
Charmaine Jacob
Digital News Associate at CNBC
Digital news associate @CNBCi based in Singapore. Email me at [email protected]
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2 days ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: Singaporean households can now claim and use S$500 (US$380) in Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Tuesday (May 13) at Nee Soon South Community Club. The CDC vouchers, meant to help households manage cost-of-living challenges, will be divided equally as per previous tranches – S$250 for spending at participating heartland merchants and hawkers, and S$250 for spending at participating supermarkets.
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6 days ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
Singapore Ash from the warehouse blaze was carried by the wind into flats as far away as Simei. New: You can now listen to articles. 09 May 2025 01:39PM (Updated: 09 May 2025 03:13PM) SINGAPORE: Firefighting operations are underway after a blaze broke out at a two-storey industrial building in Tampines on Friday (May 9), sending dark plumes of smoke and ash into the sky.
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1 week ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: Travel agencies in Singapore are re-evaluating tours to Kashmir and Pakistan following a surge in hostilities between India and Pakistan. At least one operator told CNA on Wednesday (May 7) it has already cancelled trips and refunded travellers, while others are adopting a wait-and-see approach. The spike in tensions comes after a militant attack last month killed 26 Hindu pilgrims in Indian-administered Kashmir.
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1 week ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: Although the last results of the General Election came in well after midnight, MPs-elect had already hit the ground running on Sunday (May 4) morning, eagerly thanking residents for their support. National Development Minister Desmond Lee led his five-person team as they greeted patrons of a coffee shop in Jurong West hours after winning the newly formed West Coast-Jurong West Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
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2 weeks ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
Singapore “Blind faith allows society into thinking that things are fine when they are clearly not, and worse, that there is no alternative to the PAP,” said SDP's Chee Soon Juan at its first GE2025 lunchtime rally at UOB Plaza on Tuesday (Apr 29). New: You can now listen to articles.
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