the situation. That is why it has not declared the forest and land fires a nation...
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N95 masks available at all FairPrice outlets, pharmacies; other retailers to restock by end of week
Retailers are stepping up deliveries to replenish stocks quickly, said Minister Grace Fu.
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Employers should adjust outdoor work activities based on hourly PM2.5 readings: MOM
Employers should progressively reduce outdoor work as hourly PM2.5 readings rise, said MOM.
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MOH releases N95 mask stockpile to retailers amid increased demand
The health ministry is also working with Cold Storage, Giant and Sheng Siong to make N95 masks, or their equivalent, progressively available across all their outlets....
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Dozens of crows shot dead near Aljunied MRT; businesses say it is effective, but operation draws public attention
SINGAPORE: The authorities have implemented another way to control the growing population of crows in the country, and that is through shooting. Recently, dozens of crows were shot dead outside Aljunied MRT station, where the authorities closed the grassy part of the area for the...
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S'pore & Qatar will work towards upgrading relations to Strategic Partnership, cooperate in energy, defence & trade
Singapore and Qatar plan to upgrade their bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in an Oct. 19 statement. It added that both countries agreed to work towards elevating relations in a meeting on the same day with both countries' minis...
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Singapore, Sweden to boost cooperation in clean energy transition, public policy
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy signed agreements with two Swedish institutions.