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1 month ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan |Davina Tham |Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: It is the candidate that matters, not the constituency. That was the general sentiment of voters drawn into or out of four closely watched Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) in the new electoral map released on Mar 11. CNA spoke to about 80 residents affected by the new boundaries for West Coast-Jurong West, East Coast, Marine Parade-Braddell Heights and Aljunied GRCs.For most voters, the specifics of which GRC they are in do not affect their daily life.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan
SINGAPORE: The day global hit song Apt was released along with a dance challenge, Sergeant 2 (SGT2) Valerie Lim and her colleagues at Tampines Fire Station immediately began discussing if they should take up the social media challenge. The next day, they selected four female paramedics to front a video done in a similar style to the song's music video and to be posted on the fire station's Instagram account. They added a couple of variations to the online dance challenge as well.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan
Meet the firefighters and paramedics who are also the brains behind Tampines Fire Station's viral videos. They talk about their work in showcasing the station's frontliners and what it's like getting recognised in public.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan |Charmaine Jacob
SINGAPORE: Operators whose licences have been revoked for food safety breaches will be disqualified from holding the same licence for up to three years, after a Bill aimed at updating Singapore's food safety regime was passed in parliament on Wednesday (Jan 8). Food trading, food business or animal feed production licences can be revoked in cases of fraud or breaches that have posed severe risks to food safety or are in the public interest.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan
SINGAPORE: Acquired skills declining after people leave the formal education system or skills becoming obsolete at the workplace are likely factors behind the loss of literary proficiency among older adults in Singapore, Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing said on Wednesday (Jan 8).
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Matthew Mohan |Natasha Ganesan
SINGAPORE: Singapore's parliament passed a law on Tuesday (Jan 7) removing mandatory minimum sentences and the disqualification period for first-time dangerous or careless driving offenders. Under the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, the courts will now have greater discretion to determine appropriate sentences based on the circumstances of cases, as compared to the current situation where there are prescribed mandatory minimum sentences.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan
SINGAPORE: The National Parks Board (NParks) on Tuesday (Dec 10) launched an initiative, dubbed as Singapore’s "most extensive coral restoration effort", to plant 100,000 corals. Known as the 100k Corals Initiative, the aim is to plant the corals in Singapore's waters over the next 10 years and beyond. The plan was first announced by Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration Desmond Lee during the 5th Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium last year.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan
SINGAPORE: The man who is accused of stabbing a priest at St Joseph's Church last month was taken to the scene of the crime by the police on Friday (Dec 6). Singaporean Basnayake Keith Spencer, 37, was charged on Nov 11 with one count of voluntarily causing grievous hurt by a dangerous weapon to Father Christopher Lee Kwong Heng. He is accused of using a foldable knife to stab Father Lee in the mouth at about 6.30pm on Nov 9 at the church in Upper Bukit Timah.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan |Tang See Kit
SINGAPORE: In November, two telecommunications cables were cut in the Baltic Sea in a span of 48 hours, prompting suspicions of "sabotage" and "hybrid warfare". The severing was reportedly linked to a Chinese ship. Beijing has said it's ready to assist in the investigation, while Russia has denied involvement. A similar incident occurred last year when a Chinese vessel damaged - in a post-facto admission - an undersea data cable connecting Estonia to Sweden.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Natasha Ganesan
SINGAPORE: Authorities have blocked the website of online gender clinic GenderGP from users in Singapore as its doctors are not registered to practice here. The teleconsultation platform offers services such as hormone therapy as well as prescriptions for puberty blockers. Founded by English physician Helen Webberley in 2015, GenderGP is a registered entity in Singapore.
