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Credit-for-sex scam victim under scanner for fake kidnap report in Singapore

Singaporean man, 20, who was the victim of a sex scam is currently under probe for lodging a false kidnapping report.

Jun 6, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Singaporean 6-year-old girl dies after falling from Ang Mo Kio HDB flat

The body of the 6-year-old girl was found motionless on the ground floor of Ang Mo Kio HDB flat.

Jun 5, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Escaped Kajang prisoner recaptured from construction site

Bid to smuggle cigarettes foiled, Malaysian arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint

ICA officers at Woodlands Checkpoint detected Malaysia-registered bus from where they found a huge amount of duty-unpaid cigarettes.

Jun 4, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Beware of Internet fraudsters offering discount on hotel reservation, tickets

Singapore Police Force alerted people about the scams involving hotel room reservations and attraction tickets.

Jun 2, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Former Foreign secretary S. Jaishankar takes oath as Union Minister at a swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 30, 2019.

Retired Indian diplomat Jaishankar returns as India's new Foreign Minister

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the first career diplomat to become the cabinet minister of foreign affairs.

May 31, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NTU kickstarts Singapore's first of its kind Waste-to-Energy unit at S$40 million

NTU and NEA have introduced the Waste-to-Energy Research Facility, which is the first of its kind in Singapore.

May 31, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Report confirms elderly woman died due to smoke inhalation at Bukit Panjang flat

The wheelchair-bound woman died due to smoke inhalation after lit joss stick caused fire in Bukit Panjang flat

May 31, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Doctor in HIV data leak case may face longer jail term for selling illegal drug injections

Partner of Mikhy Farrera Brochez, who is the accused of HIV data leak case, facing a new trial for selling illegal drug injections.

May 30, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Singapore: LTA seizes 10 PMDs after riders found violating rules

LTA deployed 80 officers to conduct an enforcement operation and they impound 10 PMDs from several places in Singapore.

May 29, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Climbers die while descending Mount Everest

Singaporean climbs Mt Everest against all odds; Here's a throwback at Republic's historic endeavour

29-year-old Jeremy Tong climbs Mount Everest but Singapore has achieved a historic milestone in mountaineering history since 1995.

May 27, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Electronics service company employee may face 15-year jail term for stealing 400 phones

A woman employee of an Electronics service company will be charged in court with criminal breach of trust in service.

May 27, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

national university of singapore nanoelectronics converter

NUS researchers claim harnessing AI to improve cognitive training

A pilot study was conducted by NUS researchers showed a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) platform known as CURATE.AI that can improve cognitive performance.

May 25, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NUS Education Artificial intelligence

MRT station incident: LTA notifies Nets over card swiping video

Land Transport Authority (LTA) has warned payment service provider Nets and said the man was violating the Travel Smart Rewards program.

May 25, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: Passport renewal becomes much easier now; Check video

Singapore people now can renew their passports through MyICA and collect easily from the nearest collection centre.

May 24, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NTU professor banned from driving, faces one week jail term over road rage incident on PIE

Singapore's NTU professor was sentenced to a week's jail and fined after the road rage incident which took place near Pan Island Expressway.

May 24, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NTU

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