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Two young girls sexually exploited in their homes in separate cases
Singapore

2 young girls sexually exploited in their homes in separate cases

Woman, 28, fights with helper over alleged assault on child at home
Singapore

Woman fights with helper over alleged assault on child

Video shows Thai police extorted Taiwanese actress
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Actress was extorted by Thai police, says politician

Companies that are not part of the registry will have their text messages labelled as “likely scam”.
Singapore

Organisations in SMS registry to roll out ‘likely scam’ alerts

Janelle Phang Minxuan caused the victim to lose over $4,000.
Singapore

Woman pretends to be a man; extorts online gf over nude photos

Girl helped foreign scam syndicates as ATM runner
Singapore

Girl helped foreign scam syndicates as ATM runner

China’s sudden relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions was followed by a wave of infections across its 1.4 billion population.
World

Covid situation in China at 'low level' after CNY holiday

Teachers came to the rescue of about 20 primary school pupils who fell into the sea after a wooden jetty collapsed at Pulau Pababag in the Semporna district of Sabah, Malaysia.
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Teachers rescue students after jetty collapses in Sabah

    Teo Kum Weng made bogus claims for purported reimbursements for goods and services because he was facing financial difficulties at the time.
    Singapore

    Residents’ Network ex-chairman cheated group of over $10,000

    Devotees turning out in force at the celebration of the Jade Emperor’s birthday at Loyang Tua Pek Kong temple on Jan 29, 2023.
    Singapore

    Devotees mark Jade Emperor’s birthday at Loyang Tua Pek Kong temple

    Ms Ketaki Rai was given a discharge amounting to an acquital. Two others linked to the case were also given similar discharges.
    Singapore

    Man jailed 20 months for molesting then stepdaughter

    Starting Monday, people can visit most places, including schools, kindergartens and gyms, without masks.
    World

    South Korea lifts indoor mask mandate

    The new Punggol Regional Library that opens on Monday has features that encourage children to create their own stories.
    Singapore

    New regional library opens at Punggol

    The notices must also state that any supply or consumption of alcohol outside their permitted hours is not allowed.
    Singapore

    F&B outlets to display alcohol sale hours from March 1

    A state of emergency remains in place in Auckland and further south in regional Waitomo.
    Singapore

    Auckland expected to receive further heavy rains

    The fishy incident took place earlier this month where Mutekimaru was live-streaming a game of Pokemon.
    World

    Pet fish racks up credit card bill on Nintendo Switch

    Professor Robert Langer founded or co-founded 41 companies, notably being the co-founder of Moderna in 2010.
    World

    Moderna co-founder was told to ‘find another job’ after drug idea

    John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling were found guilty of market manipulation that led to the October 2013 penny stock crash.
    Singapore

    White-collar criminals who went big and paid for it