Singapore in Brief
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1.1KGovernment Raises Casino Levies for Singaporeans after 21 Percent Drop in Collections
Casino entry levies have been raised by 50 percent, following the lowest-ever collections since the casinos at Resorts Wold Sentosa and Marina...
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1.6KTan Kin Lian: Government’s Actions Largely Contributed to Hyflux’s Collapse
Former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian says that the government must bear part of the responsibility for the collapse of Hyflux,...
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2.0KHundreds Protest Against Hyflux Restructuring Deal and PUB’s Tuaspring Takeover
Angry investors stormed the Hong Lim Park Speakers’ Corner yesterday (30 Mar), demanding “justice” for their investment losses due to the collapse...
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1.5KNUS Student Accused of Attempted Rape and Threatening to Leak Ex-Girlfriend’s Nude Pictures
A National University of Singapore student has been accused of attempting to rape a girl and other sexual misconduct. The allegations come...
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8.1KTeck Whye Ah Pek Beats the Heat by Roaming Around Naked
With temperatures hitting highs of 34 to 35 degrees of late, Singaporeans have been finding ways to beat the heat. For this...
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4.5KRetail Investor Watchdog Questions PUB on 600 Percent Price Mark-Up for Water Sold to Consumers
Retail investor watchdog group, The Securities Investors Association Singapore, has written an open letter the Public Utilities Board questioning its 600 percent...
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12.4KFood Poisoning Outbreak at 4 PAP Kindergartens Leaves 109 Children Ill, Second Outbreak in Two Months
109 children fell ill, with 15 of them sent to hospital for treatment, in the second outbreak of food poisoning to hit...
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5.1K1Police Report Lodged Against Two Men for Banter about Throwing an Egg at Shanmugam
If you think making comments on Facebook is safe, think again. Two men are now being investigated by the police for online...
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2.5KOld Maid and New Replacement Maid Join Forces to Steal Employer’s Money
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much – or rather, steal so much in the case of...
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2.4KUser Login Details for Government Agencies Including MOE and MOH Leaked on Dark Web
Russian cyber-security company Group-IB, a partner of Interpol, has made the startling revelation that user login details and passwords from several Singapore...
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2.7K2Ang Moh Throws Plates and Injures Customer over “Choped” Seats
An angry ang moh threw plates at a café customer in a dispute over “choped” seats. The incident took place at a...
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4.6K1Majority of Singaporeans Believe the SAF is Not Transparent about Training-Related Casualties
A majority of Singaporeans believe that the Singapore Armed Forces has been evasive when it comes to training-related casualties. In a poll...
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5.2KConfidence in the Government Down, PAP’s Election Prospects in Jeopardy?
Confidence in the government appears to have dropped by over 10 percentage points since 2015. This, after comparing results across 2 established...
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4.9KPersonal Information of Over 800,000 Blood Donors Leaked, HSA Apologises for Lapse
The personal information of more than 800,000 people who have donated or tried to donate blood in Singapore since 1986 was leaked...
