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    Cable cars on Mount Faber line hit by 2-hour service disruption, passengers told to alight

    SINGAPORE: A "temporary service disruption" that lasted about two hours halted the cable car service along the Mount Faber line on Tuesday (Jul 29). In response to CNA's queries, Mount Faber Leisure Group, which operates the cable cars, said that the disruption occurred at 12.46pm. It...
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    Spotted a huge red ball in town? Here’s why 195 of them have rolled out across Singapore with more to come

    While most of us were fast asleep on Jul 12, a fleet of 100 lorries and 100 workers fanned out across the island from midnight. Their mission: To plant a lot of giant red balls all over Singapore, from neighbourhoods to schools and the civic district. The next morning, Singaporeans woke up to...
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    Fire breaks out in Toa Payoh flat

    Read a summary of this article on FAST. FAST SINGAPORE: Firefighting operations are underway in Toa Payoh on Tuesday (Jul 29) after a blaze broke out in a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at Block 229 Toa...
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    Critical information infrastructure owners must report all APT incidents under new rules: Josephine Teo

    SINGAPORE: Owners of Singapore's critical information infrastructure (CII) will soon be required to report any incidents suspected to be caused by advanced persistent threats (APTs). The reports must be made to the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), said Minister for Digital Development...
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    Singapore needs to 'think harder' on ways to integrate AI into work: PM Wong

    SINGAPORE: Singapore will have to put more thought into helping businesses, especially smaller ones, harness the use of artificial intelligence in their work processes, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Jul 29). To this, Mr Wong said Singapore is well positioned to do so...
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    ISD flags growing diversity of extremist ideologies in Singapore, emergence of AI as terror enabler

    SINGAPORE: A growing diversity of extremist ideologies can be observed in Singapore, against a backdrop of the terror threat remaining at a high level, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Tuesday (Jul 29). This can be attributed to "a volatile global landscape arising from...
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    Coroner's court: Man, 65, died after spinal surgery, no evidence COVID-19 vaccine implicated

    SINGAPORE: A 65-year-old man with multiple chronic conditions died after his airway was blocked following an operation on his spine. He had received the COVID-19 vaccine 10 days before the operation, but there was no evidence the vaccine caused or contributed to his death, the coroner's court...
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    You can now create your own uniquely Singapore digital avatar with SGMoji

    Read a summary of this article on FAST. FAST Looking for a fun way to celebrate this year's National Day? Why not create your own digital avatar via SGMoji. Like Apple's Memojis but with a uniquely Singapore twist, these digital sticker packs were developed by creative agency DSTNCT in...
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    Man charged over insulting behaviour against crew, other people on Singapore Airlines flight from London

    SINGAPORE: A man travelling on a Singapore Airlines flight allegedly hurled insults and threats towards other people and shoved a crew member, causing him to fall. Steven George Harris, a 62-year-old Briton, was handed four charges on Tuesday (Jul 29): One each of criminal intimidation and...
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    Actor Elvin Ng says that at 45, he’s at that awkward phase of his career where he looks too young to play dad roles

    "This is a difficult [question]. I'm now 45. The problem is, I can't play dads because I still look like an idol," he said matter-of-factly. However, when it comes to actual young idol roles, Ng said younger actors would get cast instead of him. "So I'm in a very awkward phase now," he...
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    Fine dining restaurant Alma by Juan Amador to close in August, weeks after retaining its Michelin star

    Read a summary of this article on FAST. FAST Fine dining restaurant Alma by Juan Amador is set to close on Aug 15. In an announcement on its social media pages, the restaurant, which recently retained its one Michelin star at this year's Michelin Guide Singapore, said that the decision to...
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    Owner of popular kueh tutu store Tan’s Tutu Coconut Cake has died at age 63

    Tan’s Tutu Coconut Cake has been operating from Havelock Food Centre. It previously closed its Clementi outlet in 2023. In a tribute post on the Facebook group Hawkers United, Melvin Chew, the owner of Jin Ji Teochew Braised Duck And Kway Chap, said that Tan was a "legend". “Her passionate...
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    She’s not a designer – but this public servant leads the charge to put Singapore design on the world stage

    Long before she became the head of Singapore’s national agency for design, DesignSingapore Council's Dawn Lim already experienced the cost of bad design – during the two decades she spent as a caregiver to her late parents. In a local hospital just last year, Lim had to collect a biopsy sample...
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    As Singapore grows in popularity with Chinese students, universities roll out Mandarin-taught programmes

    SINGAPORE: After nearly a decade in the workforce, Ms Jin Qi decided in 2020 that it was time to pursue a master’s degree to advance her career. But with a full-time job, preparing for English-language tests required by many foreign universities proved difficult. The onset of the COVID-19...
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    PUB moves to test ground stability at Tanjong Katong sinkhole after filling cavity

    SINGAPORE: PUB has moved on to testing the stability of the ground after the sinkhole on Tanjong Katong Road South was filled on Monday (Jul 28). The sinkhole was filled with liquefied stabilised soil, which is a mixture of soil, water and cement commonly used to fill underground voids, the...
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    CNA Explains: What could have caused the Tanjong Katong sinkhole?

    SINGAPORE: A road closure as well as a stop-work order at a PUB worksite are in place after a large sinkhole opened up along Tanjong Katong Road South on Saturday (Jul 26) evening. A car fell into the sinkhole, and the female driver was rescued by workers and taken conscious to Raffles...
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    'I would never have suspected there were drugs': Doctor on trial for consuming MDMA at party says drink was spiked

    SINGAPORE: A man on trial for consuming drugs at a Sentosa hotel villa in 2023 said that he had no idea the drinks he had accepted from strangers during a party were spiked. Dr Rayson Lee Rui Sheng, 35, testified on Monday (Jul 28) that it had not crossed his mind that drugs were involved in...
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    Team lead of ICA's Visit Pass Unit sought sexual acts from men to help them with applications

    SINGAPORE: An Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer who oversaw a team in the agency's Visit Pass Unit, which grants passes to foreigners, obtained sexual favours from six men in exchange for helping them get passes. Kannan Morice Rajagopal Jayaram, 55, pleaded guilty on Monday...
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    COE quota to increase by 2.6% for August to October

    SINGAPORE: The overall supply of Certificates of Entitlement (COE) for the August to October period will go up by nearly 2.6 per cent compared with the previous quarter, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Jul 28). The total number of COEs will rise to 18,701, up from 18,232...
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    BCA to start independent investigations into Tanjong Katong sinkhole incident

    SINGAPORE: The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said on Monday (Jul 28) it is starting an independent investigation into the Tanjong Katong sinkhole incident, now that the ground situation has been stabilised. “The investigation will examine the circumstances leading to the formation...
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