A 25-year-old lorry driver was killed in an accident involving a van, a lorry and a tipper truck on Monday morning (May 16).
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1 dead after multi-vehicle accident at Woodlands Road
Parkway Parade retail mall closed 'till further notice' after fire
The mall was closed on Monday after a fire broke out the night before in the storeroom of a unit on the second floor of the mall. No injuries were reported, SCDF said.
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Weather expected to get slightly cooler in second half of May: Met Service
In a media advisory, the Meteorological Service Singapore said the country is likely to experience brief showers in the next fortnight, occurring in the late morning and afternoon on six to eight days.
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Restaurants, retailers jump on board Dads For Life initiative
Places such as Madame Tussauds Singapore and Gardens By The Bay have come on board to support the nationwide movement to celebrate dads, and to encourage them to play a more active role in parenting.
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Financial institutions need 'strong IT controls' following SWIFT attacks: MAS
After a series of cyber attacks on financial institutions worldwide, the Monetary Authority of Singapore says that it will continue to monitor the security landscape and provide guidance where necessary.
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Man killed by fall after lift stops off the ground
SINGAPORE – In the fourth reported lift accident here in seven months and also the most serious one to date, a 77-year-old man died on Monday morning (May 16) after he fell backwards and hit his head on the ground after he had reversed his motorised scooter…
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Private home sales down in April despite more units launched
Excluding executive condominiums, property developers sold 745 units last month compared with the 843 units sold in March, data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority shows.
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Elderly man dies after toppling over lift gap in Pasir Ris
SINGAPORE – A 77-year-old man died after an incident in a lift at Block 247, Pasir Ris Street 21 today (May 16).
According to Channel NewsAsia, Mr Lim Hang Chiang had entered the lift on a motorised wheelchair on Sunday (May 15) morning. Two neighbours had also entered the lift with the elderly man.
Mr Lim Keng Swee, 45, the youngest son of the deceased man, was reported as saying that the lift had stopped 25 centimetres above ground, creating a gap.
Elderly man dies after toppling over lift gap in Pasir Ris
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Lianhe Wanbao, Shin Min
The incident had occurred when the elder Mr Lim had reversed backwards while exiting the lift, causing him to fall.
“The whole vehicle toppled and my dad fell backwards and hit his head. He fell head down, so he suffered a skull fracture and internal bleeding in the brain,” Mr Lim was quoted as saying.
He also added that his brother had brought their father to Changi General Hospital, and that after “an X-Ray and two CT scans, [the doctors] determined his brain was bleeding quite heavily”.
His father’s condition subsequently worsened and he died at 2.14am on Monday.
According to his son, the elder Mr Lim would have turned 78 on May 20.
The lift in question is currently under repair.
The Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council said in a statement on Facebook that it had been notified of the incident early Sunday morning.
Last October, elderly woman lost her left arm after it was severed by the doors at Block 322, Tat Ching Road.
Investigations revealed that the lift doors had closed as the leash was too narrow to be detected.
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An investigation subsequently revealed that there had been nothing wrong with the lift in question, and that the accident had been caused by the leash which had been too narrow to be detected.
More recently, a domestic helper was trapped in a lift that shot up 17 floors on March 7 this year.
Ms Evi Lisnawati, 36, was rescued from the lift at Block 317, Ang Mo Kio Street 31 by Singapore Civil Defence Force an hour and a half later.
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Protest conveyed to Singapore Environment Minister: Indonesia
Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry reiterates that it has sent an official complaint to the Singapore Government over plans to prosecute Indonesian businessmen for their alleged involvement in the forest fires last year.
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Fire breaks out at Bedok North Road unit; no one injured
A fire broke out at a 12th-floor unit at Block 117 Bedok North Road on Monday (May 16). SCDF said the fire involved the contents of a kitchen and was extinguished using a water jet.
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