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100,000 objectionable YouTube videos removed: Singapore among top 10 nations with clips that flout guidelines
SINGAPORE – Singapore is among the top 10 nations that have uploaded the largest number of YouTube videos removed for flouting community guidelines. According to Google Transparency Report, YouTube owner Google removed a record number of 1.2 million ...
Proud to be Singaporean: McDonald’s waitress in China praises Singapore teen customer for clearing his own food tray
CHINA: A McDonald’s waitress in China took a moment to appreciate the thoughtful gesture of... The post Proud to be Singaporean: McDonald’s waitress in China praises Singapore teen customer for cleari ...
Scammers using deepfake nude images to demand money from victims in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A few days after John (not his real name) connected with a woman on the dating app OkCupid, he received a message from a friend who said someone had sent him a photo purportedly of John in ...
Cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome remain stable in Singapore: MOH
The Health Ministry said the number of cases of a potentially deadly disease on the rise in Japan, has remained relatively stable here in Singapore. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, is a rare but severe complication of bacterial infection caused by Group A Streptococcus.
Runaway golf buggy plunges off second tier of driving range at Singapore’s Keppel Club
A golf buggy, sans driver, plunged off the second tier of a driving range at Keppel Club on June 20, crashing near two stunned golfers who were preparing to tee off.
Medical Mysteries – Singapore baby with 1 in 100 million brain stem tumour survives and thrives against all odds
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Given the aggressive cancer tumour located at her brain stem, little E should have died within weeks of her birth. Instead, the girl, who is now two years old, is not just alive but also well and behaving like any other ...
Singapore named world’s second most expensive city for expats
Singapore has become the second most expensive city in the world for foreigners after Hong Kong in this year's Cost of Living Survey, released by American consulting firm Mercer.They were followed by four cities in Switzerland: Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern.The rest of the top 10 were filled out with New York, London, Nassau (Bahamas) ...
‘Singapore is too perfect’: Indian founder reveals why he’s moving family back to Bengaluru
An Indian business leader living in Singapore has revealed why he made the decision to move back to Bengaluru. Aakash Dharmadhikari, co-founder of AI platform Realfast, says his decision to return to ...
PM Lawrence Wong calls for Singapore to embrace broader definition of success
"My team and I want to build a society that allows space for u-turns, side steps, slowdowns, pauses, experimentations and outliers," said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Outcry over samsui woman with cigarette mural in Singapore: URA requests delay in changes as it reviews stance
SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has asked the artist behind a controversial mural of a cigarette-holding samsui woman to delay any changes to his work while the authority reviews ...
Singapore boy, 14, develops bodybuilding passion which helps him cope with dyslexia, boosts confidence
Singapore boy, 14, develops bodybuilding passion which helps him cope with dyslexia, boosts confidence A 14-year-old boy from Singapore has amazed social media with his impressive physique, a result of two years of bodybuilding.
Chinese national jailed for stealing US$88,700 from jeweller on Hong Kong-Singapore flight
A man who stole the equivalent of about S$120,000 (US$88,700) from a jeweller on a Singapore Airlines flight was sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ jail on Friday. Peng Hui, a 54-year-old Chinese national, had initially told the court when he was charged ...
Singapore’s oil spill spreads to Johor
Singapore's oil spill has reached Johor. The Malaysian state began a clean-up effort on Jun 21, a week after a maritime crash off Singapore's southern waters discharged 400 tonnes of oil into the ...
Singapore’s cyber security agency urges vigilance against ‘suspicious activity’ after Changi Airport website hit by outage
SINGAPORE: Changi Airport’s website suffered a brief outage at about 4am on Friday (June 21), and it went back online soon after.
‘My most expensive mixed rice in Singapore’: $21 ‘cai fan’ in Lucky Plaza food court shocks diner
A tourist was shocked after she allegedly paid $21 for her meal from a 'cai fan' stall in Lucky Plaza, according to her Facebook post to Complaint Singapore on Thursday (June 20). "This mixed rice stall is where I've tasted my most expensive mixed rice ...