Singapore in Brief
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24.0KMedia Literacy Council Refuses to Apologise after Coming Under Fire for Publishing Fake News
Singapore’s fake news committee has been accused of publishing fake news. So has the Chairman of the fake news committee. And, the...
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14.0KHot Bets on General Election to be Held in Nov 2019 or May 2020
ELSON: Leading the “Most likely GE will be held this month” race are November 2019 and May 2020. In top spot –...
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20.5KSingaporeans with Foreign Spouses Question “Selective” Awarding of New Citizenships
They’ve families and children born and raised in Singapore, so why aren’t their spouses granted citizenship, or even permanent residency status? That’s...
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17.2KAng Moh Bouncer-Turned-Schoolteacher almost Beats Man to Death over Racist Comments
Even after becoming a schoolteacher in Singapore, this ang moh clearly hadn’t left behind his US bouncer roots behind. So much so,...
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14.0KBun-Hungry Customer Issued Receipt with Racist Comments; Eatery Apologises
All she wanted was fried buns – but she got more than what she bargained for. Sabira Ariffin and an Indian friend...
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6.7KNS-Defaulter Ben Davis Makes First-Team Debut for Fulham Football Club
Ben Davis, the first Singaporean to sign a professional contract with a top-tier English football club, has made his first team debut....
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13.9KMore Earnings to be Locked in CPF as Government Announces Plans for People to Work Longer
Older workers will have to contribute more of their earnings to their CPF accounts from 2021. This was announced by Prime Minister...
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9.7K1NTUC Fairprice Staff Accused of Stealing Insecticide and Feeding it to Colleague
Probably finding his colleague a pest who wouldn’t bugger off, this NTUC Fairprice staff is accused of spiking his drink with insecticide!...
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18.1K1Same Price, but Now “Ownself Toast Own Bread” at NTUC Foodfare Kopitiam
NTUC Foodfare is feeling the heat after complaints from consumers about its “ownself toast own bread” practice at a kopitiam at Block...
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23.0K1Higher Taxes Likely to Come to Fund Government’s Climate Change Initiatives
In a climate change survey conducted by Mediacorp, a majority of Singaporeans and PRs (53 percent) called for the use of current...
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13.9K1Frustrated Singaporeans Raise Questions about NDP Ticket Allocation
Angry at seeing their peers attend the National Day Parade many times over while they don’t get a chance to, Singaporeans have...
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3.6KNew Initiative to Make it Easier to Hire Foreign Professionals even as Numbers Soar
The Economic Development Board and Enterprise Singapore announced plans yesterday (30 Jul) to make it easier for technology firms here to hire...
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2.6KGovernment Expands Censorship into the Social Media Realm
GOH XIAOJIE: The government’s overarching powers of censorship have apparently gone beyond just state media – it can now have its way...
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2.4KLup Sup Brawl: Vietnamese “Hang Flower” Girl Calls Hometown Kakis to Beat Up Korean Rival
Saranghae? Not this time! Alleged customer-snatching at a bitter lup sup bar (“dirty” bar) led to a brawl at the nearby Balestier...