🥹 'Relief, gratitude and hope': Family hits $2.4m crowdfunding goal to save baby from rare genetic disorder

As of Friday afternoon, over 43,311 donors have donated and left well-wishes for Faziq, expressing hope that the child grows up healthily.

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🚨 Police appeal for information on missing 15-year-old girl last seen in Tampines

[UPDATE: She has been found.]

15-year-old teenager Putri Aleeya Natasya Binte Mohamed Fadli was last seen wearing an orange short sleeved shirt and black pants in the vicinity of Block 492A Tampines Street 45 on March 26, at about 5.40pm.

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😮 1 person missing, 2 rescued after pleasure craft collides with supply vessel off Southern Islands

Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing for the missing person, who was on board the pleasure craft when it collided with the supply vessel at around 4.15 am. Two other people on board the pleasure craft have been rescued and are safe.

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😔 $484k lost to DBS and POSB impersonation scams since Jan 15

If you've received emails from "DBS" or "POSB", claiming that your digital tokens have expired and need to be activated or updated, chances are it is a scam.

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⛽️ 3 men nabbed in Malaysia raid on syndicate smuggling subsidised Ron95 petrol out of country

The suspects, aged between 60 and 70, were caught in Perak during an enforcement operation by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living (KPDN).

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🚛 Police working with insurers to review, repudiate claims made by owners of lorries without speed limiters

Police said on Saturday that insurers may next require heavy vehicle owners to declare that their vehicles comply with statutory requirements.

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🚊 SBS Transit staff praised for helping distressed elderly woman lying on road in Boon Lay

Wong Chee Chuon, an assistant interchange supervisor at SBS Transit, managed to fetch the woman to the roadside, staying by her side as well as soothing her when she became agitated and resisted help.

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😱Applying for PR through 'immigrant consultants' and received a payment letter from 'ICA'? It's fake, says the real ICA

If you have applied for long-term immigration facilities such as permanent residency and received a letter and tax invoice to pay a fee, do not make any payment.

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🙀ICA, NParks bust attempt to smuggle 830kg of Asian pangolin scales from over 2,200 pangolins

The seize is the largest haul of Asian pangolin scales in Singapore to date, and investigations are ongoing.

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🚨 7 months' jail for ex-Scoot crew member who took nearly $40k and failed to make full restitution

Luqman Hakim Shahfawi, 32, pocketed nearly $40,000 of cash earnings from the sale of food and beverages during flights over 366 occasions.

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🐟 Singaporeans paying $290 for patin fish in Genting: Authorities step in to investigate

Loong Kee Restaurant's owners admitted they could have done better in their communications and service.

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🇸🇬 Government preparing for 'all possible contingencies' arising from Middle East situation: PM Wong

Acknowledging public concerns, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong assured Singaporeans that the Government is monitoring the situation closely and planning ahead when speaking to the media on Saturday (March 28) as he wrapped up his visit to Hong Kong.

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😮‍💨 Garuda flight passengers evacuated after safety hazard detected during boarding at Changi

Photos of the incident circulating on social media show slides deployed on both sides of the aircraft and fire engines parked around it.

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😮 Foreign couple jailed after falsely claiming to be snatch theft victims

The Sri Lankan coupled wanted to evade Customs duties he expected to incur upon returning to their country.

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❌ 'An absolute no': Shanmugam on Malaysian activist denied re-entry to Singapore

Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam said Singapore has observed persons from different parts of the Malaysian society wanting to intervene in the country's politics and policies.

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✈️ Projectile sighting, in-flight meals for kids: Crew of RSAF evacuation flights from Middle East recall 'noble mission'

Three hours into the night flight from Riyadh to Singapore, air force transport pilot Captain Gerald Goh saw a single projectile in the distance.

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🥵🇲🇾 Heatwave warning issued for Perlis, Kedah and Perak; 13 other districts placed on alert

5 districts in the 3 northern states were placed on level 2 alert on Friday (Mar 27), after daily maximum temperatures exceed 37 to 40 deg C.

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🚿 Malaysians urged to cut shower time, cease daily car wash amidst prolonged dry and hot spell

At least 10 dams in Malaysia have reported depleting water levels, prompting calls for water conservation nationwide.

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🇮🇩 Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16

Indonesia on Saturday (March 28) began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Bigo Live and Roblox.

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🥲 Joel Choo gets emotional, appreciates dad Zhu Houren more after being in his shoes

Like his father, veteran actor Zhu Houren, Joel Choo is now an actor and husband. "He wears many hats. A breadwinner, father, husband and he does everything well," said Joel before a long pause.⁠

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