SINGAPORE – Relief. That was all Mr Brian Suresh Charles felt as Mr Joe Biden, uttering the words “so help me God”, was sworn in…
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Three piracy attacks in Singapore Strait over 2 days double October cases to 6, an all-time monthly high for this year
SINGAPORE – Armed pirates stormed three ships in the Singapore Strait in the span of 2 1/2 hours between Sunday (Oct 25) night and Monday…
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Eight months' jail for Ninja Van delivery driver who misappropriated cash, mobile phones
SINGAPORE – A Ninja Van delivery driver, who was in debt to loan sharks, pocketed over $18,000 in cash that he had collected for the…
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Shaw House restaurant suspended for 10 days, fined $2k for letting 20 customers gather
SINGAPORE – A restaurant has been ordered to suspend operations for 10 days and fined $2,000 for failing to comply with safe distancing measures, the…
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NDP2020: Public warning system to be sounded at 10.30am on Aug 9 as flag ceremonies take place at 8 locations
SINGAPORE – On the morning of Aug 9, national serviceman Lim Yu Jie, 20, will be entrusted with a sacred duty: He will raise the…
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Veteran diplomat Tony Kemal Siddique dies of heart attack, aged 80
SINGAPORE – Mr Tony Kemal Siddique, a veteran diplomat who was most recently Special Envoy for Arctic Affairs, died on Friday night (July 17) of…
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Singapore GE2020: Candidates focus on families, jobs and amenities on Day 5 of constituency broadcasts
PIONEER SMC All three candidates contesting in Pioneer SMC took a trip down memory lane while laying out their plans for residents at the start…
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Parliament: S'pore in a strong position to prevent lost 'Covid Generation', says DPM Heng in Fortitude Budget debate round-up
SINGAPORE – The four Budgets assembled to date serve as the Government’s strong response to preventing a “lost generation” of workers and students caused by…
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Italians sing together from balconies to lift mood during coronavirus lockdown
Quarantined Italians have banded together to boost morale and ‘warm their hearts’ by belting out patriotic songs from their balconies. In a bid to try…
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Singaporean among 6 held in Bali for drug smuggling
DENPASAR • The Indonesian authorities said yesterday that they have arrested six foreigners, including a Singaporean woman, for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs onto the…
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Steady supply of private housing for 2020 first half
The amount of private residential housing under the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme has been kept largely unchanged for the first half of next year.…
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Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and SPH Chinese Media Group sign new strategic MOU
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) and Singapore Press Holdings’ (SPH) Chinese Media Group have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
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Welsh choir sing national anthem on flight during Six Nations match
Hitting the high notes! Welsh choir sing national anthem during flight from Abu Dhabi to London after realising they were in the air as their…
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Singaporean tourists to Malaysia down 14% last year; non-Asean tourists increase 20%
KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Singaporeans who used to be the largest group of tourists to Malaysia reduced by 14 per cent…
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