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Former swimming coach gets jail and caning for molesting 10-year-old student repeatedly

August 27, 2026 at 03:23PM

Four other students gave statements to the police, with three of them observing how Quek Yeong Kang tickled students during lessons, which they found unusual.
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Post Malone's Singapore concert officially postponed, ticketholders to receive full refunds

August 27, 2026 at 03:43PM

On Thursday (Aug 27), ticketing platform Ticketmaster Singapore announced that Post Malone's Singapore concert has been postponed.
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Need someone to talk to? Youth in S’pore can turn to trained listeners in new initiative

August 27, 2026 at 04:10PM

Up to 20 youth can attend each Chat Circles session, which will run monthly from now to July 2027.
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Nepal-Tibet floods: Singapore Red Cross pledges $50,000 in humanitarian aid

August 27, 2026 at 05:37PM

It will also launch a public fund-raising appeal on Aug 28.
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‘I don’t know what to tell our 7-year-old daughter’: Husband of S’pore woman missing in Nepal floods

August 27, 2026 at 06:15PM

At least nine Singaporeans have been reported missing in the deadly floods.
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En bloc reforms may spark more deals, but not a repeat of 2018 boom cycle

August 27, 2026 at 06:45PM

Collective sale reforms may help more elderly owners of ageing properties to cash out their assets.
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Plans to turn Singapore Recreation Club billiards room into co-working space headed for court trial

August 27, 2026 at 07:05PM

Two SRC members sued the club and its management committee to invalidate the resolution.
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Car rental firm RentLah sues former director and finance company over alleged ‘cashback’ scheme

August 27, 2026 at 07:20PM

The finance company is countersuing RentLah for not paying its hire-purchase instalments.
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Singapore must stay open, 'remake' its economy repeatedly as US role shifts: SM Lee

August 27, 2026 at 08:01PM

"Trade dependencies are being weaponised. Multilateralism is breaking down," said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the global trade environment.
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From data chaos to clarity: S’pore charities use tech with $60k grant to spot needs, improve care

August 27, 2026 at 07:50PM

Some built tools to track intervention progress, while others used AI to detect caregiver burnout.
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Man who fled to Malaysia after brawl in 2021 handed jail sentence

August 27, 2026 at 08:07PM

Marcus Yeo Zhen Wei was caught in Malaysia in 2022 for a drug-related office and was sent back to Singapore in 2025.
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Go Ahead bus driver allegedly assaulted; second case in 3 months

August 27, 2026 at 08:30PM

The incident occurred on Aug 16 at around 5.20pm on bus service 2.
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Nepal-Tibet floods: Singapore Red Cross pledges S$50,000 in aid, launches fundraising appeal

August 27, 2026 at 08:17PM

A public fundraising appeal will be launched on Friday (Aug 28) and remain open until Nov 30.
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MFA in contact with families of S’poreans affected by Nepal floods, crisis response team deployed

August 27, 2026 at 09:12PM

Nepal’s Tourism Board said more than 500 foreigners remained out of contact on Aug 27.
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Singapore deploys crisis response team to Nepal

August 27, 2026 at 09:15PM

MFA said that it is in touch with the families of affected Singaporeans.
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‘Support must begin before workers are affected’: Gan Kim Yong says jobs at centre of Singapore’s economic strategy

August 27, 2026 at 09:57PM

The deputy prime minister also said Singapore must be a relevant economy, not just an open one.
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SCDF NSman is driver arrested for driving under influence of drugs on BKE

August 27, 2026 at 09:42PM

An SCDF spokesman confirmed this with The Straits Times on Aug 27.
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No need to destroy books in Singapore to legally use them for training AI, say experts

August 27, 2026 at 11:00PM

Tech firms in the US buy books, tear off pages to scan and feed AI models before shredding the pages.
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Police warn Fun Coffee victims against fake fund recovery services

August 27, 2026 at 11:26PM


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More than a job: What young Singaporeans say they need to help build their careers

August 28, 2026 at 04:00AM

Recent surveys suggest youth are worried they may not keep up with the skills needed in a changing economy.
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Winning public trust at home, shaping defence norms globally: The biology grad who found her place in MINDEF

August 28, 2026 at 04:00AM


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