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A grooming school owner sentenced to 6 weeks imprisonment for abandoning dogs

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) announced that a 43-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to 6 weeks imprisonment and fined $65,700 for 49 counts related to a failure of duty of care and...

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MOH confirms 16 pregnant women to be infected with Zika virus

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that there are 16 pregnant women who have been confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus in Singapore. It also stated that their doctors are following them...

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Paralympians went on a celebratory parade in a fleet of supercars

Nine of the Paralympians arrived home on Wednesday (21 September) at around 5.45 am by Singapore Airline. Yip Pin Xiu brought two golden medals as she won the 100m and 50m backstroke S2 event with a...

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LTA rolled out several initiatives to enhance the commuting experience

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it had studied the recommendations in the Public Transport Council’s (PTC) Advisory Report released on 1 August 2016 the importance of having...

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Remittance company foiled a $5,000 police impersonation scam attempt

The Singapore Police Force was alerted by a staff from Samlit Moneychanger Pte Ltd to a suspected case of cheating on 23 September 2016. Officers from Central Division and Commercial Affairs Department...

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MOT appoints Mr Ngien Hoon Ping as the next Chief Executive of LTA

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced that Mr Ngien Hoon Ping would be appointed Chief Executive of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) with effect from 12 November 2016. Mr Ngien would take over...

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175 cases of dengue, 56 of which from Yishun cluster

The National Environment Agency (NEA) reported that as of 3 pm on 24 September, another 175 cases of dengue were confirmed. There were no rising in number this week from the last week. As of 3 pm on 26...

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URA announced 5 teams shortlisted to develop Jurong Lake District master plan

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced today (27 September) that it has shortlisted five teams from local and international firms to proceed to Stage 2 of the Request for Proposal (RFP)...

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71-year-old man believed to lodge false report

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that a 71-year-old man lodged a report alleging that two unknown men had assaulted him and robbed him of his cash amounting to $5000 before fleeing along Ang Mo...

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WWF asks 19 CEOs of Singapore-based companies on palm oil use

World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) issued a press release that it has released the 2016 Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard, which measure the commitment and performance of 137 major European, US, Canadian,...

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SMRT: no train service on BPLRT due to power fault

SMRT issued an announcement today (28 September) that there is no service on Bukit Panjang Line due to power fault. Passengers were asked to expect 30 minutes delay. It said that free regular bus and...

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SMRT : no train service in both directions of BPLRT

The Singapore Mass Rapid Transit wrote that there is no train service on the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit (BPLRT) system from BP1 to BP6 stations in both directions at 11.05 am on 28 September. It...

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2-yr-old boy held hostage at Sembawang for more than 16 hours

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) wrote that it received a call on Tuesday (27 September) at about 6.44 pm saying that a 39-year-old man had locked himself and a 2-year-old at a unit at Blk 462...

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2-yr-old boy rescued after officers broke into the unit following 17 hours...

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) announced that the boy had finally been rescued at 12.03 pm on 28 September after more than 17 hours of a standoff. Fortunately, the boy was unharmed throughout the...

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NEA announces Bishan no longer active cluster

The National Environment Agency (NEA) announces that the cluster located at Bishan Street 12 (Blk 122, 123, 134) is the first Zika cluster to be closed since the first case of locally transmitted Zika...

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The Workers’ Party calls on Government to disallow online betting

The Workers’ Party issued an announcement on Wednesday (28 September) that it notes with concern the applications from Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club (STC) to launch online betting services....

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Appeal for information on Ms Erna Manisha’s whereabouts

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) appeals for information on the whereabouts of 14-year-old Erna Manisha. She was last seen at the void deck of Blk 379 Clementi Ave 5, on 15 September 2016 at about 8.35...

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Cyclist gets knocked over by car

A video posted on Ben Chia Lor Facebook page on Wednesday (28 September) which shows a cyclist being hit by a white sedan car. The cyclist was going on the right lane under shadows of trees when the...

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Police arrested a man for his suspected involvement of investment scam

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) announced that a 29-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of investment scam. The Police said that it received several reports on...

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LTA deploys CCTVs at 60 additional locations starting from 6 October to deter...

The Land Transport Authority (LTA)  announced that it will be deploying Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras starting from 6 October 2016. Since April 2014, 70 CCTVs were gradually installed...

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