🫨 Man is 1st Singaporean sentenced to community service and fine under Malaysia's new anti-littering law

Mohamed Nuh Qurasaini Kayat was sentenced on Monday (Feb 9) by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. He pleaded guilty to throwing a cigarette butt on the ground near a 7-Eleven convenience store in Jalan Bukit Bintang on Jan 1 at around 1.45am.

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📈 Singapore's economy grows 6.9% year-on-year in Q4 2025, higher than advance estimate

Full-year growth for 2025 came in at 5.0 per cent, compared to a preliminary reading of 4.8 per cent and revised growth of 5.3 per cent in 2024.

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📚 Over half of eligible Singaporeans aged 30 to 75 have used SkillsFuture credits; expiry of top-up spurred use

606,000 people enrolled in SkillsFuture Singapore-supported training in 2025, up from 555,000 people in 2024.

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😮 ICA foils bid to import drones and replica guns into Singapore via shipping container

ICA officers stopped an attempt to smuggle 72 undeclared drones and over 10 replica guns into Singapore after spotting anomalies in a cargo container at PSA Tanjong Pagar Terminal on Jan 22.

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😰 Jailed: Taiwan man, 73, who pushed bedridden wife, 68, out 14th floor window after caring for her for years

A 73-year-old man in Taiwan was jailed for two years and six months after pushing his bedridden wife to her death from their 14th-floor flat, with the court citing years of caregiving strain and declining health as mitigating factors.

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😤 Man caught on video cutting community cat's fur with scissors in Everton Park

A man was caught on CCTV allegedly pinning down a community cat at Everton Park and cutting off patches of its fur with scissors, sparking outrage online and renewed calls from residents to bring the well-loved feline indoors for its safety.

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😮‍💨 'It's honest work': Former PPP candidate Samuel Lee spotted working as food delivery rider

Former People Power Party candidate Samuel Lee was spotted working as a food delivery rider, saying he took on the job as a straightforward and honest way to tide over a gap between roles, a move that has earned him praise online for making a living through honest work.

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MRT Circle Line tunnel strengthening works near 50% completion

The overall works progress for tunnel strengthening works at a stretch of tunnel along the MRT’s Circle Line is at nearly 50 per cent.

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In 2025, the youngest drug abuser arrested was just 12 years old. Meanwhile, half of the new drug abusers arrested were below 30 years old.

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'Youth drug problem remains a concern', says CNB; youngest abuser arrested in 2025 just 12

Of the 1,165 new drug abusers arrested in 2025, 583 were below 30 years of age.

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Man, 36, to be charged after refusing police checks on Coleman Street and fleeing against traffic, causing accident

The incident happened at about 1.50am along Coleman Street, with the car later found abandoned along Central Boulevard, where items believed to be controlled drugs were found.

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'Truly like a fairy': Aunt remembers 6-year-old girl who died in Chinatown accident

The body of Sheyna Lashira was repatriated to Jakarta on Sunday morning, and the child was laid to rest at the Tanah Kusir Cemetery that day, said Indonesian police.

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❤️ 'She saved our home': Man thanks helper for extinguishing 'fierce blaze' at Ang Mo Kio condo

As the flames grew bigger, a neighbour rushed over and urged the helper to get out of the house. But she didn't.

The man, Tan, had been teaching both his kids and the helper how to react and use a fire extinguisher when a fire happens.

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Monday night fire at Bangkok's Chatuchak market damages 28 shops

The incident occurred at about 10.40pm on Monday (Feb 9) night and was said to have started at a shop at Project 17 in the market before spreading to other nearby shops.

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From S. Korea to Singapore: What's Dubai chewy cookie and why is everyone obsessed with it?

Shaped like a Japanese mochi, the snack was created last April by pastry chef Kim Na-ra, who works at South Korean bakery Mond Cookie.

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BreadTalk apologises after worker uses broom on food display shelves

The video was captured at around 12.15am at BreadTalk's Eastpoint Mall outlet on Monday, and shows a cleaner using a broom — typically used to sweep floors — to clean the bread shelves.

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🐎🧧🍊 Ma-rch into Year of the Horse with eye-catching red packets this Chinese New Year

Here are some of the most interesting red packets to look out for this festive season, and how to get your hands on them. 

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Stroke survivors Suhaimi Yusof and Bernard Lim voice roles in AI-animated short film on dementia

A Singapore Dementia Story contains five short films by local filmmakers that aim to spotlight the emotional labour of caregiving, challenge perceptions of the condition, and amplify the voices of families who live with it.

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Closing in March: Relish, Bornga and Restaurant Ibid

Three prominent names in the Singapore F&B scene will be closing next month. 

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😰 Cyclist narrowly escapes death after being run over by truck in Johor

Dashcam footage circulating online shows a cyclist in Johor being knocked down and run over by a truck while cutting across a busy road.

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🤩 Lotteria arrives in Singapore: What to expect from the Korean burger chain

In celebration of Lotteria's Singapore debut on Wednesday (Feb 11), diners can enjoy a free upgrade on their set meals from Feb 11 to Feb 13.

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