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MP Lee Bee Wah asks for a transparent policy on NS deferment for male athletes
Er Dr Lee Bee Wah, Member of Parliament of Nee Soon GRC, made a passionate call for more support from the government for athletes in light of the recent medals won by local athletes in the Olympic and...
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Workers’ Party calls for Paralympics medalists to be accorded with equal...
The Workers' Party (WP) has called for Paralympians to be accorded with the same respect and value as the able-bodied athletes and also to receive equal treatment and compensation for their...
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NEA said no new Zika cases, numbers of infected stayed in 333
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has stated on its website that there has been no new cases of Zika infection found, therefore the number of people affected with the Zika virus remains at 333...
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MSF says strong positive feedback on proposed Vulnerable Adult Bill
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) had earlier said in the press release on last Friday (9 September) that it received positive feedback on the Vulnerable Adult Bill. It stated that...
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Netizens point out that minority candidate for president is an act of tokenism
The report by the Constitutional Commission headed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon on the Elected Presidency review has been released on last Wednesday (7 September) . The review that was initiated by...
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Public Transport Council to begin its 2016 fare review exercise
,Public Transport Council (PTC) has announced in a media statement on 13 September that the 2016 Fare Review Excercise has commenced. PTC said that the date line for train operators to submit fare...
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Water “ponding” in SMRT trains on East-West Line
A TOC reader. Ron Goh posted a photo of a train on the East West Line, showing a pool of water on the train cabin floor. He wrote, "I just brought onto a smrt train from Bugis and everywhere there are...
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242 cases of dengue this week, 60 of them were from a cluster in Bedok Rise
The National Environment Agency (NEA) reported that between 4 to 10 September, there were 242 cases of dengue infection diagnosed. The number of cases has dropped from the previous week which saw the...
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8 new cases of Zika virus infection found, 4 of which from Aljunied cluster
The National Environment Agency (NEA) announced that as of 3 pm on 14 September, another 8 cases of Zika virus infection had been diagnosed, bringing the total number to 341 cases since 27 August. Four...
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SMRT fires train driver involved in fatal accident that claimed two lives at...
SMRT Corporation fires train driver who was involved in the fatal accident on 22 March, that claimed the lives of two SMRT maintenance staff along the track at a servicing point near Pasir Ris station....
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Netizens up in arms over unjustified dismissal of SMRT train driver
It has been reported that the SMRT Corporation had fired the train driver who was involved in the fatal accident on 22 March, that claimed the lives of two SMRT maintenance staff along the track at a...
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SPF arrested four people for mischief involving “molotov cocktails” and...
The Singapore Force (SPF) announced on Wednesday (14 September) that it had arrested four men, aged between 23 and 26, in connection to a case of mischief by a fire involving the use of ‘Molotov...
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CNB seized drugs worth over S$600,000 in raid at Marsiling
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has seized about 6.3 kg of heroin, 3.5 kg of cannabis and 280 g of methamphetamine (or ‘Ice’) worth over S$600,000 in an operation on 14 September 2016. CNB officers...
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CocoLuscious recalls products due to presence of undeclared allergen
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand had earlier issued an alert that "CocoLuscious" of Australia had recalled its products because of the presence of an undeclared allergen (milk of dairy origin)....
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Four suspects charged one count of mischief by fire, Police appealed for the...
Four suspects involved in a case of fire at an entertainment outlet inside St James Power Station on Tuesday (13 September), were charged in court on Thursday (15 September) and Police is appealing for...
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SDP: Transport Minister needs to look into dismissals by SMRT
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has issued a statement condemning the dismissal of two staff by SMRT Corporation who is said to be involved in the train accident in March this year. The accident...
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SMRT sends emails to staff, defending its decision to dismiss two staff...
Defending the decision it made towards the dismissal of its 2 employees, Mr Lee Ling Wee, the Managing Director of SMRT Trains, wrote an email sent to staff members on Wednesday (14 September) that it...
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14 new cases of confirmed Zika-infection brings locally infected cases to 355
The National Environment Agency (NEA) stated that there were 14 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection as of 3 pm on 15 September 2016, which brought the total number to 355 cases. It is...
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Isolation order on Sunny Heights Day Care Centre lifted by AVA
The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) has announced that the isolation order imposed on Sunny Heights Day Care Centre (SHDCC) has been lifted with immediate effect from Thursday (15...
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Malaysian bus burst into flames at Yishun, no casualty reported
A Malaysian bus burst into flames at the bus-stop outside Blk 145 at Yishun Ave 5 at about 4.30pm on Thursday (15 September). Ng Leong Keong wrote on his Facebook page that the engine of the Johor bus...
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