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▪ Pay Stubs Now Wins 2023 USA Paycheck Specialists of The Year Award from International Elite 100
▪ Under-20 Fifa World Cup draw in Indonesia postponed amid protest against Israel participation
▪ 2 migrants suffocate to death aboard Texas train, 10 hospitalised
▪ Getting the elderly re-acquainted with the ground
▪ Some Apple staff are sceptical about the company s new mixed-reality headset
▪ Singapore Special dog that was found at army camp needs urgent foster home by end-March
▪ Ohmyhome Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell in Honor of Being First Singaporean Firm Listed in US This Year
▪ Chocolate factory blast in Pennsylvania kills 2; 5 missing
▪ Trump casts 2024 contest in apocalyptic terms, slams prosecutors
▪ North Korea fires ballistic missile off its east coast: South Korea military
▪ Russia, China are not creating military alliance: Putin
▪ 8 great deals on pet tech and gadgets
▪ Maid who is 105kg runs away after 2 weeks, says she was stressed, needs frequent breaks to sit after cleaning or cooking
▪ 2 dead after shooting in H investigation ongoing
▪ Hong Kong police keep tight tabs on first authorised protest in years
▪ Subscriber Picks: How IP changes may affect you | The myth of career success at every age
▪ Woman pays $161.40 for 6 tins of pineapple tarts, gets refund for mouldy tin after 6 weeks
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 27
▪ Integrated Shield Plans will no longer offer ‘as charged’ cancer coverage from April 1
▪ askST Jobs: Promotion seems like a moving target. What should I do?
▪ ROSEN, RECOGNIZED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation – ZTO
▪ Foreign worker housing at full capacity, with situation unlikely to ease soon
▪ From strays to pets: Giving rehabilitated animals forever homes
▪ Facebook, Carousell users tricked into working for scammer who posed as property agent
▪ Types of rental scams and how to avoid them
▪ Integrated Shield Plans to pay up to 5 times MediShield Life coverage for cancer from April 1
▪ Court dismisses man’s suit against dad over family’s supermarket business
▪ What happens if Padang and surrounding buildings become a Unesco World Heritage Site
▪ askST Jobs: Promotion seems like a moving target. What should I do?
▪ S’pore to trial using healthy donors’ white blood cells primed to seek out and kill cancer cells
▪ A Budget for one Singapore
▪ Hot rental market sees scammers moving in
▪ Wastewater surveillance can quickly and accurately detect disease spread: Study
▪ Nutri-Grade labelling system steers consumers to opt for drinks with less sugar: Study
▪ Din Tai Fung founder Yang Bing Yi dies at 96
▪ Keong Saik Bakery to relocate to 70 Bendemeer Road in mid-May 2023
▪ ആ ചിരി മാഞ്ഞു ഇന്നസെന്റ് ഇനിയില്ല; പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട കലാകാരൻ ഇനി ഓർമ്മ
▪ Free drinks and snacks for Muslims from 60 FairPrice outlets during Ramadan
▪ U22s fall to Cambodia
▪ US House speaker says lawmakers to move forward with TikTok bill
▪ 61-year-old man charged with carrying offensive weapon in public
▪ McDonald’s S’pore offering 1-for-1 Sausage McGriddles with Egg meal from Mar. 27-29
▪ Marina Bay Sands S$4.5 billion expansion delayed again, works start by Apr. 2024
▪ All eyes on whether Melvyn Ong will join the PAP as ex-CDF retires from SAF
▪ Everest Business Funding Shares David Parker’s Customer Testimonial
▪ NEA launches national campaign to prevent dengue outbreak, more cases expected in 2023
▪ Muslims can get free drinks, snacks from 60 FairPrice outlets to break fast during Ramadan
▪ Evening Update: Today s headlines from The Straits Times on March 26
▪ Repairs underway to fix leaking underground water pipe in Thomson Road
▪ OPINION | PM Lee must prioritize managing Sino-US hostility over family disputes
▪ Apple s CEO Tim Cook praises China for rapid innovation during Beijing visit
▪ PM Lee to make official visit to China, will meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang
▪ Uprooting after 40 years? This second-gen hawker at Chong Pang is all too happy to move
▪ Uncle Ong, 70, who uses umbrella to shelter cats from rain during meals, a cat feeder for 16 years
▪ NTUC Fairprice promises to investigate after staff is criticised for not being able to understand English
▪ Leadership changes for PSP, with sec-gen Francis Yuen stepping down
▪ Fun With Kids: Singapore Dreaming comics competition, marine trail at S.E.A. Aquarium
▪ Rental fees may rise in assisted living public housing as cost pressures mount
▪ PSP chief Francis Yuen steps down as cadres elect new CEC
▪ All HDB towns will be highly liveable, despite differences in popularity: PM Lee
▪ Beware of jade stone scams on TikTok, police say
▪ No more mid-year exams in schools, but some parents express concern ahead of PSLE
▪ Celebrity Parents: HK couple Him Law, Tavia Yeung attend parenting courses together
▪ Minor Issues: How ‘act blur, live longer’ can be applied to familial relationships
▪ Last Days For Application to Bilisim Vadisi Mobility Acceleration Program
▪ Escreatives Group Revolutionizing The Digital Industry With Creativity, Strategies, And Services
▪ Wedding crasher: Singapore boss surprises migrant worker at wedding in India
▪ Soh Rui Yong to represent S pore at 2023 SEA Games after 5-year absence: We back!
▪ WP Giam seeks clarification on political campaigning and rights of MPs after parliament is dissolved
▪ Over 400 assisting police for alleged involvement in scams that cost victims more than $10.9m
▪ ശബരിമലനട ഇന്ന് തുറക്കും: ഇനി പത്തുനാൾ തിരുവുത്സവം
▪ Why fresh milk with 0% added sugar has worse Nutri-Grade than chocolate milk
▪ Tommy Koh and Bilahari Kausikan have just shown us why the post-pioneer standard of Singapore’s Foreign Ministry has been declining
▪ കുവൈത്തില് ഉല്ലാസ യാത്രയ്ക്കിടെ ബോട്ട് മറിഞ്ഞ് രണ്ട് മലയാളികള് മരിച്ചു
▪ Hospitals clearing surgery backlog, updates procedures to manage surge capacity
▪ Dee Kosh is out of prison has so much to tell
▪ തൂങ്ങി മരിച്ച പ്രവാസിയുടെ മൃതദേഹം നാട്ടിലെത്തിച്ചു
▪ ഉപതെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് വന്നാൽ വയനാട് സീറ്റ് വേണമെന്ന് ബിഡിജെഎസ്
▪ Maid’s employers separate, they now tell her she needs to clean two houses and live with the woman ‘who don’t know how to feed her helper’
▪ Woman outwits LiHo s $1 promo, netizens upset she spoil market
▪ Hospitals clearing elective surgery backlog, evolve procedures to maintain surge capacity
▪ New pacts will give local firms wider range of credits to offset carbon tax bill
▪ Indonesian woman, 28, charged for allegedly hurting man with hot water, arrested on ferry departing S pore
▪ TikTok CEO shares thoughts on U.S. congressional hearing commits to keeping TikTok safe
▪ Stricter laws for shoe recycling to prevent resale
▪ S poreans on the difficult, but not impossible experience of moving on from being retrenched
▪ 5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Chile
▪ Ajoomma is the first Singaporean film to launch on Prime Video
▪ Trump compares investigations into him to Stalinist Russia
▪ Thai PM Prayuth to run for re-election
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 26
▪ Maid films herself in makeup and “s*xy underwear” and posts it on TikTok, then tells her employer she cannot finish her duties because she has too many things to do
▪ Pope extends sexual abuse law to include lay leaders
▪ Intel co-founder Gordon Moore dies at 94
▪ Man chasing crying woman in viral Selegie Road video to be charged
▪ Your story is being told : Local cancer survivor reveals mastectomy journey online
▪ BTO flats in mature estates cost more but must remain affordable, says Desmond Lee
▪ ‘Your story is being told’: S’porean cancer survivor bares scar of mastectomy on social media
▪ The great Singapore school canteen makeover
▪ ‘It was hard whenever we saw a family’: Single father of four finds help from caregiver programme
▪ Quarterly graduation ceremony to be held for newly rehabilitated drug users
▪ Former drug offenders fear discrimination over past convictions
▪ Care must be taken to not overcorrect S’pore’s property market in times of volatility: Desmond Lee
▪ Early signs of rental, resale property markets slowing: Desmond Lee
▪ From lobster bisque to dan dan noodles: Canteen vendors cook their way into students’ hearts
▪ A tough childhood didn’t stop founder of Doctor Anywhere telemedicine app from finding success
▪ Schools have autonomy to manage, design canteens: MOE
▪ ഇന്നസെന്റിന്റെ നില അതീവ ഗുരുതരം
▪ WhatsApp could bring short video messages to iPhone users
▪ Samsung tipped to launch a tri-folding device this year
▪ ധനുഷുമായുള്ള വിവാഹം; പ്രതികരണവുമായി നടി മീന
▪ Protected: List of selected players from U-13, U-14 and U-15 Boys Trials released
▪ Protected: U-8, U-9, U-10, U-11 U-12 Boys Trials: List of selected players out
▪ Support programme for caregivers of people with special needs expands to three more towns
▪ WP says it has seen more youth volunteers, many under 25
▪ Grey car overturns following accident at Upper Thomson R 2 suffer minor injuries
▪ High Aedes mosquito population might lead to dengue outbreak in 2023, public advised to be on alert: NEA
▪ Singapore’s approach to achieve employment resilience must protect workers, not jobs: DPM Wong
▪ “The WHEEL”: Singapore movie portraying the Racial Incident at Istana Park
▪ Closer family doctor-specialist partnerships needed to tackle heart conditions: Ong Ye Kung
▪ This week s top reads from The Straits Times, March 25
▪ HSA identifies 2 men, both 24, seen vaping smoking in Sentosa cable car, finds 11 vapes in their homes
▪ PM Lee didn t regret choice of politics over mathematics, says it s been a very fulfilling life
▪ Venus appears at tip of crescent moon in S pore sky
▪ Ubi night vegetable market to end operations in August
▪ Statesmanship, give-and-take cooperation needed for world to accommodate China s rise: PM Lee
▪ Ownself check ownself: Gamblers banning themselves from Singapore Pools online nearly double in 2022
▪ Amos Yee looks drastically different in new photos from US prison
▪ $78,300 boost in funding for Tchoukball Association of Singapore as they prepare for World Championships
▪ Man, 47, who died 2 days after a M sia car hit him in Jurong West, was half-blind : Family
▪ Extra direct ferry service between Nirup Island S pore planned, will take 20-25 mins
▪ Dee Agarwal on 3 Ways to Effectively Lead a Diverse Workforce
▪ Vibrant Occasions Co-Hosts Kick-off Celebration for Cat Sims’ Latest Fundraising Campaign with Dinner on the River
▪ The Earth Family Crystals is celebrating its 12 years of selling crystals online
▪ രാഹുൽ ഗാന്ധി ഒരു മാസത്തിനകം വീടൊഴിയേണ്ടി വരും; ഒരു മണ്ഡലവും ഒഴിച്ചിടേണ്ടതില്ലെന്ന് തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് കമ്മീഷൻ
▪ Bloodstain on my pillow : Woman on being scarred after using facial wipes from pharmacy to clean pimples
▪ രാഹുൽ ഗാന്ധിക്ക് പിന്തുണയുമായി ബഹ്റൈനില് പ്രവാസികളുടെ പ്രതിഷേധ ജ്വാല
▪ തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിന് തൊട്ടുമുൻപ് മുസ്ലിം വിഭാഗത്തിനുള്ള ന്യൂനപക്ഷ സംവരണം റദ്ദാക്കി കർണാടക സർക്കാർ
▪ തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിന് തൊട്ടുമുൻപ് മുസ്ലിം വിഭാഗത്തിനുള്ള ന്യൂനപക്ഷ സംവരണം റദ്ദാക്കി കർണാടക സർക്കാർ
▪ രാഹുല് ഗാന്ധിയെ അയോഗ്യനാക്കിയ തീരുമാനം; ഇന്ന് കോണ്ഗ്രസിന്റെ രാജ്യവ്യാപക പ്രതിഷേധം
▪ SAF welcomes RADM Aaron Beng as new Chief of Defence Force
▪ Jade Seah receives a note to not park in front of a private housing says she’s tired of self-entitled homeowners
▪ മലയാളിയായ രണ്ട് വയസുകാരി ഫ്ലോറിഡയില് നിര്യാതയായി
▪ UOB increases CEO pay for 2 straight years to S$14.23 million after 2nd year of over S$4 billion profits
▪ I have so much to say : Dee Kosh returns to social media after prison release
▪ U22s suffer narrow defeat to Hong Kong
▪ Maid wants to leave after one week because she’s not used to doing gives employers attitude, refuses to eat or listen to them
▪ S porean driver who hit Cisco officer at Tuas Checkpoint allegedly drink driving at time of accident
▪ Glaucoma tests at polyclinics, gene therapy research, announced at launch of new eye health centre
▪ Spike in number of gamblers banning themselves from Singapore Pools online in 2022
▪ We re proud of him : Netizens encourage teary boy wanting to give up on first day of Ramadan fasting
▪ We re proud of him : Netizens uplift teary boy who doesn t want to survive after first day of Ramadan fasting
▪ M sian social welfare officers round up KL beggars who take Grab rides earn S$2,500 a month
▪ OPINION | Reorienting Singapore
▪ We stan TikTok Daddy : Netizens thirsts for Singaporean tech star Chew Shou Zi, calls him the new zaddy
▪ Prince William gets mocked by Russia following his visit to troops in Poland
▪ Influencers take stock of life and dreams if US bans TikTok
▪ Canada s Trudeau says TikTok ban had side benefit of getting his kids off platform
▪ SIA cargo flight from S’pore to Shanghai diverted to HK after false fire alarm triggered
▪ Shaw Theatres Balestier to open on Mar. 30, giving away 850 pairs of movie tickets from Mar. 27-29
▪ I don t regret choosing to be a politician rather than a mathematician: PM Lee
▪ OPINION | The right to vent, weaponising social media, professional standards of conduct plus the public’s right to know
▪ Disappointment for King Charles as first overseas visit as monarch is postponed
▪ Parliament prorogued, resumes on Apr. 10 with President s update on govt policies
▪ Biden says China has not yet provided weapons to Russia
▪ The 5 best true wireless earbuds to buy now
▪ Audio-Technica goes after Sony and Bose with its flagship ATH-TWX9 flagship TWS earbuds
▪ Singaporean woman allegedly attacks man with hot water, arrested after trying to flee to Indonesia by ferry
▪ Singaporean woman allegedly attacks man with hot water, gets arrested after trying to flee to Indonesia by ferry
▪ Little room for manoeuvre as US-China ties slide further
▪ Unreasonable or not? Woman berates FairPrice staff for not being able to speak English
▪ Maid says her agency forced her to agree to everything with a smile during interviews so that she’s hired faster
▪ Trump warns of death destruction if charged with a crime
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 25
▪ Meet NVIDIA s new Studio Laptops and AI powered content creation tools (Updated)
▪ Woman nabbed on Indonesia-bound ferry after allegedly attacking man with hot water
▪ Morning Digest, March 25
▪ ROSEN, GLOBAL INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – FIS
▪ ROSEN, RECOGNIZED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Inspirato Incorporated Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action Commenced by the Firm – ISPO
▪ Should you worry if your child reads only manga and not Shakespeare?
▪ FCB Tops 2023 WARC Rankings for Creative Effectiveness
▪ IVVD DEADLINE: ROSEN, A GLOBAL AND LEADING FIRM, Encourages Invivyd, Inc. f/k/a Adagio Therapeutics, Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – IVVD, ADGI
▪ Over 200,000 have visited Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar since Mar. 17 s opening day
▪ S porean boy don t want to survive another day after Day 1 of Ramadan fast
▪ ROSEN, GLOBALLY RESPECTED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Kornit Digital Ltd. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – KRNT
▪ ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Lumen Technologies, Inc. f/k/a CenturyLink, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – LUMN, CTL
▪ Agent of change: How he mobilised over 10,000 people to distribute food to the needy
▪ At the Yacht Club de Monaco meetings and panels were held on the future of the yachting industry
▪ Healthy 365 now supports Huawei Health app
▪ Apple could unveil AirPods Pro with USB-C charging case this year
▪ SIA cargo flight from Singapore to Shanghai diverted to Hong Kong due to cabin fire: Hong Kong media
▪ ‘No regrets’ in choosing a political career over mathematics: PM Lee
▪ Asean-China economic cooperation can progress faster when political issues are also worked on: PM Lee
▪ Planet of love Venus sidles up to glowing crescent moon in Singapore night sky
▪ I cleared the JB customs e-gate in 20 minutes but not all machines appear to be working properly
▪ Zebra escapes from Seoul zoo, runs loose on street for 3 hours
▪ A-Mei performing at S pore Indoor Stadium on Jul. 8, 2023
▪ Food firm fined $4,000 for storing 3,200kg of meat and seafood in unlicensed cold store
▪ Struggles of mothers, lower-income women highlighted in new book
▪ Elderly man escorted off MRT train for being too loud, apparently under influence of alcohol
▪ Stories you might’ve missed, March 24
▪ Simone Johnson, the Rock’s daughter, set to make WWE debut
▪ Ethiopia and the Netherlands Endorse the Launch of a Groundbreaking Private Sector Water Management Initiative by Nedamco Africa to Improve Water Needs for Over 10 Million People
▪ Evening Update: Today s headlines from The Straits Times on March 24
▪ Itching to travel? Air Macau giving out 1-for-1 tickets for Singapore travellers
▪ Here’s how you can continue to enter Sentosa for free after Mar. 31, 2023
▪ Rare display of bipartisan unity as US lawmakers grill TikTok s S porean CEO for 5 hours
▪ Local dog welfare group launches educational campaign on science-based pet care
▪ Men filmed vaping, smoking in Sentosa cable car identified, helping with investigations: HSA
▪ Pantry thief? Man goes on final office snack run after getting laid off
▪ Daily roundup: Little India resident accuses neighbours of partying till 3am on weekends, playing cat-and-mouse game with cops - and other top stories today
▪ Eye drops products causing vision loss and even death recalled, CDC recommends discontinuing product use
▪ This is why SG ‘is one of the safest countries in the world’ — Man asks busker to make announcement after car owner leaves window open
▪ Singaporean man filmed, produced and sold local sex videos
▪ Milo actually Nutri-Grade B, not D, says Nestle S pore
▪ S porean ex-NUS lecturer, 43, charged for molesting woman in her residence
▪ US due diligence firm Mintz Group says staff detained in China after office raid
▪ India s Congress leader Rahul Gandhi disqualified from parliament
▪ Certis officer hit by speeding car at Tuas Checkpoint needs emergency surgery for severe head injury
▪ Group of friends in M sia agree 1st one to get up pays for everyone s dinner, then it starts raining
▪ 42-year-old man arrested after Tuas Checkpoint accident that left Certis officer severely injured
▪ Parliament goes on mid-term break, to resume on April 10 with President’s Address
▪ Construction of the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link 45% completed on the S’pore side: Iswaran
▪ Ahead of new session, Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin calls for MPs not to make unfounded allegations in Parliament
▪ Ho Ching warns against “wicked” scam using her name and photo
▪ Singaporean-born TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gets grilled by US Congress
▪ PSP s Leong Mun Wai edits Facebook post withdraws statements after potential breach of Parliamentary rules
▪ New LG gram notebooks pack in the power with Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake processor *Updated*
▪ Go big or go home, the new ASUS ROG Strix G18 has an 18-inch display, Core i9 CPU, and RTX 4070 graphics
▪ Rebecca Lim has double-nomination for Best Actress at the New York Festivals TV and Film Awards 2023
▪ Total number of TB cases in Singapore falls for 4th straight year
▪ Man and his 11 cats make epic 300km trip across Thailand on motorbike
▪ Lions earn hard fought draw against Hong Kong
▪ LiHO TEA S pore offering S$1 Da Hong Pao tea on Mar. 25 if you bring your own bottle
▪ After twin cyclones leave thousands homeless, Vanuatu takes climate plea to world stage
▪ US judge orders $2.23b payout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing
▪ Shaw Theatres Balestier reopens on Th 850 pairs of movie tickets to be given out
▪ More than 6 months’ jail for man who made 816 obscene videos for sale
▪ Tourists to get chance to walk in King Charles coronation footsteps in London
▪ Household must earn $4,700 monthly to buy 3-room HDB flat—report
▪ 2 U.S. inmates escaped jail with help of toothbrush, only to be caught at pancake shop
▪ Philips convenes the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2023
▪ Undergrad working on Google map listing free water cooler points for public use in Singapore
▪ US carries out air strikes in Syria after American contractor is killed
▪ Japanese man, 37, takes revenge on wife, 41, by playing sex video of her affair at stepdaughter s wedding
▪ Grab suspends passenger s account after she allegedly assaulted driver for taking longer route
▪ Stop, there s a zebra crossing! Escaped beast returned to zoo after roaming streets of Seoul
▪ S’pore students join 95,000 in lawsuit against UK universities over pandemic disruptions
▪ Chinese couple pressures mum with dementia to get hand tattooed with phone numbers, gets flak for being cruel
▪ Jamus Lim doesn’t believe recent bank failures are symptomatic of bigger banking crisis but warns of vulnerabilities in Asian economies
▪ Contractor won HDB award for Yishun BTO, but residents complain about leaks and mould just 5 years later
▪ Shaw Theatres Balestier reopens March 30; 500 pairs of movie tickets to be given out
▪ Woman, 33, found dead on Cove station LRT track in Punggol
▪ Man, 47, hit by M sia car along Jurong West St 65, dies 2 days later
▪ Pedestrian killed in Jurong West accident hardworking and filial despite partial blindness
▪ Leong Mun Wai edits Facebook post - instead of deleting - after Parliament exchange with Shanmugam
▪ Sit in car till backside pain : Family takes turns to pee while stuck in 5-hour jam at Causeway
▪ Doggo rescued from S pore army camp in Oct. 2022 in urgent need of new foster home
▪ Creamier has 1-for-1 waffles from Mar. 25-31 for International Waffles Day
▪ Conclusion of FAS Grassroots Coaching Course
▪ TikTok pile-on opens two cans of worms
▪ Woman’s body found on Cove station train tracks, LRT service disrupted
▪ Employer with a baby doesn’t scold her maid because she fears the helper will put dirty water into the baby bottle and the baby will have food poisoning and possibly die
▪ Framework s new upgradeable 16-inch notebook features a new take on modular graphics
▪ Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi gets 2 years’ jail for defamation
▪ North Korea says it tested new nuclear underwater attack drone
▪ Beware: New scam calls display local numbers without +65
▪ ‘Do not camp in Pulau Ubin’: S’pore TikToker shares spooky encounter, swears she’ll never camp there again
▪ Woman wins free Cathay Pacific tickets to Hong Kong, but joy short-lived due to $200 surcharges
▪ Conclusion of first Continuous Coach Education session for coaches in 2023
▪ Registration open for AFC Fitness Level 2A Coaching Course
▪ Auxiliary police officer hit by car at Tuas Checkpoint, suffers severe head injury
▪ Latest California storm leaves 5 dead from fallen trees in Bay area
▪ S pore TikToker surprised to see Coke got B Nutri-Grade rating, while Milo got D
▪ President Halimah gives assent to Govt spending plans under Budget 2023
▪ NCMP Leong Mun Wai edits Facebook post, says he did not mean to cast aspersions on Minister Shanmugam
▪ Any attempt to arrest Putin would be declaration of war on Russia, ally says
▪ Number of Chinese kindergartens drops in 2022 for first time in 15 years
▪ Police warn of scammers posing as property agents to collect rental deposits, over S$1.7m lost in 2023
▪ Former NUS don Jeremy Fernando charged with molestation
▪ PSP may vote new faces into CEC at party conference next week
▪ Woman berates NTUC FairPrice’s staff at the fish counter for not being able to speak English
▪ Elon Musk, WHO chief spar on Twitter over UN agency s role
▪ British Parliament blocks TikTok over security concerns
▪ Athletics: Russia doping suspension lifted, but war ban keeps athletes out
▪ World Athletics bans transgender women
▪ Still On Sale: Top deals under $100 readers bought this March
▪ 2 Cambodians held on rare royal insults charge after Facebook posts
▪ Maid says she wants a transfer after being with her employer for 6 days
▪ “Brings back good memories”: Singaporeans nostalgic over blast from the past, old Comfort taxi
▪ TikTok congressional hearing: Singaporean CEO Chew Shou Zi grilled by US lawmakers
▪ Morning Digest, March 24
▪ Ohmyhome Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell in Honor of Being First Singaporean Firm Listed in US This Year
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 24
▪ Bukit Panjang BTO block sees water supply disrupted 3 times in 9 months
▪ 9 shows on Disney+ for different social needs from post-work stress relief to lazy weekends with friends
▪ People flock to see body of Thai monk that doesn t decompose after 22 years
▪ Certis officer hit by car at Tuas Checkpoint, suffers severe head injury
▪ No one seems to know what the new Mac Pro will be like
▪ Nyxoah Announces a $15 Million Private Placement Financing
▪ Free reusable containers: Green habits to cut plastic waste start at this hawker centre
▪ Acronis enhances security offerings with Intel® TDT technology
▪ WhatsApp group admins can decide who can join a chat
▪ Counter-Strike 2 is the CS:GO killer you ve been waiting for
▪ Nirup Island: Luxury destination advertised as 15 mins from S pore may not be that short of a trip
▪ No one seems to know what the new Mac Pro will be like
▪ Aqara s smart video doorbell supports Apple HomeKit and facial recognition
▪ The ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition GPU will be available in limited quantities next week
▪ The ASUS Vivobook 13 Slate OLED is perfect for on-the-go entertainment
▪ Ajoomma is the first Singaporean film to launch exclusively on Prime Video
▪ Woman, 33, found dead on Punggol LRT track
▪ 70 കോടി വില വരുന്ന ആഡംബര ഫ്ളാറ്റ് സ്വന്തമാക്കി നടൻ സൂര്യ
▪ Apple reportedly spending $1 billion every year on movies
▪ മെപ്പടിയാൻ സംവിധായകൻ വിഷ്ണു മോഹൻ വിവാഹിതനാകുന്നു; വധു ബിജെപി നേതാവിന്റെ മകൾ
▪ ‘He was a hardworking husband and filial son’: Wife of pedestrian who died in Jurong West accident
▪ കോഴിക്കോട് മെഡിക്കല് കോളേജിലെ പീഡനം: അഞ്ച് പേര്ക്ക് സസ്പെന്ഷന്, ഒരാളെ പിരിച്ചുവിട്ടു
▪ TikTok s S porean CEO says it never shared US data with China govt as he prepares to testify before Congress
▪ പ്രവാസി മലയാളി യുവാവ് താമസസ്ഥലത്ത് മരിച്ച നിലയിൽ
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▪ Punggol East and West LRT loops down due to incident at Cove station
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▪ CBL International Limited – Announces Pricing of US$13,300,000 Initial Public Offering
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▪ NHB marks two new sites along Toa Payoh Heritage T residents recount early days
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▪ Jail terms raised for ex-BP manager and businessman in $5.9m corruption case
▪ State-owned 1920s buildings in Little India to be converted to co-living space
▪ Thai man rides around with 11 cats in his motorcycle s sidecar
▪ Extended hours for SMRT trains buses on Good Friday eve, Hari Raya Puasa eve
▪ Just let him go home : Netizens react to SMRT staff asking elderly uncle to leave the train for being too loud
▪ State Grid Hangzhou Power Supply Company Introduces Green Power Water Purifier at Tibetan Children’s School
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▪ UAE Dairy Producer Rumailah Farm Set to Expand into Agro-Tourism, Education
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▪ Poly student says his father is embarrassed by him for being close friends with girls instead of guys
▪ Marcus Chin offers yacht cruise as prize for people who vote for him at Star Awards 2023
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▪ Up to 70% off beauty products from SK-II, Estee Lauder more at NOVELA’s Member Day Sale from Mar. 23 to 26, 2023
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▪ Heavy traffic expected at major roads highways in JB over long weekend
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▪ Locks of hair compose a symphony of genetic information on Beethoven, 200 years after death
▪ This made my day: Man asks busker to make announcement looking for driver who left car window open
▪ Motorcycle cuts across BKE aggressively and hits another, sending motorcylists and pillion riders flying
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▪ Surprise! Singapore is world s top consumer of bottled water, despite potable tap water
▪ Man, 51, allegedly stole over 80 times from petrol station
▪ US Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel s fight against parody dog toy
▪ Staying healthy: Tan Cheng Bock joins walking, dancing juggling at Jurong West Stadium
▪ Peoples Voice: Better tackle inflation problem than coming up with gimmicks like CDC vouchers
▪ Yishun HDB flat catches fire at 2am, 50 people evacuated from block
▪ Scammer or beggar? Man warns about stranger approaching students to pay for his McDonald s meal at Bishan
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▪ PSP s Leong Mun Wai has a pattern of unparliamentary behaviour: Shanmugam
▪ Thailand s general election to be held on May 14, 2023
▪ Man charged after he allegedly stole from petrol station store more than 80 times
▪ If not now, when? : Emotional Australian PM advances Indigenous referendum
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▪ They never surveyed me : Singapore named happiest country in Asia, several netizens disagree
▪ 560,000 tapped SkillsFuture schemes in 2022, down from 660,000 in 2021
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▪ Couple spends S$70,000 to transform 5-room Sengkang HDB flat into Raffles Hotel
▪ Price of musang king durians in S pore to hit S$25/kg this June, up from S$12/kg
▪ Little India resident accuses neighbours of partying till 3am on weekends, playing cat-and-mouse game with cops
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▪ Hyundai shows common sense by promising to keep buttons in cars because touchscreens are dangerous
▪ Vivian Lai angered by condescending impatient Raffles Hospital doctor, hopes for disciplinary action
▪ Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of its Parent Company, Fogatti Launches Sustainable and High-Efficiency RV Tankless Water Heater
▪ Marine conservationist conducts her own intertidal walks and fishery tours to educate people about marine life in Singapore
▪ Beijing experiences first population decline since 2003
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▪ Hong Kong heiress sues gallery owner Pearl Lam over Banksy painting
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▪ Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence
▪ Is it over for Joseph Schooling? Retirement a good option for him, say former swimmers Tao Li, David Lim
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▪ Taiwan visit China called vile is a normal work trip , German minister says
▪ Hershey looking to eradicate lead, cadmium from chocolate
▪ Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 13, 9 of them in Pakistan
▪ Russia says risk of nuclear conflict at highest level in decades
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▪ Yishun shop owner converts living quarters above into 4 studio units for rent
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▪ Winners of Cathay Pacific free tickets to HK still need to pay S$194.50 in fuel surcharge taxes
▪ ന്യൂസ് കോർപ് സ്ഥാപകൻ റൂപ്പർട്ട് മർദോക്ക് വിവാഹിതനാകുന്നു
▪ Lawyer M Ravi suspended 5 years for making baseless allegations against AGC Law Society
▪ Monaco Ocean Week, the yachting industry mobilised for a sustainable future
▪ NBP declared winner of the Central Banking ‘Currency Manager’ Award
▪ പ്രവാസികളുടെ തൊഴില് പെര്മിറ്റുകള് വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ യോഗ്യതകള്ക്ക് അനുസരിച്ച് മാത്രമാക്കുന്നു
▪ യുഎഇയില് 1025 തടവുകാര്ക്ക് മോചനം അനുവദിച്ച് പ്രസിഡന്റിന്റെ ഉത്തരവ്
▪ മാസപ്പിറവി കണ്ടു; കേരളത്തില് വ്യാഴാഴ്ച റംസാന് വ്രതാരംഭം
▪ Unparliamentary conduct and a withdrawn statement: What Shanmugam and Leong said
▪ Two men arrested for suspected involvement in hotel room booking scams
▪ Japanese specialty cafe Takagi Coffee opening at 100 AM on Mar. 23, 2023
▪ More than 50 leading global companies unite to make unprecedented collective commitment to SDG 6, call upon other companies to join “Open Call for Water Action” during historic UN 2023 Water Conference
▪ Man, 52, arrested for stealing delivered parcels left outside homes in Tiong Bahru
▪ Woman left bloodied in unprovoked attack outside Orchard Towers club, says staff called her a punching bag
▪ Cai png in Sydney costs S$18 our cheap S porean a$$ is sobbing
▪ AGF Management Limited Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
▪ Pedestrian injured after being hit by car while crossing the road in Jurong West
▪ Terrorism can fracture society, says PM Lee at 11th Exercise Northstar on Jurong Island
▪ aiSim ecosystem expands further with 3D asset provider, Renderpeople
▪ Freshworks Embeds Generative AI to Help Customer Support, Sales and Marketing Teams Improve Quality and Efficiency
▪ Yishun 3-room HDB shophouse partitioned rented out as 4 studios, HDB investigating
▪ Fasting for Ramadan to start on Thursday, new payment method introduced for tithes
▪ 50 Yishun residents evacuated after early morning fire in 13th floor flat
▪ 3 weeks’ jail for man who ran unlicensed cold store, had cockroach-infested delivery vehicle
▪ Leong Mun Wai concedes names of 6 former Keppel executives shouldn t be published, gets called out for unparliamentary behaviour
▪ Leong Mun Wai concedes names of 6 former Keppel executives shouldn t be published, gets called out for unparliamentary behaviour
▪ Leong Mun Wai concedes names of 6 former Keppel executives shouldn t be published, gets called out for unparliamentary behaviour
▪ Site superintendent told workers to build improvised scaffold that collapsed, injuring 9
▪ Anti-terror exercises must be taken seriously as ‘one day, we may not be lucky’, says PM Lee
▪ 4 taken to hospital after BKE collision involving 2 motorcycles and a car
▪ Jetstar starts operations at Changi Airport T4, offering discounted fares till Mar. 24
▪ TikTok users praise SPF officer who braves rain to secure blue tent
▪ NJC students feed canteen food scraps to worms make fertiliser from worm poop
▪ Evening Update: Today s headlines from The Straits Times on March 22
▪ Rapper says Orchard Towers murder reports unfair but admits not reading news before Instagram post
▪ Couple who invested $600k in alleged Brazil housing scam sues Singapore marketer
▪ At least 192 victims lost $162,000 to baby products e-commerce scams since January
▪ S porean does wholesome TikTok of shopping trip with grandparents who raised him
▪ Jalan Besar Kong Kee mutton soup stall to close permanently on Mar. 31, 2023
▪ Singapore to host FIBA Intercontinental Cup for three years from 2023
▪ Stories you might’ve missed, March 22
▪ Man asks random Grab driver for advice before his wedding proposal - here s how it went
▪ New Zealand Olympic runner slapped with 8-year ban
▪ North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea says
▪ COE prices for cars hit all-time high, while Cat C sees big drop
▪ Daily roundup: Minor characters in local TV dramas lack flavour, says Mindee Ong - and other top stories today
▪ 200 ActiveSG accounts suspended since 2021 for suspected bot use: Josephine Teo
▪ Storm-weary California lashed with 12th atmospheric river cloudbursts
▪ Ko Jin-young successfully defends HSBC Women’s World Championship
▪ Rebecca Lim shares Third Rail’s nominations at the New York Festival TV and Film Awards
▪ School bus fares rise 10% at most schools, but subsidies also increase
▪ Fears for orangutans, dolphins as Indonesia presses on with new capital
▪ Refundable 10¢ charge on canned bottled drinks in S’pore to start from Apr. 1, 2025
▪ SG Youth for Climate Action statement on Loss Damage fund not accurate: MSE
▪ GreenIT and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to develop three floating offshore wind farms in Italy with 2 GW capacity
▪ Further action being considered against NCMP Leong Mun Wai for his conduct: Shanmugam
▪ CNB officer injured while arresting drug suspect who climbed out 9th floor window
▪ Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space
▪ Woman allegedly causes nuisance at stranger s funeral, randomly hugs people at food court
▪ Prices of bottled and canned drinks to rise by a refundable 10 cents in 2025
▪ Rosmah Mansor set to visit Singapore amid appeal against corruption conviction
▪ Singapore to host Asian Water Polo Championships from 22-27 March
▪ Jail for SIA steward who breached isolation order after testing positive for Covid-19
▪ S’pore and M’sia should grow opportunities for young to build ties: President Halimah
▪ COE premiums for cars hit all-time high
▪ You shall not pass: Man misses bus at Clementi, stands in middle of bay to block next one
▪ Video shows US sheriff deputies restraining black man before he died at mental hospital
▪ China s Xi appeared more relaxed than Putin in first Moscow meeting, experts say
▪ No evidence I deliberately misled parliament : Boris Johnson
▪ Arkansas enacts law restricting school bathroom use by transgender people
▪ Thick sandstorms shroud Beijing and several provinces in China
▪ What it s like serving in Istana as one of S pore President s most trusted officers
▪ The Glen Grant Distillery Unveils New 21-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Celebrating a Tropical Explosion of Flavour
▪ Bungee cord in Thailand snaps, but jumper miraculously survives
▪ HK screening of Winnie the Pooh horror film cancelled due to ‘technical reasons’
▪ Jabra Elite 4 true wireless earbuds arrive with Bluetooth Multipoint, ANC, and IP-rated resistances
▪ Taiwan says it has contingency plans for China moves while president is abroad
▪ South Korea, US to hold largest live-fire drills amid North Korea tension
▪ More than $83,000 in cash, gambling paraphernalia seized in joint enforcement operation
▪ Jetstar begins operations at Changi Airport T4; terminal spruced up with new offerings
▪ 3 men, aged 31, 37 52, arrested after fight at Lucky Plaza
▪ Bungee cord breaks in Thailand: Hong Kong tourist freefalls 6 sec gets injured
▪ Marcos says new military bases with US to be scattered around the Philippines
▪ Doctor says MOH should lift the gag on doctors and allow them to respond publicly, as patients weaponize social media
▪ S’pore to give Vanuatu US$50,000 for recovery aid after two back-to-back cyclones
▪ People seeking medical treatment should not be turned away for their attire: M sian Health Minister
▪ 15% of S pore s Covid-19 vaccines have expired, spare stock was insurance to protect S poreans: Ong Ye Kung
▪ Schneider Electric and partners to offer free EV charging from April to September this year
▪ NVIDIA goes big to support Generative AI with cloud services and inference platforms for every workload
▪ Coke healthier than Milo? Woman surprised after Nutri-Grade assigns Milo D grade while Coca-Cola gets B
▪ Speeding motorcyclist overturns after ramming into car along Bedok
▪ Soccer players more likely to get dementia
▪ Woman faces charges for crying near funeral, trying to hug people at food court
▪ Bungee cord in Thailand snaps, but jumper miraculously survives
▪ Drug suspect climbs out 9th-storey window and loses footing, CNB officer suffers injury rescuing him
▪ $6500/month Ang Mo Kio flat breaks HDB rental rate record
▪ Singaporean buys cai fan for $20.50 in Australia, says ‘My love for cai fan does not fade with distance’
▪ The 2022 Edition of “Sing Learn Chinese” Ignited a Worldwide Enthusiasm for Chinese Music
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▪ GLA 8th Global Logistics Conference Concluded in Bangkok with a Promise to Promote Coordinated International Development in the Logistics Industry through Innovative and Growth Driven Solutions
▪ Mouldy walls, cracked ceilings: Yishun resident says HDB block looks like abandoned estate after just 5 years
▪ President Halimah meets Agong PM Anwar in M sia, both sides reaffirm excellent ties
▪ NVIDIA cuLitho to accelerate next-gen chip manufacturing, will be adopted by TSMC, ASML, Synopsys
▪ ‘This taxi uncle, is really really kind’ — Netizen thanks taxi driver who returns her partner’s misplaced wallet directly to his home
▪ ‘The public, private and people sectors came together to fight the same battle’ — PM Lee reminisces unity when Covid struck
▪ Couples who buy a flat under fiancé fiancée scheme but break up have to surrender it to HDB
▪ MOH to be restructured to deal with future pandemics, updates to infectious diseases legislation: Ong Ye Kung
▪ Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hits northern Afghanistan, killing at least 3
▪ Afghanistan s school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed back
▪ 7-year-old girl gives Chinese tuition, includes playtime in her lessons
▪ People in Singapore among the world’s biggest spenders on bottled water: UN think-tank study
▪ I attended a free digital literacy event for seniors was humbled by their hunger to learn
▪ World s most expensive pasar malam stall : KF Seetoh calls out $18k rent at Geylang Serai Ramadan bazaar
▪ Bloobox out of stock at over 30 collection points islandwide, low in stock at 20
▪ 3 arrested after brawl breaks out at Lucky Plaza
▪ KF Seetoh: $18,000 rental at Geylang Serai Ramadan bazaar justifies SG’s ‘world’s most expensive city reputation’
▪ Consumers who encounter greenwashing claims can report to CASE: MOS Alvin Tan
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▪ International Bestselling Author Dr. KD Wagner Announces the Release of Book Two, BUD - Homicide Turns a Blue Star Gold
▪ Greta Thunberg, climate activists get court nod to sue Swedish state
▪ 3 arrested, 4 taken to hospital after Lucky Plaza fight
▪ Chinese Covid data from Wuhan market gives clues on origins, researchers say
▪ Afghanistan s school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed back
▪ India hunts Sikh preacher who has revived calls for homeland
▪ Fox News producer s lawsuit claims network coerced her to mislead in Dominion testimony
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▪ Mexican border state launches search for 2 missing American minors
▪ Maid who has not been able to go home for many years wants to know if she should terminate her contract
▪ 3 arrested after brawl involving 7 breaks out at Lucky Plaza
▪ S’porean man, 28, pursues exotic dance career while trying to be good role model to 3-year-old daughter
▪ Philippines finds sunken fuel tanker 3 weeks after spill
▪ Subhas Nair trial: Musician argues his posts were condemning racism, hate speech, media
▪ Man rescued after climbing out of 9th-floor flat during anti-drug pregnant woman among 6 nabbed
▪ Regional aviation safety centre to be set up in S’pore to raise standards in Asia-Pacific
▪ Subhas Nair court case: Musician argues his posts were condemning racism, hate speech, media
▪ Thailand to hold election on May 14: Poll body
▪ Zuckerberg, Meta sued for failing to address sex trafficking, child exploitation
▪ Premier League to allow players to break fast mid-game during Ramadan: Report
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▪ Singapore s initial advice against wearing mask was based on WHO: Ong Ye Kung on suggestion it was due to mask shortage
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▪ It s quite uncalled for : DPM Wong rebuts LO Pritam s suggestion Covid-19 White Paper omitted info
▪ Singtel users experience slower network speeds due to damaged submarine cables
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 22
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▪ Amlan® International Welcomes New Director of Sales for Latin America
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▪ NVIDIA AI gets a boost with new Microsoft Azure tie-up
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▪ Exadel Releases AI Authoring Assistant for Adobe Experience Manager
▪ ChangiWiFi offers new touchscreen router for travel use in three countries
▪ Heavy congestion towards Singapore at Woodlands Checkpoint despite end of school holidays
▪ പോപ്പുലർ ഫ്രണ്ട് നിരോധനം; കേന്ദ്ര സര്ക്കാര് തീരുമാനം ശരിവച്ച് യുഎപിഎ ട്രൈബ്യൂണൽ
▪ Man blocks bus in Clementi after he missed previous bus because he was using phone
▪ 7,000 households to receive supermarket vouchers during Ramadan
▪ മതവികാരം വ്രണപ്പെടുത്തി; കന്നഡ നടൻ ചേതൻ കുമാർ അറസ്റ്റിൽ
▪ Thailand s military govt s grip on power vulnerable ahead of May 2023 general election
▪ Politics take a backseat in time of crises, the Workers Party supported govt s fight against Covid: Pritam Singh
▪ Are traditional games and old building names part of Singapore’s heritage? Age may determine your answer
▪ The gist: MPs discuss new public health situation framework, care facilities and stiffer drug laws
▪ Singapore strengthens drug laws by amending definitions of what s illegal
▪ Singapore came through pandemic well without spending excessively: Lawrence Wong
▪ Couple arrested for allegedly selling counterfeit perfumes worth more than $91,000
▪ Fortinet Annual Skills Gap Report Uncovers an Increase in Breaches Attributed to a Lack of Cybersecurity Skills
▪ President Halimah meets Malaysian female politicians, calls for joint efforts for gender equality
▪ At least $1.7 million lost to scammers impersonating property agents since January
▪ Ang Mo Kio HDB flat rented out for S$6,500/month: It s 2 3-room flats combined into 1
▪ Accident victim can claim govt medical subsidies but has to return sum to MOH
▪ Singtel users grapple with slower network speeds after submarine cables damaged
▪ S’pore changes laws to tackle new psychoactive substances, increases penalties for drug possession
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▪ South Korean actors take S$90 taxi ride from S pore to JB, fascinated by immigration bag check
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▪ Swiss bank Credit Suisse just collapsed. But what’s the impact on the average S’porean?
▪ No police order issued to Lee Hsien Yang Lee Suet Fern as they initially agreed to be interviewed were cooperative
▪ Shoppers to pay 10 cents more for bottled and canned drinks from April 2025, with refund after recycling
▪ M sia court allows Rosmah to visit family spend Hari Raya in S pore
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▪ Uncalled for to suggest Govt withholding info in Covid-19 White Paper: DPM Wong rebuts Pritam
▪ Musician Subhas Nair denies trying to create ill-will between races and religious groups in S’pore
▪ S’porean doesn’t buy groceries at JB KSL mall after finding cockroaches in donut boxes
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▪ Teen girl drops S$40 on street in China, woman picks it up refuses to return it until girl begs for it
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▪ Leon Perera underlines need to better protect migrant workers
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▪ Singapore to do away with colour-coded Dorscon framework
▪ Tyler Ten celebrates his 27th birthday in a meaningful says he looks forward to his birthday every year
▪ Vivian Lai criticises hospital for not respecting pa gets labeled as attention seeking by netizens instead
▪ Pandemic care facilities and CSOG to become permanent, CDA unveiled as new public health centre
▪ Who goes ang moh country eat cai fan ? Singaporean schooled for paying $20 for economy rice in Australia
▪ Your Guide To A Meaningful Lent
▪ SCDF rescues 2 workers stranded on gondola stuck at 40th storey of Tanjong Pagar building
▪ Care facilities set up during Covid-19 pandemic to become permanent, new one coming up in the west
▪ Lights on Singapore River bridges to be replaced from March 27, starting with Helix Bridge
▪ Major MRT breakdowns double but overall reliability rises
▪ 7 M sia men given warnings for wearing short shorts
▪ Israeli minister says no such thing as Palestinian people
▪ People are sharing what they love best about Singapore and the list includes the library, safety food
▪ Man claims ‘foreign’ couple fed monkeys at Upper Seletar Reservoir and made a big mess, but netizens say it’s likely that monkeys ambushed their picnic
▪ 15% of vaccine stock expired as a result of insurance against Covid-19 catastrophe: Ong Ye Kung
▪ Much scope for Singapore and Malaysia to expand cooperation: President Halimah at state banquet
▪ Ikea recalls Blavingad fishing game due to choking no known incidents in Singapore
▪ Man charged over ruse in making foreigner pay $36k for a car to be shipped overseas
▪ Thow Yen Seafood zi char stall in Siglap closing in April 2023 as rents increase
▪ Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 may see reduced crease and “almost square” Cover Screen
▪ Following CES 2023, Samsung rolls out two OLED TV models including one starting at US$1,899
▪ Hong Kong police detain prominent democrat while on bail
▪ ‘I reckoned it was salary problem’ — Netizens vent their exasperation over the state of hawker centres with dirty tables
▪ ‘Copying sub-divided flat concept from HK’ — S’poreans on condo owners adding rooms to have more tenants pay rent
▪ Recent train disruptions on NSL, EWL TEL are unrelated: SMRT
▪ Climate time bomb ticking , emissions must urgently be cut, UN chief says
▪ S’pore consumer watchdog, regulator have not received complaints of greenwashing
▪ Easier for research institutes to dive deep into ocean research with new high seas treaty
▪ Major MRT breakdowns double as overall rail reliability remains high
▪ Lawyer M. Ravi suspended for 5 years over ‘baseless’ allegations against justice system
▪ Pranksters return to apologise after ringing doorbell during wee hours
▪ 15% of current Covid-19 vaccine stock worth $140 million have expired: Ong Ye Kung
▪ Police seeking 2 men to assist with investigations into Bugis Junction shop theft case on March 9
▪ Elderly couple, aged 80 78, to retire after running Ang Mo Kio popiah stall for 39 years
▪ Netizens call out double standards after Lee Hsien Yang, Lee Suet Fern were named during investigations, but those linked to Keppel O M corruption were not identified
▪ Cheating case by ex-Muis officer shows importance of stronger governance safeguards for madrasahs: Masagos
▪ S pore s response to next pandemic needs to combine preparedness improvisation: Lawrence Wong
▪ London police institutionally racist and sexist, major review finds
▪ Man who sexually abused nieces from adolescence to adulthood jailed almost 12 years
▪ Victory Real Estate Group Helps Commercial Investors Cope with High Interest Rates
▪ Tennis great Navratilova says she is free of cancer
▪ Netizens call out double standards after Lee Hsien Yang, Lee Suet Fern were named during investigations, but those linked to Keppel O M corruption were not identified
▪ Much scope for Singapore-Malaysia to expand cooperation: President Halimah at state banquet
▪ 995 999 operators can now initiate live video stream with new system during emergency calls
▪ Taiwan s east coast hit by magnitude-5.3 earthquake
▪ Ukrainian ballerina uprooted by war flies high again in Swan Lake
▪ UN expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta
▪ Ecuador AG investigating explosives sent to media, 1 journalist wounded
▪ Shaq hip surgery confirmed after hospital photo post
▪ Apple AirPods selling at $265 seem like a great deal, until buyer realises it s a sophisticated scam
▪ Netizens agree with Pritam Singh’s call for full report on Covid-19 to be made public
▪ KoinWorks Levels Up Customer Support Using Freshworks Solutions, Resulting in Higher CSAT Scores
▪ Nikkiso Clean Energy Industrial Gases Group Announces Expansion of Sales, Service and Engineering Facility in South Africa
▪ Man posts photo accusing couple of feeding macaques in reservoir, gets chided by netizens
▪ Dead man, 56, found slumped over table at North Bridge Road Food Centre on Mar. 19
▪ Shanmugam asks Leong Mun Wai about his extraordinary concern for the Lees not Karl Liew
▪ Putin flaunts alliance with Xi as dear friends meet in Kremlin
▪ S pore Cat Festival returns on Mar. 25 26, features workshops and adoption drives
▪ Ben Jerry s giving away free ice cream at VivoCity on April 3, 2023
▪ Lee Hsien Yang Lee Suet Fern s names in investigations disclosed as they essentially absconded other reasons: Shanmugam
▪ Student who gave haircuts to friends in school toilet has now made it to become professional barber
▪ North Korea s Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea
▪ Samsung wins jury trial in S10 trademark lawsuit
▪ Man who attacked Sevilla keeper handed 40-year stadium ban by PSV
▪ Plastic paving: Egyptian startup turns millions of bags into tiles
▪ Amazon is cutting another 9,000 more jobs in divisions including Twitch and AWS
▪ Singapore to tighten shoe recycling controls after Reuters report
▪ Maid says she only gets to sleep at 2am after finishing ironing but has to wake up at 6.30am with no naps or rest in between
▪ Chinese investigators still seeking answers a year after China Eastern plane crash
▪ US report lists significant human rights abuses in India
▪ French govt narrowly survives no-confidence vote but faces more challenges
▪ IMF approves nearly $4b bailout for Sri Lanka
▪ Police explain why Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern were not ordered to attend police interview
▪ Morning Digest, March 21
▪ 12 Singaporeans injured after bus hits their van on Johor highway
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 21
▪ The Largest Prayer Wheel In Guinness World Records Amazed Thousands Of Visitors In Dalat, Vietnam
▪ Jurong halal prawn mee stall offers free noodles to those in need during Ramadan, no questions asked
▪ HDB bought back 4 flats from owners who could not sell them due to caps on ethnic quota
▪ Euro Manganese Welcomes the European Critical Raw Materials Act
▪ ‘I did not want to get out of bed’: Social workers face complex challenges, burnout
▪ NTU scientists find way to grow fish food from microbes cleared by food processing plants
▪ Orica Selects Ceridian to Modernise Global HR and Payroll
▪ Why this executive engineer also plans activities for children during work hours
▪ Living with bipolar disorder: How she rose from hurtful labels and is now helping others
▪ King Faisal Prize Awards $1 Million, in Recognition of COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Nanotechnology Ingenuity Contributing to 100 Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World, and other Key Scientific Humanitarian Achievements
▪ ClearScore Expands in Australia: Now Serves 1m Users
▪ Groundless : Hyun Bin Son Ye Jin deny rumours that they have divorced
▪ Red Havas and Meltwater Establish Global Partnership
▪ Woman, 34, investigated for falsely claiming to police that she had been robbed by 2 men in Yishun
▪ Camellia Place Introduces Unique Cottage Style Homes Development for Assisted Living in Woodstock, Georgia
▪ ഈ വിഡിയോ ഇട്ടതിന് നിനക്കെന്നെ കൊല്ലാനുള്ള ദേഷ്യമുണ്ടാകും: മാളവികയെ ട്രോളി കാളിദാസ്
▪ Police does not issue order compelling attendance at interview in first instance
▪ താരനിബിഢം; ആശ ശരത്തിന്റെ മകളുടെ വിവാഹ ടീസർ
▪ വയനാട് സ്വദേശി ബഹ്റൈനില് നിര്യാതനായി
▪ മലപ്പുറം ജില്ലാ സഹകരണ ബാങ്ക് കേരള ബാങ്കിൽ ലയിപ്പിച്ചു; രണ്ട് ബില്ലുകളിൽ ഗവർണർ ഒപ്പിട്ടു
▪ Constellation Brands Announces New Donation to The Nature Conservancy to Protect the Rio Grande Watershed, Serving Communities in the U.S. and Mexico
▪ Bow Valley College introduces an English proficiency exemption
▪ അത്ഭുതക്കാഴ്ച: മാർച്ച് 28ന് ആകാശത്ത് അഞ്ച് ഗ്രഹങ്ങളെ ഒന്നിച്ച് കാണാം
▪ Man lay dead at hawker centre table for whole day and no one noticed
▪ Govt to announce plan for existing dorms to meet improved standards later in 2023: Tan See Leng
▪ ST’s China correspondent, journalist nab top SPH journalism awards
▪ The Gist: MPs discuss tackling future pandemics, migrant worker housing
▪ Adfenix to rise again as Realforce
▪ President Halimah calls for continued close economic partnerships between Singapore and Malaysia
▪ SIA steward with Covid-19 breached isolation order by leaving room and returning hours later
▪ Willscot Mobile Mini to Participate in 2023 Markel Shareholders Meeting
▪ Athenex Provides Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Business Update
▪ Man chases woman attacks drivers at Selegie Road on Mar. 19
▪ Stories you might’ve missed, March 20
▪ 2 workers stranded on 40th-storey gondola rescued by SCDF
▪ Woman says driver scratched her chest and her dress buttons popped out in Selegie Road attack
▪ Descartes’ Annual Ecommerce Study Shows Slightly Improved Home Delivery Performance as 67% of Consumers Still Face Delivery Problems
▪ Chinatown Complex claypot rice hawker to retire 43-year-old business for good due to manpower issues
▪ Police report made after 3 teen boys filmed themselves smoking vaping in Sentosa cable car
▪ Evening Update: Today s headlines from The Straits Times on March 20
▪ Workers’ Party sought to not undermine national effort during Covid-19 crisis: Pritam
▪ Green Pulse Podcast: Hope for the conservation and sustainable use of the high seas?
▪ Innovation Awards: Tech Awards 2023 Editor s Choice series
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▪ Residents call for cleanup after mass fish death in Australia s New South Wales
▪ Daily roundup: Credit Suisse says $23 billion debt worthless, angering bondholders - and other top stories today
▪ Woman claims she was robbed by armed men in Yishun - but police think otherwise
▪ Cat in Taiwan does vocals busks with singer during love song inspired by cats
▪ SCDF rescues two male workers stranded on gondola at Capital Tower in Tanjong Pagar
▪ Thailand dissolves parliament for election
▪ You can now live-stream emergencies to police and SCDF using their new video system
▪ Diner says he’ll never use foodpanda again after he was charged for out of stock food item and yet refused a refund
▪ Electrician charges woman $2,300 for power trip caused by faulty fridge, but claims circuit breaker needs to be replaced instead
▪ Like buying insurance: DPM Lawrence Wong announces setting up public health centre and forward planning team to prepare for future pandemics
▪ PMA user in Canberra keeps pressing lift door button to stop another person from going down
▪ Irfan Fandi withdraws from Lions’ squad from March friendlies
▪ Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
▪ 56-year-old pronounced dead more than 12 hours after being spotted resting at hawker centre table
▪ Singapore Junior Golf Championship
▪ M sian man grateful S porean landlord kept his rent at S$700 a month for 2 pax for 6 years
▪ Aertsen Unveils Its New Modular Furniture Manufacturing Unit
▪ Why don t you book a bigger car? Gojek driver fires back at passenger complaining his car s boot is too small
▪ Gunman captured after attack on Israeli couple in West Bank town
▪ Understanding The Dark Nights Of The Senses Soul: Kong Hee
▪ Shocked Credit Suisse staff in Singapore, Hong Kong fret about retrenchments
▪ Restaurant staff in M sia attacked after asking customers to queue up
▪ Influencer in Indonesia fakes suicide to get views, ends up killing herself
▪ Public can live-stream emergencies to police and SCDF using link to new video system
▪ Jail for man who sexually abused 2 nieces when they stayed over
▪ 69% of S pore residents rate quality of life post-pandemic as Good or Very good : MCI poll
▪ 2 men, 26 31, arrested for suspected involvement in fake AirPods scam on Carousell
▪ Don’t drop that: Top golfer Lydia Ko spotted autographing ultra-luxe Richard Mille watch at Singapore tournament
▪ Shoe recycling project partners to appoint only contractors not involved in second-hand trading
▪ Order under the Criminal Procedure Code for Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern to attend Police interviews was not issued
▪ Otters strike again: All of Katong family s pet koi killed
▪ New public health forward planning team to prepare for future pandemics: DPM Wong
▪ Temporary scheme to bring large electricity users price relief to be suspended from May 1: EMA
▪ Global banking changes have no direct impact on Singapore’s long-term inflation: Alvin Tan
▪ Australia arrests former soldier for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan
▪ Carbon.Credit Launches its Exchange for Carbon and Renewable Energy Credits
▪ China, Cambodia hold first-ever joint maritime military exercises
▪ Epson adds gaming to its list of 4K projector capabilities while keeping it affordable
▪ Singtel celebrates Earth Hour 2023 by handing out power-saving timer plugs to existing customers
▪ S$2.70 1 meat + 2 veg economy rice still exists in 2023 at Tampines St 43
▪ Man, 80, who allegedly slashed 88-year-old in Ang Mo Kio charged and remanded
▪ Teen who carried unconscious woman to toilet admits to abetting rape
▪ Covid-19 frontliners given standing ovation in Parliament
▪ Probe into Lee Hsien Yang and wife made public as they had absconded, among other reasons: Shanmugam
▪ Exposure to online extremist content common factor among youth detained under ISA
▪ 80-year-old who slashed 88-year-old in Ang Mo Kio charged and remanded
▪ North Korea s Kim calls for nuclear attack readiness against US, South Korea
▪ Why the double standards? Leong Mun Wai questions why Lee Hsien Yang and wife named in probe but Keppel s execs weren t
▪ Police investigating woman for claiming she was robbed by strangers armed with a knife in Yishun
▪ CPF nominations are treated the same as wills and hence not revoked upon divorce: Tan See Leng
▪ ‘All these goodies and subsidies are from our tax payers’ money, they are not gifts!’ — Clementi West resident tells PSP’s Jeffrey Khoo
▪ ‘Ridiculous daylight robbery’ — Customer shocked at $2 for Neskopi, which had been $1.50 week before
▪ Man uses drones to propose marriage near Marina Bay Sands as love literally in the air
▪ FAS conducts second Women’s Day Conference in line with International Women’s Day
▪ Husband supports WP’s Hammer outreach even as wife shows no interest in opposition politics
▪ Woman finds metal screw in daughter s Jollibee spaghetti, warns diners to check for spare parts
▪ Cameras filming you sleep : Female backpacker s creepy experience with $20 dorm in Singapore
▪ Xi Jinping: China s proposal on Ukraine reflects unity of global views
▪ Donald Trump could be charged any day: What happens next?
▪ 1 month after being under direct management, Sengkang Town Council opens branch office at Anchorvale
▪ Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15
▪ The best MacBooks and iPads on sale right now
▪ A flaw in Pixel phones makes it possible to recover sensitive information from edited screenshots
▪ Ferrari from Singapore crashes into car in Johor, causing injuries to 4 Malaysians
▪ Kind “EurAsian” Samaritan anonymously sponsors 40 laksa bowls for seniors at hawker stall
▪ ‘Working poor individuals may be barely putting food on the table’ — S’poreans raise concerns over youth unemployment rate
▪ At least 19 killed in bus accident in Bangladesh
▪ Subscriber Picks: From 3 to 6 rooms: Owners carve out more rooms for rent | Are you a rapid ager?
▪ Thai authorities urge caution after hailstorm in northern province
▪ On eve of Xi visit, Putin welcomes Chinese role in Ukraine crisis
▪ Maid asks what to do because her employer ignores the one month’s notice she gave and says a replacement must be found first
▪ Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou to visit China in landmark trip
▪ Morning Digest, March 20
▪ Teens smoke and vape in Sentosa cable car in viral video
▪ askST: Why is Singapore so windy in recent months?
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 20
▪ Decades-old municipal quarters in Little India to be used as co-living space
▪ He could brush his teeth only at 10. Now 13, this S’porean is a music honours student at a top Aussie uni
▪ Used car sales down 7.7% in first two months of 2023, new car registration falls 23.8%
▪ askST Jobs: Should I walk back on my resignation to take up a counter-offer?
▪ Smart recycling boxes in Bishan rewards residents for sorting waste, slashing contamination rate
▪ US Medicare to reimburse use of cancer-matching service developed in Singapore
▪ Runaway teen, sick of family squabbles, left home with just her wallet and ez-link card
▪ Girl, 11, ran away from home when she thought mum didn’t care for her
▪ Will ACS Primary’s move to Tengah make the ‘forest town’ more attractive?
▪ ഓഫീസിലിരുന്ന് ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്നവർക്ക് കയ്യടിയുമായി സക്കർബർഗ്
▪ Man, 80, slashes another man, 88, with knife in Ang Mo Kio over gossip
▪ Huawei replaced more than 13,000 parts in products that were banned by the U.S
▪ വീടിന്റെ ആധാരം തിരിച്ചെടുത്ത് ഫിറോസ്; കണ്ണുനിറഞ്ഞ് മോളി കണ്ണമാലി: വിഡിയോ
▪ Teens film themselves smoking and vaping in Sentosa cable car, police report lodged
▪ Saddam s rusting yacht serves as picnic spot for Iraqi fishermen
▪ Millions of dead fish float on Australian river in the midst of heat wave
▪ Upgraded CC, new integrated hospital and more to come for Kaki Bukit residents
▪ S porean, 28, made plans for own funeral before succumbing to bone cancer after 5-year battle
▪ Evening Update: Today s headlines from The Straits Times on March 19
▪ Stories you might’ve missed, March 19
▪ More than 30 cats rescued from Pipit Road flat, owner handed them over after PMD fire
▪ Singapore households can collect free home recycling boxes from vending machines
▪ Woman, 65, hospitalised after getting hit by Jurong West shop s 2m-tall sun shade falling off bicycle
▪ Sum 41 concert in S pore cancelled along with Asia tour due to family emergency
▪ AHTC encourages smart ways to practice sustainability in first-ever go green carnival organised for residents
▪ Beyond tuition: Centres offer free theme park trips, bubble tea, ice cream and more
▪ Fun With Kids: Glamping at the zoo, World Water Day at Children’s Museum Singapore
▪ Minor Issues: Dear daughter, sorry we were a bit negative about poly last year
▪ If your child does not like to read, you might be doing it wrong, says author Andy Griffiths
▪ After Charles Keith modelling gig, S pore teen, 17, now creating content with AirAsia
▪ President Halimah to make first state visit to M sia on Mar. 20
▪ നാളെ നാട്ടിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങാനിരുന്ന പ്രവാസി യുവാവ് ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്തു
▪ 7 in 10 S’pore residents in good shape after pandemic, but more youth report drop in quality of life: Survey
▪ Romantic gesture or spoil market? Netizens divided over drone proposal at Marina Bay
▪ ഹോട്ടലിൽ വിളംബിയ സൂപ്പിൽ ചത്ത എലി; പരാതി നൽകി യുവതി
▪ ഇക്വഡോറിൽ ഭൂകമ്പം; മരണസംഖ്യ 13 ആയി
▪ Lance Reddick, who starred in John Wick The Wire , passes away at 60
▪ Blood was flowing onto his clothes and the ground : Octogenarians involved in slashing incident at Ang Mo Kio
▪ Name an orchid after Michelle Yeoh
▪ Wallis Texas Plumber Announces Expansion to Rosenberg, Fulshear, Katy Beyond
▪ Blood was flowing onto his clothes and the ground : Octogenarians involved in slashing incident at Ang Mo Kio
▪ Australia did not vow to help US defend Taiwan in return for Aukus submarine deal
▪ Anthithottam – invoking the fascinating spirit of an unsung hero
▪ She lost her vision in her teens. Instead of giving up on sport, she went on to become a national athlete
▪ Users of government-issued devices can only use TikTok app on need-to basis : SNDGG
▪ Man proposes during Harry Styles s S pore show, singer temporarily relegated to cheerleader
▪ Trust in Government rises even as optimism for Singapore’s future dips to record low – Edelman’s new report
▪ Western nations ban TikTok on govt devices, but Singapore allows civil servants to use it on “need-to” basis
▪ North Korea fired ballistic missile towards sea off east coast: Yonhap
▪ Singaporeans, please help wheelchair users by collecting data on barrier-free routes for new app
▪ New treatment saves toddler with aggressive leukaemia after chemotherapy failed to work
▪ Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim He Ting Ru pay courtesy call at New Zealand High Commission
▪ ‘Parents cannot look beyond PSLE’ — Edutech leader says he’s giving up on Singapore
▪ S’poreans, please help wheelchair users by collecting data on barrier-free routes
▪ WHO, advisors urge China to release all Covid-related data after new research
▪ Pakistan police enter Lahore property of ex-PM Imran Khan
▪ Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests
▪ Teen in viral Charles Keith luxury bag TikTok video now creating content for AirAsia
▪ Helper who was in Hong Kong for 6 years wants weekly days off and a “high salary of $900” says employer who wonders if maid can adjust to SG life
▪ Singapore overtakes New York as city with highest rental growth — report
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 19
▪ Morning Digest, March 19
▪ ‘We should worry about the dementia epidemic,’ says CEO of St Luke’s Hospital for the elderly
▪ Cleaner and brighter: People’s Park Food Centre welcomes upgrading to shed ‘dirty’ image
▪ New system to fight oil tank fires draws water from the sea: SCDF
▪ New treatment saves toddler with aggressive leukaemia after chemotherapy failed to work
▪ Taste test: Here’s what we tried at the Geylang Serai Ramadan bazaar 2023
▪ Man credits Apple Watch data for helping to uncover blood clots in lungs
▪ One month after move to full direct management, Sengkang residents have mixed views on estate maintenance
▪ Mother baby trapped in HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir nursing room for over 2 hours as lock malfunctioned
▪ We just miss the vibes : Geylang Serai bazaar vendors glad to be back despite rent of up to S$18,000
▪ ‘Charles Keith girl’ Zoe Gabriel now creating content for budget carrier AirAsia
▪ നാട്ടിലേക്ക് തിരിക്കുന്നതിന് മണിക്കൂറുകൾക്ക് മുമ്പ് പ്രവാസി യുവാവ് ജീവനൊടുക്കി
▪ Miniature Hermès bag charm up for grabs at over S$5,000 in KL luxury consignment store
▪ ബ്രഹ്മപുരം പ്ലാൻ്റിലെ തീപിടുത്തം; കൊച്ചി കോർപ്പറേഷന് 100 കോടി രൂപ പിഴ
▪ Volunteer qigong instructor, 75, among those awarded for serving residents
▪ Women can succeed in overlapping fields of AI and cybersecurity still in early stage: Josephine Teo
▪ ചങ്ങനാശേരി മുൻ ആർച്ച് ബിഷപ്പ് മാർ ജോസഫ് പൗവ്വത്തിൽ അന്തരിച്ചു
▪ 2 men, 22 23, arrested for suspected stabbing of another man, 22, in Kampong Gelam
▪ Sengkang Grand Mall Uniqlo opens March 24, free kopi, milk tea milk bread for first 200 shoppers
▪ Stories you might’ve missed, March 18
▪ This week s top reads from The Straits Times, March 18
▪ President Halimah to make three-day state visit to KL, will have orchid named in her honour
▪ Man charged with murder after killing his elderly co-tenant in Redhill flat
▪ Entertainment companies worldwide preparing to snatch BLACKPINK with high-paying contracts
▪ China President Xi Jinping to visit Russia in a trip of friendship, cooperation peace
▪ ‘I scrimp due to rental increase’ — Singaporeans weigh in on scrimping vs saving when eating out
▪ Woman who lent her friend over $10K sees him travelling overseas and asks “hello, did you forget you got debt to pay”
▪ All S’poreans must do their part to achieve sustainable water supply: DPM Wong
▪ ‘Pls get in touch if u see her’ — S’porean pet parent shares photos of calico cat, asks help finding their lost fur baby
▪ Elderly tissue seller uncle reported to SMRT by man who saw him counting money
▪ LoriGPT, A Revolutionary Siri-Integrated AI Chatbot for iOS Launched
▪ U.S. govt demands TikTok s China founders sell shares in company or face potential ban
▪ M’sian man, 36 pregnant wife, 30, die in accident on the way to S’pore, leaves behind son, 2
▪ My feet won t be frightened now : Woman praises Grab driver for scooping lizard out of car with bare hands
▪ Clementi residents say ceilings are leaking and mouldy after roof works, attempts to reach PAP MP remain fruitless
▪ Nat Ho reveals scammer who pretends to be his social media manager, says scammers now have new tactics
▪ Singapore first country in Asia to get new pneumococcal vaccine
▪ Over 30 cats rescued from Pipit Road flat after unit caught fire last week
▪ Japan McDonald s T-shaped Hip Bar seats for customers to dine dash
▪ Home recycling: Every Singapore household can collect free Bloobox from vending machines
▪ 2-year-old in hospital after Jaguar sportscar overturns in Tanglin
▪ ‘$8 for this plate of mediorce food. Omg!’ — Shocked customer warns others
▪ New children’s specialist clinic opens in Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
▪ Thailand prepares to dissolve parliament ahead of election
▪ I m just lucky : Malaysian grateful for Singaporean landlord maintaining $700 monthly rent for 6 years
▪ China’s largest chain Luckin Coffee opening in S pore after almost collapsing in 2020
▪ North-East commuters can offset more than half their travel fare by taking bus to work from Mar. 20, 2023
▪ Man charged with the murder of his co-tenant in Bukit Merah flat
▪ Married woman with a 3yo daughter wants to know if she should leave her violent husband for another married man who has his own daughter
▪ Indonesian hired for a banking job asks if 9.5-hour workday is ‘normal’ in Singapore
▪ Man’s Tokyo holiday disrupted as Zipair flight is cancelled due to ‘delay in introduction of aircraft’
▪ Ethel Neo on growing up as Jack Neo’s daughter how ‘I love you’ was important to her
▪ Mickey Mouse is bigger than Donald Duck : Diner spots rat scuttling next to roast ducks at Ang Mo Kio coffee shop
▪ Relatively famous Geylang Laksa Prawn Noodles at Sims Drive opens 2nd outlet in Ang Mo Kio
▪ Tay Ying talks about her supernatural encounter while filming new drama series, Silent Walls
▪ Nearly two-thirds of Singaporeans believe gender inequality still exists in the country: Survey
▪ Athens zoo fights to save tiger cub found in garbage
▪ North Korea claims almost 800,000 people have signed up for military to fight against US
▪ I m back : Trump returns to YouTube and Facebook after two-year ban
▪ UK s Prince Harry s libel case against publisher built on sand , London court told
▪ Everything you need to know about Wi-Fi 7
▪ Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review: Physical: 100? No, it s what s inside that matters more
▪ Anthithottam – Drama Review
▪ Ukraine war: International court issues warrant for Putin s arrest
▪ From history tours to grocery shopping: Why some retirees prefer flexi-work and gig jobs
▪ Irate woman leaves bloody scratches on Grab driver, thinking he took the wrong route
▪ Guide to Baby Grants in Singapore (2023) — Baby Bonus, Medisave, Tax Reliefs and More
▪ Mother and infant trapped for nearly 3 hours in HomeTeamNS nursing room after lock dislodges
▪ Police clash with protesters at Paris demonstration against pension overhaul
▪ Harry Styles helps fan propose at ‘Love On Tour’ concert in Singapore
▪ Maid wants to know if she still needs to work in the house once her replacement helper has arrived
▪ Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 18
▪ From houses on stilts, to eco-houses: Former Lazarus islanders fondly recall their old home
▪ Veteran orchid cultivator among four to be recognised for preserving culture, passing down skills
▪ Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max might have thinnest phone bezels
▪ Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 for midrange devices
▪ Bee Cheng Hiang s beef bak kwa alleged to have potentially carcinogenic compounds, SFA says no health risk eating in moderation
▪ Use of TikTok, similar apps on S’pore govt-issued devices only on ‘need-to’ basis: Smart Nation office
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▪ School Pocket Money Fund beneficiaries enjoy Avatar exhibit during Gardens by the Bay outing
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▪ Driver in fatal Woodlands crash had history of epilepsy and ignored doctor’s warnings to avoid driving
▪ New campaign launched to promote graciousness on public transport
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▪ Man with no licence but drove with wife, kids in van gets 5 weeks’ jail after prosecution appeals
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▪ Temasek Poly students develop plant-based alternatives for local foods like laksa beef rendang
▪ Man, 26, flees from police twice sparks islandwide manhunt after being asked if he consumed alcohol
▪ 6m Optimus Prime Transformers statue on display at Gardens By The Bay for 1 month
▪ Last person linked to $40m ruse involving largest fraud of govt funds to date pleads guilty
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