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Beloved British Eatery Smiths Fish & Chips Closing in May After 14 Years at...

Smiths Authentic British Fish & Chips, a beloved F&B establishment at Balmoral Plaza along Bukit Timah Road, announced its impending closure in a Facebook...
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Checkpoint Officer Jailed 5 Months for Molesting Chinese Tourist while Assisting with Arrival Card

A 70-year-old customer service officer at Woodlands Checkpoint has been sentenced to five months in jail for molesting an 18-year-old woman while assisting her...
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Police Warn of EZ-Link Scams That Stole S$156,000 from 97 Victims In March 2025

Singapore police reported that at least 97 cases of phishing scams involving fake EZ-Link or SimplyGo advertisements have been documented since 1 March 2025,...
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Stepfather Sentenced to 25 Years’ Jail for Raping Teenage Girl Who Later Lost Family...

A 30-year-old man who sexually abused his teenage stepdaughter over a seven-month period was sentenced to 25 years' jail and 24 strokes of the...
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7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Kills 153 in Myanmar and Thailand, with High-Rise Collapse in Bangkok

A devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025, killing at least 153 people and causing widespread destruction across the region, with...
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7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Myanmar, Tremors Felt across Thailand, China, and India

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday (28 March 2025), at 12:50 pm local time (2:20 pm Singapore time), causing widespread panic and...
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Surrey Hills Grocer CEO and Founder Pang Gek Teng Fired after Admitting to Fraud...

Surrey Hills Holdings has terminated the employment of its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pang Gek Teng after she admitted to committing fraud against...
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Remains of Makansutra Founder KF Seetoh’s Brother to Return Home after Fatal Gas Explosion...

The remains of Seetoh Kwok Meng, 68, brother of Makansutra food guide founder KF Seetoh, will be repatriated to Singapore more than three months...
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Singaporean Woman Fined $18,000 for GST Evasion on $25,000 Luxury Goods after Sharing Smuggling...

A 27-year-old Singaporean woman was fined $18,000 on 27 March 2025 after evading Goods and Services Tax (GST) on luxury items purchased in Europe...

Vietnamese Man Jailed 10 Weeks for Performing Lewd Acts with Flatmate’s Underwear and Plush...

A 38-year-old Vietnamese man, Nguyen Van Hao, was sentenced to 10 weeks' jail on 27 Mar 2025 after pleading guilty to one count of...