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2 days ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo |Andrew Wong
SINGAPORE - The PAP will be up against the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC once again, with a new anchor minister at the helm for the ruling party. Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat, 51, will lead the four-man PAP team for the GRC, following Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen’s retirement from politics.
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3 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Andrew Wong |Christine Tan
SINGAPORE – A 15-year-old Singaporean student who wanted to marry an ISIS fighter in Syria started at least eight online relationships with supporters of the terrorist group. She considered saving money to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS, start a pro-ISIS family and raise sons to become fighters for the cause. In February, the Internal Security Department (ISD) issued a restriction order (RO) against the self-radicalised girl.
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3 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Andrew Wong |Christine Tan
SINGAPORE - A Singaporean PhD student who admitted to spying for China in the United States will no longer be subject to restrictions on his activities, including travelling out of Singapore. The Internal Security Department (ISD) said on April 2 in a media release that the restriction order (RO) issued against Dickson Yeo, 44, was allowed to lapse upon its expiry in January 2025.
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4 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Andrew Wong
SINGAPORE - After bidding goodbye to her employees, the owner of a karaoke bar and her husband were about to head home when the night took a sudden turn. As the couple were about to enter a lift on the fourth floor of Cuppage Plaza, they bumped into a group who were coming out at the same time. Ms Ng Siew Ching alleged that the two men and two women were visibly intoxicated.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Andrew Wong
Gadgets: Speaker is the life of any partyTo say the new Soundcore Rave 3S AI party speaker is the life of your party is an understatement. Just as advertised, it keeps the energy high and …
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Andrew Wong
SINGAPORE - The president of the Law Society of Singapore has called on its vice-president Mr Chia Boon Teck to resign, saying he had made unacceptable comments about a rape survivor. In a statement released around 1am on March 25, Ms Lisa Sam Hui Min said Mr Chia should resign as vice-president and council member. Ms Sam added: “The victim’s morality should not have been questioned in this manner.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Andrew Wong
SINGAPORE - The vice president of the Law Society of Singapore has come in for strong criticism over comments he made about a rape survivor, with Law Minister K. Shanmugam saying the views may misrepresent the norms in Singapore. Mr Chia Boon Teck had posted remarks on his LinkedIn page on March 22 about a High Court case involving Lev Panfilov, who was accused of raping a woman he met on dating app Tinder.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Andrew Wong
SINGAPORE - On the 10th anniversary of Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s death, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong called on Singaporeans to honour the legacy of Singapore’s founding father through their actions. Modern Singapore stands as a testament to Mr Lee’s vision for the nation, having become a clean and green city-state that is “admired and respected around the world”.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Andrew Wong
SINGAPORE – An oil trader who met a ship agent over the course of his work later became the agent’s supplier when the former started his own trading company in 2018. He would help the agent’s clients source for petroleum products and sell to them at a higher price, before splitting his profits with the agent. The oil broker, Justin Low Eng Yeow, later agreed to help procure gasoil, a type of commercial fuel, for another client in a deal that Kwek Kee Seng, the ship agent, had brokered.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Andrew Wong
SINGAPORE – Two men schemed to avoid the payment of duties on alcohol meant for export by removing some bottles from shipping containers and replacing them with cheaper beer. Jake Lam, 59, director of a local alcohol retailer and warehouse operator, came up with the plan to hide bottles of liquor that were meant for export in his Jurong warehouse.
