😰 Man who allegedly slapped 4-year-old pre-schooler in Woodlands to be charged
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The 36-year-old man will face one count each of causing hurt, using criminal force, and causing intentional harassment

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😱 Fire breaks out at Buona Vista building housing Mindef tech agency

The blaze was extinguished by building workers using a hosereel and dry powder fire extinguishers before the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived.

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😶 South Korean man, 27, arrested at Changi Airport with 2,000 heat sticks and 130 vapes
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Prior to checks, the man told ICA officers that he had no items to declare, but subsequent checks found anomalies in the scanned image of his belongings.

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⛽ Diesel now 32 cents away from $5 as Esso, Shell, Sinopec and SPC hike prices by 20 to 30 cents

The price of diesel now ranges from $4.42 at SPC to $4.68 at Esso and Shell

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🛢️ Caltex's diesel price 32 cents away from $5 ahead of Parliament discussing impact of Middle East conflict

As with the four other major companies, Caltex also kept its prices for petrol unchanged.

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😮 Iran's embassy says it 'does not forget friends' as first Malaysia-bound tanker passes Hormuz
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The Ocean Thunder completed its transit through the Strait of Hormuz at about 5.15pm on Sunday (April 5)

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😰 18-year-old male teen charged with trafficking Kpods
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In a press release, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said the teen, Cornelius Goh Shao Zhi, had allegedly sold the pods to buyers after notifying them of stock availability via Telegram. 

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😧 2 foreigners to be charged for allegedly stealing cosmetic items at Changi Airport
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The two suspects, a 63-year-old New Zealand man and a 52-year-old Australian woman, allegedly stole 2 cosmetic items worth $437.60 in total from a retail store in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2, said the police in a press release on Monday (April 6). 

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📈 Singapore's overall inflation for 2026 expected to rise amid ongoing Middle East conflict

"The Middle East situation has driven up global energy and commodity prices, which will drive up global inflation. Consequently, we now expect Singapore's overall inflation for 2026 to be higher than earlier projected," Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said.

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📈 US crude premiums climb to record levels as Asia, Europe compete for supply

The jump in crude prices is driving up costs and widening losses for refiners on both continents, putting severe pressure on companies including state-owned firms that are required by governments to keep producing fuel for national security.

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😱 Man who allegedly hit 4-year-old boy twice at Woodlands bus stop gets 3 charges

Muhammad Firdhaus Mokhtar was charged with voluntarily causing hurt and using criminal force with enhanced penalties for offences against persons below 14 years of age.

If found guilty of using criminal force, he could be jailed for up to three months, fined up to $1,500, or both.

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🚢 Malaysia confirms tanker safely transited Strait of Hormuz after Anwar's call with Iran

It is reportedly loaded with about one million barrels of Iraqi crude and is scheduled to reach Pengerang petroleum complex on April 17.

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Chinatown accident that killed 6-year-old girl: Female driver to be charged on April 8

The 38-year-old female driver will be charged in court on Wednesday (April 8).

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⛽ Fuel and energy prices likely to remain high even if Middle East conflict ends: Shanmugam

This is due to the extent of the damage to oil facilities which will take time to repair, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam said, adding that the Ministry of Trade and Industry is monitoring the situation closely.

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🖥 New K-drama Perfect Crown: IU says Byeon Woo-seok 'makes up for the hurt' from Scarlet Heart Ryeo 10 years ago

He caused her heartbreak that led her to travel 1,000 years back in time in their previous series, and fans will be happy to see him redeem himself this time.

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💵 Cost-of-living special payment: Singaporeans to get up to $600, up from $400 announced in Budget 2026

$500 CDC vouchers will be brought forward from January 2027 to June 2026.

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🍍 He Yingying buys home: 'Best believe I practised my pineapple-rolling stance'

Local actress He Yingying took to Instagram yesterday (April 6) to announce that she has bought a home.

In Chinese customs, rolling a pineapple into a new home symbolises prosperity, as the Hokkien pronunciation of pineapple - ong lai - is a homophone for a term meaning "prosperity comes".

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🚆 JB-Singapore RTS Link: Malaysian officers stationed in Singapore will not have powers of arrest under new Bill

The same applies for Singaporean immigration officers stationed at the Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru.

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⚽️✈️ World Cup 2026: Singapore Airlines to screen live matches on board flights

From June 11 to July 19, SIA will screen the football matches live via Sport 24 on KrisWorld Live TV, allowing fans to catch all the action in real time.

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🧐 Lost income not a factor in HDB's assessment to repurpose carpark spaces: Sun Xueling

Sun said that when evaluating proposals to repurpose carparks, HDB takes into account factors such as having enough lots to meet the demand for parking over time, the potential such amenities for residents, and technical considerations including fire safety requirements.

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⚖️ 2 Singaporeans fined, get 6 hours' community service for littering at KSL City Mall

Edmund Lim Hu Shen, an architectural designer and Tan Boon Haw, a project manager were each caught discarding a cigarette butt at the main entrance of KSL City Mall at around 11am on January 3.

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