WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK – As terror attacks escalate around the world, a nuclear attack by terrorists using devices bought off the black market is “very plausible and believable”, and is a threat that countries must take seriously, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien…
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Nuclear attack by terrorists very plausible, says PM Lee
LTA denies claims of threats as teen closes blog on MRT line construction
SINGAPORE – A teenage blogger and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) are embroiled in a tit-for-tat over the reason for his closure of a passion project to document the progress of construction of the Thomson MRT line.
Nethaniel Foo, 18, who started the…
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Productivity a tale of two halves, and challenge is lifting it all-round: DPM
SINGAPORE – A closer look at the Republic’s productivity growth in recent years reveals an economy of two halves, and the task at hand is to lift productivity all-round, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday.
Singapore’s outward-oriented…
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12 months’ suspension for doctor who sold cough syrup to addicts
SINGAPORE – A general practitioner who was convicted of selling nearly 280L of cough syrup to more than 30 addicts without prescriptions over a nine-month period has been suspended from practising medicine for 12 months by the Singapore Medical Council…
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Singapore taking steps to counter nuclear threats: PM Lee
April 02, 2016 1:52 AM
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong underlined Singapore’s commitment to supporting counter-proliferation efforts at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Friday, outlining three key efforts the government is taking.
BRIEF-Silver Lake, GIC acquires stakes in Ancestry.com for about $2.6 bln
April 1 – Silver Lake:
* Silver Lake and GIC to acquire substantial equity stakes
in Ancestry.com LLC at enterprise value of about $2.6 billion
* Following transaction, Silver Lake and GIC will hold equal
minority ownership positions in Ancestry
*…
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10-day detention order for IT manager who hurt intern
SINGAPORE – Even though he had full control of his reactions while dealing with an intern, the IT company manager continued to assault his victim and did not stop after crossing the line, said District Judge Lim Tse Haw on Friday (April 1).
For hurting his…
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Three madrasah students reportedly attacked; Shanmugam vows to ensure that justice is done
April 02, 2016 1:03 AM
SINGAPORE – Three students from a full-time Islamic religious school were reported to have been physically attacked in public on Friday morning.
Police investigating attack on 3 Madrasah students: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE – The police are investigating a case of physical attacks carried out against three Madrasah students in a public place, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam on Friday (April 1).
Posting about the incident on his Facebook page at around…
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Law minister asks police to investigate alleged attack on Madrasah students
A Facebook post by Ms Nisha Mohd Hussein said three students from Madrasah Al-Ma-arif Al-Islamiah were physically assaulted by a stranger at Paya Lebar MRT station.
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