[ad_1] More mailboxes have been tampered with at various Housing Board (HDB) properties across the island, with grocery vouchers destined for low-income Singaporeans allegedly stolen. Police said yesterday they have received reports of such incidents in residential areas, including Marsiling and Bukit Merah, and a case of mischief in Block …
Read More »Have host Quan Yifeng and daughter Eleanor Lee get into a fight with famous hairstylist Addy Lee?, Entertainment News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Mediacorp host Quan Yifeng and her actress daughter Eleanor Lee are reported to have had a fight with Addy Lee, the best friend of Quan, the longtime celebrity stylist. In photos uploaded to Instagram of Eleanor Lee from her 21st birthday party on Monday (October 12), she …
Read More »China cleans up city after coronavirus outbreak
[ad_1] Nearly 10 million people in the Chinese city of Qingdao have been tested for the coronavirus, officials said Thursday, as authorities scrambled to quell an outbreak through an ambitious mass testing program. Vice Mayor Luan Xin said more than 9.9 million samples had been collected and 7.6 million results …
Read More »The return of mass air travel at least two years from now, says Singapore
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Read More »Man, 20, sentenced to 1 year by RTC for sexually abusing his minor cousin for 4 years, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 20-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday (October 15) to 12 months in a Reformation Training Center (RTC) for sexually assaulting his cousin multiple times between 2016 and 2019. He first sexually abused his cousin in an apartment when she was 10 and he was 15. He …
Read More »COVID-19: Arts and culture organizations eligible for a one-time grant of up to S $ 75,000
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: More than 300 key arts and culture organizations, as well as those in closely related sectors such as media and design, will receive a one-time operating grant of S $ 50,000 or S $ 75,000 depending on their size. The grant will help organizations defray operating costs and …
Read More »GST Rate Increase Cannot Be Deferred Indefinitely: Heng Swee Keat, Politics News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – While the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate will remain at 7 percent next year, the rate increase cannot be deferred indefinitely as revenue is necessary to support Singapore’s spending needs to ensure its long-term future, the deputy prime minister said. Heng Swee Keat on Thursday (October …
Read More »Mustafa’s boss’s stepbrother felt treated like a ‘servant’, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Mustafa Center chief’s half-brother, Mustaq Ahmad, felt his family were treated as “servants” and lived as construction workers, the High Court heard on Thursday (October 15) in an ongoing trial. Ayaz Ahmed told the court that he and 13 other members of the extended family were housed …
Read More »CNA explores Singapore on foot (day 4): get into hot waters and look for crocodiles
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: On the morning of his 38th birthday, he found Mr. Lim Zi Yuan barefoot with a newly bought red bucket at his side. “We went to Lazarus Island and Kusu (Island) on Tuesday, we went to Coney Island yesterday … so it’s really Singapore from end to end,” …
Read More »The government is prepared to propose greater use of reserves if necessary, says DPM Heng
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The government is prepared to ask President Halimah Yacob for approval to tap into the country’s past reserves if necessary, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in Parliament on Thursday (October 15). Rounding out a two-day debate on the government’s strategy to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 …
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