Singapore in Brief
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1.8KSAF Captain Faces Criminal Charges Over the Death of Full-Time NSF Dave Lee
30-year-old Singapore Armed Forces captain Tan Baoshu was charged in court today for committing a rash act causing death, in relation to...
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2.1K3rd Gen Whampoa Prawn Mee Hawker: “Isn’t the Government Supposed to Help the Less Fortunate?”
The 3rd generation hawker who runs a branch of the famous Whampoa Prawn Mee has lashed out at those who complain that...
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2.3KBus and Train Fares Raised by the Maximum Increase Allowed of 4.3 Percent
Bus and trains fares will rise by an overall 4.3 percent from 29 Dec this year. That, according to the Public Transport...
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1.6KBig Data Shows Government Agencies Had Far Worse Procurement Lapses than AHPETC
Government agencies had far worse lapses than the now-defunct AHPETC, and yet managed to get away relatively lightly with such mismanagement of...
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3.4KCost of Food, Transport, Essential Services, Electricity, Gas, Petrol to Go Up in 2019
Electricity and gas bills, petrol costs, and food prices are expected to go up for the rest of this year and into...
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1.8KWorkers’ Party MPs Raise S$1 Million in Three Days, Close Fund-Raising Initiative
Workers’Party secretary-general Pritam Singh, chairman Sylvia Lim, and former party chief Low Thia Khiang have received $1008,802 in public donations to fund...
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1.5KEmployer Claims Maid Wore Sexy Clothes and Offered Massages to Seduce Her Husband
“When she first came, she wore her traditional Burmese clothes and long skirts. But after I gave birth, she would wear revealing...
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3.0KCleaning Fees Rose by 50 Percent after NTUC Took Over Management of Old Airport Road Hawker Centre
Hawkers at Old Airport Road Hawker Centre have complained that cleaning fees have risen by up to 50 percent after NTUC Foodfare...
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1.7KWorkers’ Party Supporter Put Up Daughter’s Shirt for Auction to Raise Funds for Town Councillors
A Workers’ Party supporter will be auctioning his daughter’s shirt this Sunday (28 Oct) to raise funds in support of WP town...
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2.4KSingaporeans Can’t Stomach Outrageous S$10.30 Northpoint Kopitiam Nasi Padang Bill
This plate of nasi padang from and accompanying bill slip from a Kopitiam-operated food court in Northpoint shopping mall has whipped up...
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2.1KPM Lee Tells Singaporeans Not to Hao Lian, PAP Cadres Probably Didn’t Get the Message
Speaking to 530 grassroots leaders at a post-National Day Rally dialogue at Ci Yuan Community Club on Sunday (14 Oct), PM Lee...
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3.8KPaper Wrappers, Cardboard, Broken Tiles Found Stuffed in HDB Flat Walls
In 2 recent separate incidents, items such as paper wrappers, cardboard and broken tiles were found stuffed in the walls of HDB...
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1.8K“Poisonous” States Times Review Claims Foster Anger and Indignation Among Opposition Parties
States Times Review editor Alex Tan, a former Reform Party general election candidate, has rankled opposition party leaders after he labelled them...
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1.6KNo More Mini Skirts for Tiger Beer Girls
The hordes of “beer girls” still wear mini skirts that reveal their slender, sexy legs (Ed’s note: Some might beg to differ...
