Singapore in Brief
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7.1KCivil Servants to Receive 0.45 Months Mid-Year Bonus
Civil servants will receive a mid-year bonus of 0.45 months. This is lower than previous years, where the bonus was 0.5 months....
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3.7KWelcome 2019: Retrenchment Up 28 Percent
Retrenchments rose by 28 percent for the first quarter of 2019. The number of retrenched employees stood at 3,230, up from 2,510...
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3.1KStudent Accuses PHV Driver of Molest: “He Touched My Breast while I was Asleep”
A LaSalle college student has accused a private-hire vehicle driver of molesting her while she was asleep on the ride home in...
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11.8K4New Rules to Restrict Private-Hire Vehicle Drivers to Singaporeans 30-Years-Old and Above
New rules set to be laid down next month stipulate that private-hire vehicle drivers must be Singapore citizens who are at least...
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43.6K1Cheapo Aunty Caught Stealing Water from Sengkang Rubbish Chute
Armed with 3 blue pails and a plastic container that could hold 5 litres of water, this cheapo aunty was a woman...
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16.2K110-Year-Old Boy Wounded in the Head after Shopping Mall Aircon Grille Falls on Him
An aircon diffuser grille that came dislodged at Bedok Mall fell on a 10-year-old boy, wounding him in the head. The incident...
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7.0K70-Year-Old Cleaner Uncle Refuses to Stop Working Despite Traumatic Injury
It was a pretty traumatic experience for this 70-year-old cleaner at Tampines Avenue 8 – in April, he slipped and fell during...
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4.7KMaid Plunges 10-Storeys to Her Death while Cleaning Windows
A 24-year-old Indonesian died after plunging from a 10th floor apartment while cleaning windows. The incident took place on Friday (24 May)...
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5.0KLee Hsien Yang Donates to Activist who Slammed Singapore Judges
Human rights activist Jolovan Wham, who is appealing a contempt of court conviction, has received a lifeline after the prime minister’s younger...
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4.2K2Conflict in the PVP: Supporters’ Donations Returned, Key Members Resign
There appears to be trouble brewing in the Peoples’ Voice Party. According to an email that is making the rounds online, there...
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6.5K1Egged on by Instagram Followers, Teen Girls Kills Herself after Father Weds Vietnamese Bride
A 16-year-old girl leaped to her death from the 3rd floor of a shophouse on Monday (13 May), following a bout of...
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6.1KIndian Family on Holiday in Singapore Steals S$4000 Worth of Chocolate, Clothes and Cosmetics
An Indian family stole over S$4000 worth of chocolate, cosmetics and clothes while on holiday in Singapore. 24-year-old naval academy trainee Abhishek...
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21.8K1Uncle Goes for Cheap Massage, gets Rude Shock when Masseuse Starts Rubbing His Private Parts
It didn’t seem like a bad deal – S$50 for a 1-hour body massage. And so this uncle, who has chosen to...
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14.4K2Couple Robbed by Snatch Thieves, then “Good Samaritan” during Bali Holiday Trip
In a matter of minutes, this couple got robbed twice – once by obvious crooks, and the other by a crook masquerading...
