Charmaine Jacob
Digital News Associate at CNBC
Digital news associate @CNBCi based in Singapore. Email me at [email protected]
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channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
New: You can now listen to articles. 31 May 2025 02:42AM (Updated: 31 May 2025 02:45AM) SINGAPORE: Residents of a Housing Board block at Ubi Avenue 1 were evacuated late Friday (May 30) after a fire broke out, with some people reporting an explosion. The incident happened at Block 301, Ubi Avenue 1, where some residents were evacuated as a safety precaution.
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channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: Israel may be breaching international law by restricting humanitarian aid to Gaza, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday (May 30). Speaking in a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron as part of the latter's state visit to Singapore, Mr Wong said: "We have always said that Israel had a right to defend itself.
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channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: Singapore and France are two "like-minded" countries working together to put in place the outlines of a new global order, with the old one of decades past changing, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday (May 30). Speaking to members of the media at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, Mr Wong said both countries believe deeply in multilateralism and a rules-based global order.
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channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: Increasing the number of demerit points as a penalty for speeding is a stronger deterrent than higher fines, given the higher incomes in Singapore, observers said on Thursday (May 29). Their comments came after the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that harsher penalties for speeding will take effect from Jan 1 next year. A motorist caught exceeding the speed limit by 20kmh or less will face six demerit points, up from four.
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1 week ago |
channelnewsasia.com | Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: French President Emmanuel Macron and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong jostled with dinner crowds at Lau Pau Sat on Thursday (May 29), the first of Mr Macron's two-day state visit to Singapore. The two country leaders arrived at the downtown food centre slightly after 9pm and were joined by their wives, Mrs Brigitte Macron and Ms Loo Tze Lui.
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