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Viral photo of workers protesting, said to be dated incident in May involving...

A video and photo that have been circulating on social media and WhatsApp of construction workers holding what looks like a strike, is said to involve the sub-contractor of Lian Beng Construction Ptd...

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British Courts gives approval for bank robber David Roach to be extradited to...

A British Court has ruled that Canadian David Roach could be extradited to Singapore, after Singapore had agreed to waive corporal punishment if he is found guilty. In July 2016, Roach strolled into a...

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Activist Jolovan Wham stopped at Malaysia customs after immigration sees...

Well-known activist and social worker, Jolovan Wham has shared that he was stopped for an hour at the Malaysian Immigration yesterday. Sharing in a Facebook post on Thursday, Wham said that he was told...

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Lawyer in exile and former student union leader meets Malaysian Prime...

Lawyer in exile and president of the University of Singapore’s Students’ Union (USSU) in the 70s, Mr Tan Wah Piow, among other political activists, met Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad at...

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SAMH abruptly withdrew from Bali plenary meeting due to Ministry of Foreign...

In a Facebook post dated 26 Aug, lawyer M Ravi has expressed his dissatisfaction regarding the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH)'s sudden decision to pull out only a day before a plenary...

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Senior lawyer and former DPP Peter Low “exemplifies some of our most...

Managing Director of legal firm Peter Low & Choo LLC and former Deputy Public Prosecutor Mr Peter Cuthbert Low was cited by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon in his speech at this year's Mass Call on...

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HDB flat owners able to sell flats and keep profits, and are thus not...

Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Ms Indranee Rajah has disputed the widely circulated claim that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat owners are merely “tenants” as a result of the...

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1-minute videos “not sponsored”: Viral travelogue maker Nas Daily

Popular travel vlogger Nuseir Yassin, or more famously known as Nas Daily on social media, has rejected allegations that his videos on Singapore that have gone viral online were sponsored. In a...

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Collection of NRIC numbers and photocopying of identity cards to be made...

Amendments made by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) to rules regarding National Registration Identity Cards (NRIC) will prohibit organisations from collecting, using, or disclosing their...

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Seah Kian Peng makes insinuations against Thum in FB post, dog-whistling for...

Member of Parliament (MP) Seah Kian Peng in a Facebook post on Saturday made a series of surprising allegations and insinuations against Singapore historian, Dr Thum Ping Tjin in relation to the...

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Expect more wet days in next fortnight

Singaporeans can expect more wet weather days in the first fortnight of September 2018, thundery showers in the late morning and early afternoon on 6-8 days, and in the morning on 1-2 days, and few...

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K Shanmugam masterfully links photo and comment of Thum Ping Tjin as him...

Speaking on sidelines of a grassroots event on Sunday, Home Affairs and Law Minister, K Shanmugam made comments about historian Thum Ping Tjin and his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir...

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Desmond Lee: No proposal from Malaysian govt for third link to Singapore via...

Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee stated that Singapore has not received any proposal from the Malaysian government for a third link to Singapore via Pulau Ubin. This was in...

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Lee Hsien Yang alleges unfairness in Attorney-General’s Chambers’ prosecution...

The younger brother of Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Mr Lee Hsien Yang, has expressed his disappointment with the way the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) is handling his son's case regarding...

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Minister of Transport Khaw Boon Wan assures Singaporeans that 50-year-old HDB...

Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan assures the young people of Singapore that 50-year-old Housing Board (HDB) flats will continue to appreciate over the next 10 years. On 2 September, Mr Khaw...

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MP Seah finally apologises to SDP but not the rest

Writing on his Facebook page today (3 Sep), MP Seah Kian Peng finally capitulated and apologised to Singapore Democratic Party amidst online pressure from social media. "My posting over the weekend has...

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PTC: Public transport operators may increase their fares by up to 4.3 percent

The Public Transport Council (PTC) has announced that public transport operators may increase their fares by up to 4.3 percent based on the new fare formula, which will be decided in the annual 2018...

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Activists and SDP respond to MP Seah Kian Peng’s allegations

On Sat (1 Sep), MP Seah Kian Peng commented on his Facebook page with regard to the recent meeting between Historian Thum Ping Tjin, Freelance journalist Kirsten Han, Activist Jolovan Wham and...

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Govt accepts recommendations of Active Mobility Advisory Panel; restricts...

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has announced that it has accepted all of the following recommendation submitted by the Active Mobility Advisory Panel for a safer path and will implement them in...

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Former diplomat Bilahari Kausikan questions Dr Thum Ping Tjin’s loyalty to...

Singapore's former Ambassador-at-Large Mr Bilahari Kausikan has called into question Singaporean historian Dr Thum Ping Tjin's loyalty to the country after the latter had "invited" Malaysian Prime...

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