Singapore in Brief
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698Chatuchak Night Market Dumps Thai Vendors for Future Events, Citing Challenges
Thai vendors at the Chatuchak Night Market Singapore will not be participating in the event in future. Organisers said that this consensus...
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Masagos to Perpetuate Benefits Discrimination Against Single Unwed Mothers
Government policies must “reflect the social norms and values, not parenthood within marriage. And if that shifts in future, certainly we will...
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Teo Chee Hean Accused of “Hijacking” Edusave Awards Ceremony to Hammer Workers’ Party
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Dr Teo Chee Hean has been criticised for political “hijacking of an Edusave Awards...
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Lee Kuan Yew: Demolish it, My Sons Will Not Bemoan Loss of 38 Oxley Road
The Lee Family Feud is back in the public spotlight, after Lee Hsien Yang, son of the late Lee Kuan Yew and...
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Student Breaks Her Ankle During Yishun Bus Stop Upgrading Works
A 19-year-old student didn’t expect that the simple act of making a phone call would lead to her breaking an ankle. Huang...
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Would You Pay S$16 for This Plate of “Economic” Rice?
Economic rice stalls are a staple across Singapore hawker centres and kopitiams, popular as a low-cost food choice among both blue-collar and...
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Esplanade Bridge Becomes Latest Weekend Hotspot for Maids, Foreign Workers
The ice-cream vendor at Esplanade Bridge is happy that his business has increased, but others are finding it a pain that a...
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Cancer Patients, Doctors Condemn New Cap on MediShield, MediSave for Treatments
The lowering of claims from MediShield Life and MediSave for certain cancer treatments has been met with frustration and anger from patients....
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“Fei Yu Qing” Scams Terminally Ill Woman of S$80,000
A woman who is receiving treatment for terminal stage breast cancer has been swindled of S$80,000 by an online scammer impersonating famous...
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Lee Hsien Yang Accuses Government of Persecuting His Family
Lee Hsien Yang, brother of prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, has accused government authorities of persecuting his family. This comes after the...
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Woman Claims M Hotel Bed and Towels were Smeared with Poop
When Lili Ong booked a premier double room at M Hotel on Mon (27 Feb), she certainly wasn’t expecting a crappy daycation....
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Singapore Travellers to China Now Just Need to Submit Covid-Negative ART Test
Rules have been further eased on travellers from Singapore to China. They now just need to submit only a negative result from...
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New Kallang, Queenstown PLH BTO Flat Buyers Set to Make Million-Dollar Windfall?
The government launched 4428 BTO flats for sale on Tues (28Feb), and all eyes are now on the Prime Location Public Housing...
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West Coast MPs: Ang Proposes Local Degree Expiry Date, Leong Tackles Unaffordable Public Housing
West Coast residents will have to decide who they want as their representatives in parliament come the next General Election. With that,...
