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No oil spill in Singapore Strait despite African tanker running aground: MPA

An oil tanker registered in Djibouti, an African country, ran aground near an Indonesian island in the Singapore Strait, but the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said there were no injuries and no oil spills. In response to...

Singapore-based insect food company draws investment worth almost $40M

Despite being in its infancy, the insect food industry has attracted the attention of investors and one Singapore-based insect company has drawn close to a whopping $40 million in investment over a period of four years. This is according to...

PM Lee congratulates Xi Jinping on his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping today (25 Oct) on his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China. In a congratulatory letter, Mr Lee said he was confident that under the leadership...

Ex-international school teacher jailed five years for sexual acts and dating 14-year-old girl

A male teacher asked a 14-year-old female student to be his girlfriend; after the two had sex, the male teacher told the girl it was a "natural thing" and gave her birth control pills to prevent her from getting...

Facebook users point out that the $3K/month salary recruitment ad targeted at Malaysian workers for 4-days-work-week job at Changi Airport is misleading

A job advertisement appeared in a Malaysian newspaper, searching for Malaysian workers at Changi Airport in Singapore, working four days a week and earning a monthly salary of RM10,000 (over S$3,000).  Some media reported that Changi Airport has posted a...

Heavy-duty lorry driver and company involved in multi-vehicle car crash in Causeway pleads not guilty in Court

The heavy-duty lorry driver and his company, who were accused of causing a serious multiple vehicles accident at the Johor Bahru side of the Causeway, were both charged at the Johor Bahru Magistrates' Court today (June 18). But both...

English expat asking if she can rent “old village houses” near Marina Bay draws snarky responses online

A woman asking in an expat forum in Facebook if she can rent "old village houses" near Marina Bay has drawn the ridicule of some social media users. According to her Facebook profile, the woman is originally from England...

Malaysia’s chicken ban would end in a month says senior gov’t official

The supply of poultry in Malaysia is expected to ease in a month, a senior government official has said. Dr Noorlizan Mohammed Noor, director general of the Department of Veterinary Services, said yesterday that there will be enough chicken supplies...

S’pore chicken rice stall owner likens M’sia chicken export ban situation to ‘McDonald’s with no burgers’

Malaysia’s ban on exporting chicken to Singapore took effect on Wednesday (June 1), getting featured in The Washington Post, The Guardian, and other international news outlets because of its impact on Singapore. The ban was implemented to ensure that Malaysians...

Elderly Singaporean Chinese man moved to tears after Malaysian Malay man returns wallet containing over $1,000 he lost on a bus

A young Malay man picked up a wallet without knowing what was in it and when he found out that it contained a lot of money, he returned it intact to an elderly Singaporean man. The act of kindness...
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Two former Keppel FELS employees fined for accepting bribes from suppliers

Two former employees of Keppel's offshore and marine subsidiary Keppel FELS have been fined after being convicted of accepting...
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