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Lorry driver jailed for killing elderly cyclist

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The green man signal was on when he crossed the road on Feb 14 last year.

Even though cyclist Mohd Amin Abdullah, 88, had the right of way, a lorry hit and killed him while he was crossing at Lorong 6 Toa Payoh.

The…

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Cardboard auntie, 78, killed by reversing taxi at carpark

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Despite her advanced age and having money, she insisted on collecting cardboard.

So much so that she had been a familiar sight in her neighbourhood for more than 20 years.

But tragedy struck yesterday afternoon when…

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MORE ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS HURT IN 2015

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The death yesterday of the 78-year-old cardboard collector in Bedok came just slightly more than a month after another cardboard picker suffered the same fate.

Madam Tan Powi Kim, 62, died on Feb 20 after a car hit her as she…

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Yang's charges

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This month, Yang Kaiheng, 27, claimed trial to seven counts of sedition. An eighth charge of failing to produce documents to the police for investigations has been stood down.

The sedition charges are:

Lawsuit against town council was 'resolved'

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On a rainy evening on Aug 26, 2008, Mr Aw Kian Chow was walking back to his flat in Block 415, Sembawang Drive, when he fell on a sloping ramp near his block.

The 3m-wide walkway slopes 1.5m to 2m above ground over a distance…

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MAS to explore better ways to use data

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THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is looking at ways to improve the use and dissemination of its data, in hopes of making it available through the use of application programming interfaces (APIs).



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AXA Life joins as sixth IP insurer from May

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French insurer AXA Life will officially join the Integrated Shield Plan (IP) and rider market here as the sixth and newest provider from May 1, after it gained the Health Ministry's approval to do so.



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Singapore 2015 customer satisfaction level dips on lower Q4 scores

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The national customer satisfaction level here was lower in 2015, weighed down by poorer performances in the finance & insurance and healthcare sectors in the fourth quarter.



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REC to invest S$250m to scale up its solar capacity (Amended)

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SINGAPORE'S largest cleantech player, REC, has unveiled S$250 million in investments in the form of an expanded solar-energy manufacturing facility, and a joint research and development (R&D) project to develop the next-generation solar panel.



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Foreign investor interest in Singapore firms still strong: credit bureau

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Foreign investment interest in Singapore companies remains strong despite global uncertainties and tough economic conditions, the latest report by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) reveals.



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