✈️ Scoot passengers discover baggage not on flight after arriving in Singapore, airline apologises

Serene Chandra, a passenger onboard Scoot flight TR359, which landed at Changi Airport on March 16, said luggage belonging to passengers on board the flight were not loaded onto the plane.

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😮‍💨 'Expensive but valuable lesson': Family spends $3,000 on new air tickets after son packs toy gun in bag

The family missed their flight after airport security found a toy gun in their child’s carry-on bag, triggering mandatory checks that delayed them at the gate. They later spent $3,000 on new tickets, calling it a costly but valuable lesson to double-check belongings before travel.

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✈️ Scoot cancels flights to Jeddah until March 28 due to tense situation in Middle East

Scoot's flights TR 569 and TR 597 will be temporarily halted until March 28.

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📈 ComfortDelGro to temporarily hike meter fare, add driver fee for app booking

These are measures to support sustainable driver earnings amidst rising fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict.

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🐠 Man, 63, steals Arowana fish valued at $1,400 from Clementi shop, arrested within 13 hours

Police said preliminary investigations revealed that a person had allegedly damaged the rear gate of the shop and gained unlawful entry into the premises. An Arowana fish, valued at $1,400, was reported missing.

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😱 Man, 37, charged with breaking into LiHo outlet at The Seletar Mall to steal $216

The man was seen rummaging through the stall and attempting to open the cash register before succeeding.

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😮 Singaporean man deported from Thailand arrested for vice-related activities

Singapore police be saying: "Khop khun mâak", but for the 40-year-old Singaporean man it is "khǎw thôot".

The man, wanted for his alleged involvement in operating vice syndicates, will be charged in court on Wednesday (March 18).

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😢 Pedestrian, 66, dies after car hits her and mounts road verge in Bencoolen; driver arrested

The 55-year-old male driver of the Subaru Forester SUV was arrested for careless driving causing death.

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😔 Future of Komala Vilas in doubt as iconic restaurant remains shut after 2 months

Intense speculation surrounds the future of Komala Vilas, one of Singapore’s most iconic Indian vegetarian restaurants, following a prolonged closure due to “renovations”. 

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🛳 US amphibious assault ship transits Singapore Strait, reportedly heading to Middle East

The USS Tripoli is reportedly carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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👟 BYD to headline Singapore's national marathon in 2026

Singapore's national marathon enters its new era in 2026 with Singapore International Marathon Pte Ltd (SGIMPL) appointed as the new event organiser, alongside a refreshed identity and format that sees BYD and Adidas unveiled as the event's title and presenting sponsor respectively. 

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1 check, 3 moves. That’s all you need to know about using the Return Right machines for the return of empty drinks containers. Remember to 👀 look out for the 10-cent deposit mark!

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😮 PSP suggests shorter work week, rent increase guidelines to cope with economic impact of Iran war

The Progress Singapore Party proposed measures such as shorter work weeks, flexible work arrangements and rent guidelines to help Singaporeans cope with rising costs linked to the Middle East conflict. It also urged longer-term structural support beyond temporary subsidies as inflation pressures increase.

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Iran strikes Tel Aviv with cluster warheads in retaliation for killing of security chief

Israel has said that Iran has repeatedly used cluster warheads, which disperse into multiple smaller explosives mid-air and spread over a wide area, making them difficult to intercept. 

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🚙 COE prices 2026: All categories increase again; Cat A up by 3.28% in second March bidding exercise

COE prices rose across the board for the second bidding of March 2026, with the biggest rise in Category D.

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🏘 Over 90% of HDB homes to be within 5-minute walk of a beverage container return machine from April

This initial deployment of machines will cover more than 430 supermarkets and retail outlets, over 610 town council-managed areas in HDB heartlands, and 17 high footfall hawker centres across Singapore. 

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😱 MAS issues prohibition orders against 2 ex-bankers involved in $3b money laundering case

Former Citibank relationship manager Wang Qiming, 27, was given a 16-year prohibition order, while Liu Kai, 37, who was previously a relationship manager at Julius Baer, was given a prohibition order of seven years.

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😮 Singapore-Japan relationship provides firm foundations for navigating changed world: PM Wong

The Singapore-Japan relationship has evolved significantly over the past 60 years and serves as a strong foundation for navigating an uncertain global landscape, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. 

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More than 1,000 litterbugs caught in Malaysia since Jan 1 under stricter law

Malaysian government agency Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Malaysia Corporation (SWCorp) did not specify how many of the 1,054 offenders are Singaporeans.

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🫩 'Disheartening': Bukit Batok resident files police report after home garden gets destroyed

"It was around 2pm when I got home that I noticed my plants had toppled. At first, I thought it was the wind, but I soon realised the plants had been ripped out of their pots, with soil scattered all over the corridor," said the 42-year-old retail investor.

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😓 Man arrested after climbing into pygmy hippo Moo Deng's enclosure at Thai zoo

Security footage widely shared online shows a man wearing a black beanie, sunglasses, a green tank top, and brown shorts approaching Moo Deng and her mother Jona while holding a tablet, apparently recording or taking photos.

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