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3 days ago | 
straitstimes.com | Nadine Chua |Clement Yong |Zhaki Abdullah
SINGAPORE - Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Leader of the House Indranee Rajah will anchor the newly-created Pasir Ris-Changi GRC, in a surprise move from her Tanjong Pagar GRC ward. This fuels speculation that Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, who was expected to helm the GRC, could be moved elsewhere, possibly to the hotly-contested Punggol GRC. The WP has been active there, with both parties keeping their electoral cards close to their chest.
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1 week ago | 
straitstimes.com | Christine Tan |Nadine Chua
and SINGAPORE - As light rain fell over Tampines on the morning of April 11, the family of 10-year-old Freya Ji Yinan gathered to bid her farewell. Freya, an Australian, died in hospital after a fire broke out in a shophouse in River Valley Road on April 8. It left 21 others injured. Freya’s family and friends came together on April 11 at Singapore Funeral Parlour in Tampines, where a memorial service was held for her.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Wong Pei Ting |Nadine Chua |Zhaki Abdullah |Lee Ying
SINGAPORE – It is new, it is young, and it will almost certainly be the site of a fierce contest. Punggol reflects the Singaporean heartland – though with a youthful tilt. For years, it has been the nation’s youngest town, with over half of its more than 120,000 voters estimated to be aged between 21 and 45. They will play a key role in shaping voting patterns. And it is growing, with new Build-To-Order estates completed over the last five years, and more in the pipeline.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Nadine Chua
In another case, the victim lost $33.8 million in cryptocurrency after falling for a phishing scam. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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2 months ago | 
herworld.com | Letty Seah |Arissa Ha |Seah Pei Jun |Nadine Chua
If you find the heat in Singapore unbearable, it may be time to swap out long tresses for a shorter ‘do. It may be difficult to part with your long locks especially if you have had them for years, besides cutting them off to beat the heat here, you’ll be surprised at the numerous benefits of going short. Right off the bat your head will feel lighter without the heavy weight of your long longs. In addition, it will help to shave years off your face, how’s that for instant anti-ageing?
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2 months ago | 
asiaone.com | Nadine Chua |Kolette Lim
SINGAPORE – Several cars suffered heat damage after a fire broke out at a multi-storey carpark in Ang Mo Kio on the afternoon of Jan 27.
When contacted, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 712A Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 at about 12.40pm.
The fire, which involved two cars on the third level of the carpark, was extinguished using two water jets and a compressed air foam backpack.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Nadine Chua
SINGAPORE - A man choked his 84-year-old grandmother and pulled her hair when she refused to give him money, breaching a personal protection order (PPO) that restrained him from using violence against her. On Jan 16, Jeremy Su Zhiwei, 33, was sentenced to 12 weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing hurt and another charge for contravening a protection order. The PPO has been put in place since 2022, after he had numerous physical altercations with his grandmother.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Nadine Chua
SINGAPORE - Despite knowing that firefighters in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) must operate minimally in pairs, a senior SCDF officer left a full-time national serviceman (NSF) to fight one alone. Muhammad Kamil Mohamed Yasin, 39, did so as he felt dizzy from the heat while fighting a fire at Block 91 Henderson Road in Bukit Merah on Dec 8, 2022, and wanted to rest. He gave Edward H. Go, 19, a thumbs up, left the HDB flat and did not tell colleagues the NSF was alone fighting the fire.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Nadine Chua
SINGAPORE - Dental floss, abalone, milk powder, Loewe jewellry and Labubu plush toys were among the items that seven individuals allegedly stole and were taken to court for on Jan 15. In one case, a teen allegedly stole items on at least 55 occasions from two different Sheng Siong outlets over a span of four months. On Jan 15, the teen, 18, was handed two amalgamated charges of theft in dwelling. He cannot be named as he committed several of these acts while he was 17 years old.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
dental.einnews.com | Nadine Chua
SINGAPORE - Dental floss, abalone, milk powder, Loewe jewellery and Labubu plush toys were among the items that seven individuals allegedly stole and were taken to court for on Jan 15. In one case, a teen allegedly stole items on at least 55 occasions from two different Sheng Siong outlets over a span of four months. On Jan 15, the teen, 18, was handed two amalgamated charges of theft in dwelling. He cannot be named as he committed several of these acts while he was 17 years old.
