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Pi Jiapeng and Siriwipa Pansuk.
Singapore

Couple in luxury goods scam arrested in JB

Billionaire Peter Lim has lodged two police reports about scammers pretending to be him and offering investment tips.
Singapore

Billionaire Peter Lim's name, image hoaxed in online chats

Shopee M'sia listing for 'masturbation material' alarms customer; is racy influencer Puiyi involved?
World

Shopee listing for 'masturbation material' alarms customer

The outlets will also be prohibited from advertising beverages with the highest level of sugar and saturated fat content.
Singapore

Menus must label drinks high in sugar, saturated fat

Kim Do-hoon was handed a three-match suspension and $2,000 fine for violent conduct in a SPL game on July 24.
Football

Sailors part ways with coach after headbutt

Two new groups of homeless people emerged during the pandemic - those who lost their jobs, and those who commuted into Singapore but were affected by border restrictions.
Singapore

Those made jobless by Covid among new homeless

Food on offer at this year's festival include Jelebu Dry Laksa's signature dry laksa, Golden Chilli Crab Burger, Ngoh hiang platter by One Prawn & Co and nasi lemak taco by Mezcla.
Makan

Singapore Food Festival returns from Aug 24 to Sept 11

Great parade, and thanks for all the kaya toast
Singapore

Great parade, and thanks for all the kaya toast

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    Singapore

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    Asia

    Scandal in Malaysia's biggest defence deal bogs down Umno ahead of election
    Opinion

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    Life

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    Jeffrey Xu proposed to Felicia Chin in a video posted on their respective Instagram accounts on Aug 11, 2022.
    TV

    Jeffrey Xu proposed to Felicia Chin with huge sapphire ring

    Olivia Newton-John died at 73 on Aug 3 at her home in Southern California.
    Movies

    Olivia Newton-John to get state memorial in Australia

    The jersey is only the second worn by Michael Jordan during his six championships to be sold at auction.
    Basketball

    Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey could go for US$5m at auction

    A file photo of Cars@Expo taken in 2019. This year's event will be held at Singapore Expo halls 3B and 4 from 10am to 8pm.
    Singapore

    Freebies for visitors to Cars@Expo 2022

    Red Lion Shirley Ng descends in a free-fall jump over The Float @ Marina Bay on Aug 9, 2022.
    Singapore

    Shoot for the moon: Capturing that perfect moment

    Silent War should claim victory in Race 5
    Racing

    Saturday’s S.Africa (Kenilworth) form analysis

    Kassab beating Mr Pacino in the third of four trials yesterday.
    Racing

    Clements’ Kassab and Dixit Dominus impress

    Apprentice jockey Yusoff Fadzli returning all smiles after his winning hat-trick aboard King Arthur on July 17. But the Donna Logan-trained galloper will be ridden by Australian jockey Blake Shinn in Sunday’s $300,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup over 1,200m at Kranji.
    Racing

    Yusoff cops it on the Shinn

    Jail, fine for woman caught in illegal CNY gathering, who tried to bribe police
    Singapore

    Jail for woman who offered bribe after illegal CNY party

    Construction firm fined $13,000 for unauthorised work in Yio Chu Kang Road, damaging 28 trees
    Singapore

    Construction firm fined for work that damaged 28 trees

    The brawl began allegedly over the reservation of seats at the Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple in MacPherson.
    Singapore

    Three elderly people arrested for affray at temple event

    Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled protests sparked by an economic crisis, had resigned as president of Sri Lanka after arriving in Singapore on July 14, 2022.
    Singapore

    Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa leaves for Thailand

    BCA was alerted to the fallen ceiling at around 2.30pm on Aug 8 and sent an engineer to check on it.
    Singapore

    BCA instructs Nex to investigate cause of ceiling collapse

    Baby Izz Fayyaz Zayani Ahmad suffered fatal head injuries after his head was pushed against the floorboard of a van in November 2019.
    Singapore

    Man gets life term, caning for killing girlfriend's 9mo son

    Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy pleaded not guilty in May to nine of the charges.
    Football

    Man City's Ben Mendy goes on trial for rape, sexual assault