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LTA signed partnership with ST Kinetics to develop and trial driverless bus...

Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with ST Kinetics to develop and trial a driverless bus system as part of efforts by the Committee on Autonomous...

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The impending regulations on fake news and why there should be a line

Minister for Home Affairs, K Shanmugam said in Parliament on Monday (3 April) that the Singapore Police Force (SPF) will look into the allegations made against them about a case of an 80-year-old...

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Former SPH reporter Ismail Kassim responds to former NMP Calvin Cheng about...

A former Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) reporter, Ismail Kassim, responded to a statement wrote by a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Calvin Cheng who expressed his view on the the issue...

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Cow seen at lift landing of block 506B in Yishun

Netizens were taken by surprise as a picture of a cow waiting for a lift at the lift landing of block 506B in Yishun made its rounds online. In the pictures posted on Stomp, a man wearing a blue...

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AGC issues statement on reduced sentences of former City Harvest Church leaders

Attorney's General Chamber (AGC) has responded to queries regarding the reduced sentences of former City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders. Last Friday (7 April), the High Court reduced the sentences of all...

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17-year-old boy fined $100 by LTA for underpayment of bus fare

Earlier this month, a post about a boy who was fined $100 by LTA for failing to pay the correct bus fare went viral on the Internet. Prakash Naidu wrote on his Facebook page about a 17-year-old boy who...

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Babies born this year and last year to receive gifts from the government

The People's Association (PA) has awarded the contract to Noel Gifts International to produce baby gift sets for parents with babies born last year and this year. Noel Gifts International was also the...

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EWL experienced delay in train service during Tuesday morning rush hour due...

Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) announced another delay in train service this morning at around 8am on its East-West Line due to a train fault. On its Twitter account, SMRT asked commuters to add...

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Muhamad Ridhwan sets new record for being Singapore’s first-ever World Boxing...

Muhamad Ridhwan became Singapore's first-ever World Boxing Association (WBA) champion as he clinched the Asia Super Featherweight title at the Singapore Fighting Championships (SFC) 5: Combat Redefined...

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Two teenagers arrested for their suspected involvement in several cases of...

Singapore Police Force (SPF) has arrested two teenagers, aged 17 and 18, for their suspected involvement in several cases of impersonating police officers. The police stated that they received a report...

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Petition for AVA to revise pet shop licensing conditions regarding the...

In response to Agri-food and Veterinary Authority's (AVA) recently issued revision in licensing conditions for pet businesses, Bunny Wonderland (BW), Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...

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Acclaimed local directors to mentor young filmmakers in the second season of...

Singapore investment company, Temasek, announced yesterday that they are having an open call for young, amateur filmmakers to participate and learn from the industry's best. They said that '20/20: The...

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Man in Woodlands tasered by police after refusing to drop knife

A video of a man who got tasered by police officers after he went around with a knife in his hand threatening to stab people, has been spreading online. Twitter user @Purgatory posted the videos of the...

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Barber offers tips on how to make haircuts comfortable for children diagnosed...

In a heartwarming video posted by BBC Family and Education News, barber James Williams shares about how he dedicates one day in a week to cut the hair of autistic children. He calls it 'Autism...

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Expect heavy traffic flow at Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints during Good...

Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) advised travellers to expect heavy traffic flow through the land checkpoints at Woodlands and Tuas particularly from Thursday, 13 April to Sunday, 16 April...

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ICA seized 322 cartons and 879 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes at Woodlands...

Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has seized a total of 322 cartons and 879 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes at Woodlands Checkpoint. ICA said that a Singapore-registered car was directed...

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NTU’s ‘elitist’ email to final-year students raised eyebrows and angered...

A picture of an email sent by Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) to its final-year students has garnered a strong reaction from students and...

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CNB seized 1kg of heroin and S$3,400 in cash at Teck Whye Lane

In a statement released by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) today, about 1kg of heroin and S$3,400 in cash was seized from a suspected drug trafficker in a CNB operation. The drugs seized had a total...

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Dr Chee Soon Juan: Goh Chok Tong’s ultimate folly

Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Dr Chee Soon Juan stressed that it was the height of irresponsibility to make a promise that the government is ill-equipped to deliver, when it...

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PA to present free commemorative NS50 PAssion card for national servicemen

People's Association (PA) has announced that all past and present national servicemen will be eligible for a free commemorative NS50 PAssion card long with a five-membership, to mark 50 years of...

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