🚨 Ex-DSO employee, 4 others charged with corruption and money laundering involving at least $230k

Poh Beng San, 52, an assistant manager at DSO, was charged with receiving bribes over a period of more than a decade, from 2013 to 2023.

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⛽ Sinopec kicks off 3rd consecutive week of fuel hike, raises diesel price by 10 cents

Sinopec raised its posted price for diesel to $3.72 on Monday (March 23) afternoon. Its petrol price remains unchanged.

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📡❌ Singtel users report broadband and mobile internet disruptions

Users reported service disruptions on Monday (March 23) afternoon. The telco confirmed that the issue was subsequently resolved within 15 minutes.

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🚗 Grab to raise fares for its cab service from March 30 to May 31

Grab will be implementing a temporary adjustment to its metered taxi fares to help its taxi drivers cope with the rise in fuel prices.

Flag-down fares remain unchanged.

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🐊 Otters and crocodile have dramatic confrontation at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Six otters ganged up on a crocodile at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on Sunday (Mar 22) morning.

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🐶 7 stolen dogs escape from moving truck in China, travel 17km to return home

The dogs had allegedly been stolen from their respective homes in Jilin and were intended for sale to a dog meat shop. They returned safely to their homes on March 19 and were deemed healthy after examinations revealed only minor injuries.

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💪 Physical: Asia's Amotti to be in Singapore for charity dog walk at USS

The South Korean star will be here for Paws for a Cause on April 5, an event in support of local charity Guide Dogs Singapore, which trains and pairs guide dogs with visually impaired individuals.

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🤩 Lea Salonga to play Madame Thenardier in Singapore season of Les Miserables The Arena Spectacular

Lea previously played Eponine and Fantine in Les Miserables on Broadway.

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🚨 3 people, including 16-year-old teen, arrested for illegally setting off fireworks in Ghim Moh

Two men, aged 25 and 33, and a 16-year-old male teenager, allegedly discharged multiple fireworks in the vicinity of Block 16A Ghim Moh Road last Friday (March 20).

Police said they established the identities of the trio through extensive ground enquiries. 

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Sinopec was the only major fuel company which raised its pump price on Monday (March 23). It increased its posted price for diesel by 10 cents, while keeping petrol prices unchanged.

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300 kidney patients to benefit from home-based treatment over next 3 years

A new initiative will help kidney failure patients transition to peritoneal dialysis while strengthening early counselling, hospital-community coordination, and shared-care capabilities.

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⛽️ Duo in Johor caught on video pumping 71 litres of Ron95 petrol, including into fuel tank in boot

They first pumped nearly 72 litres of Ron95 into a fuel container in their car's boot, then went on to another kiosk at the same station to refuel the vehicle. ⁠

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Car catches fire at driveway of HDB block in Hougang, 7 taken to hospital

About 20 people evacuated from the HDB block before firefighters arrived at Block 980D Buangkok Crescent.

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🚘🚒 LTA, SCDF to seek views on 3 proposed designs for EV licence plates

The licence plates allow for firefighters and traffic cameras to distinguish them from other vehicles and recognised easily.

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😨 Asia faces crisis from Mideast disruption, Singapore foreign minister warns

The war against Iran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz through which 20 per cent of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas flow, pushing ​up oil prices and raising fears of a spike in global inflation

While the United States has become a net ​oil exporter, industry-heavy economies in Asia are far more reliant on crude oil from the Middle East, Vivian Balakrishnan said.

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😮 Justice Valerie Thean to be appointed deputy attorney-general from April 1

She will resign from the office of judge effective March 31, and take on her new appointment the next day, joining deputy attorneys-general Lionel Yee, Tai Wei Shyong and Goh Yihan.

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🧐 Advertising standards watchdog notes growing feedback on AI in ads, warns against 'fictitious events or misleading claims'

The watchdog said that the use of AI to create advertising content is "not inherently objectionable", but that responsible use for honest decent and legal ethical advertising is paramount.⁠

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😰 Royal Secret Wellness spa closure: Consumers lost over $1 million, says Case

Customers of Royal Secret Wellness spa were left with average losses around $6,000 with some individuals losing as much as $50,000.

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⛽ 2 Malaysians banned from Ron95 petrol subsidy following viral video of woman filling container in car boot

Malaysia's Finance Ministry said that it launched investigations following the viral video from March 21, which showed a woman pumping more than 71 litres of the government-subsidised Ron95 petrol at a station in Skudai, Johor.

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🚨 Man, 54, to be charged with alleged shop theft at Changi Airport

He allegedly stole two windbreakers worth $842.20.⁠

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