🤧 'This support didn't come by chance': $200 cash relief for platform workers and taxi drivers due to tripartism, says Yeo Wan Ling

Yeo said the labour movement and various platform work associations have been actively engaging and pressing for relief measures, alongside support by platform operators, as workers face escalating cost pressures.

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😱 Man who concealed duty-unpaid cigarettes in his pants flees security checks at Woodlands Checkpoint, gets arrested

The man will be charged in court on Wednesday for failing to comply with an authorised officer's request for inspection under the Infrastructure Protection Act 2017.

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🚨 Man who used bicycle locks on victims' gates in Tampines, Geylang arrested for alleged loan shark harassment

The man will be charged in court on Wednesday for loan shark harassment. The punishment for first-time offenders is a fine of between $5,000 and $50,000, with a jail term of up to five years, along with caning of up to six strokes.⁠

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😰 67,000 traffic violations detected by new TP cameras during 11-month trial: Shanmugam

Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam also said that nine Traffic Violation Enforcement Cameras (TVECs) have been deployed on public roads since March 2026, with developing plans to increase the number of such cameras.⁠

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😱 19 charged in Indonesia for allegedly trafficking 34 babies, including 10 sent to Singapore

The 19 suspects — 18 women and one man — were charged at the Indonesian Bandung District Court on Tuesday (April 7) and face up to 15 years in jail if convicted.⁠

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😱 Crossbows, pneumatic rifles: Man charged over prohibited weapons, offensive items at Potong Pasir home

They seized items including two pre-charged pneumatic rifles, four BB guns, four gel blasters, eight bows with 36 arrows, three 3D-printed crossbows with 83 arrows, three slingshots, nine flip knives, three knives with sheaths, one stun device, one extendable baton, and various projectiles.

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😂 Cassandra See and son so close they were once mistaken for a couple: 'I always see her more like a bro'

The local actress appeared as a guest on the YouTube talk show DNA uploaded on April 2, sharing in detail to host Rebecca Lim about her bond with her 25-year-old son Lukas for the first time.

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😱 IMDA investigating Singtel network issues in March: Josephine Teo

The disruption on March 16 affected some 600,000 customers over a nine-hour period.

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📈 Malaysia announces measures to address supply disruptions amid energy crunch

"While the government has assured stable supplies for April and May, the biggest challenge is how to meet energy supply needs from June onwards," Economy Minister Akmal Nasir said in a televised announcement.

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🫡 Judge Belinda Ang to retire after 24 years in public service

She will be stepping down from her role as judge of the Court of Appeal on April 23.

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📻 Radio DJ Kenneth Chung scammed in voiceover job: 'I will take this as a lesson'

The 40-year-old recounted the incident in an Instagram post on April 5, sharing that he was sceptical at first when he received the message, but the scammers correctly pointed out the voiceover artiste website where they got his contact information from.

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⛺ Glamping operator on Lazarus Island Into the Woods to close in months

Boutique glamping operator Into the Woods announced in a social media post on Tuesday (April 7) that it will be closing, and that there will only be "months" left before it winds down.

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👩‍⚕️ Community care workers can expect pay hike of about 7% or more for most roles: MOH

More than 23,000 healthcare workers in Singapore's community care sector could see pay increases of about 7 per cent or more for most jobs, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (April 8).

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🇨🇳 Taiwan opposition leader pledges reconciliation at memorial for founding father in China

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun pledged on Wednesday (April 8) to channel the spirit of her party's founder Sun Yat-sen and seek reconciliation with China, offering praise at his tomb for the country's achievements following the communist revolution.

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👶 About 6% of foster parents deregistered annually over past 3 years: MSF

The reasons why these foster parents decline to temporarily take in children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected include new family commitments, health and age-related factors, as well as relocation.

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😻 Hong Ling and Nick Teo's new Balinese-style home has cats' own room with pet door

The home is not only a humble abode for the duo, but also their three fluffy cats - Zhaocai, Jinbao and Eve - who even have a room for themselves.

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💵 Kallang Close GLS site sold for $610.8m: New waterfront condo could launch from $2,900 psf

The top bid translates to a land rate of $1,415 psf per plot ratio (ppr).

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☪️ Haj preparations proceeding as planned; pilgrims who defer will get priority for following years: Faishal

Preparations for this year’s haj pilgrimage are proceeding as planned with the authorities continuing to monitor latest developments in the Middle East, said Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim on Wednesday (April 8).

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🌎 Australia, China discuss regional energy security, Albanese says

China is a major source of fuel in Asia and supplied a third of Australia's jet fuel last year.

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🛥 Vivian Balakrishnan on why Singapore will not negotiate on tolls, safe passage through Strait of Hormuz

Singapore will not engage in negotiations for safe passage of ships or on toll rates because it goes against the right of transit passage set out in international law

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📉 Oil slides below US$100, stocks soar as Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday agreed to a ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the strait or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure.

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