A visitor to Gardens by the Bay yesterday received some unwanted attention when he arrived dressed in a bright red polo shirt and a pair of bermudas.
He had shackles on his hands and feet, and there were two men standing…
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Overcome land scarcity by building water-borne communities
Singapore is known as the “Little Red Dot” for good reason. With a total land area of 719.1 sqkm, the city-state is a tiny dot surrounded by giant neighbours. The government has said that the population is projected to increase to 6.5 million to 6.9 million…
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‘Upskirt’ video offender serves less jail time on appeal
SINGAPORE – The High Court has allowed an appeal that will cut short the jail time a 29-year-old has to serve for taking “upskirt” videos, ruling that too long a sentence would have the potential to undo the progress the appellant had made so far in…
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CPI falls for 20th month, but less than expected
SINGAPORE – Headline consumer prices in Singapore continued sliding in June to register the 20th straight month of decline, but the central bank is expected to leave monetary policy unchanged at its October policy meeting as the pace of deflation slowed…
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S’pore’s first electric taxi fleet to start operations in September
SINGAPORE – The first electric taxis will ply the roads here in September, under a trial by HDT Singapore Taxi. The sixth taxi operator in Singapore, it plans to launch a fleet of 100 battery-operated taxis by the first quarter of 2017.
These taxis are…
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MAS proposals widen investment scope for insurers
SINGAPORE – Insurance companies in Singapore will face less onerous restrictions to invest in bonds and equities under new rules being proposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
The draft risk-based capital framework, which has been in the works for…
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Fully-electric taxis to ply Singapore's roads from September
One hundred of these vehicles will be rolled out by the first quarter of 2017 as part of a trial.
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TODAY’s brief, Tuesday, July 26
Asean minister’s meeting to discuss North Korea
Asean foreign ministers’ meeting draws to a close today where they will meet with their counterparts at the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) in Vientiane, Laos. North Korea will be among the 27 countries attending the…
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AVA investigating feedback on chained dog in Siglap area
This comes after a post on the Chained Dog Awareness in Singapore Facebook page garnered attention online. The post alleged that the dog has become aggressive after being leashed for a long time, and looked to be in poor condition.
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Father jailed for sodomising daughter
He sexually assaulted his daughter on at least three occasions— twice when she was 10 and another time when she was 19.
For his offences in 2005 and 2014, the man, 51, was sentenced on Monday (July 25) to a jail term of 12…
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