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    More businesses hit by fake bulk orders, with scammer claiming to be school staff

    SCAM SYNDICATE MEMBERS ARRESTED The latest cases came after a bakery, a florist and a hawker stall were hit last week by fake bulk order scams involving people claiming to be SAF personnel. Police said on Wednesday that at least five such cases were reported since Sep 4, with total losses...
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    MOM looking into 'inappropriate' Agoda severance clauses discouraging contact with authorities; NTUC 'appalled' by allegation

    SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is looking into provisions in severance agreements offered to retrenched Agoda employees, following reports that these contracts discouraged staff from approaching government bodies. In a statement sent to CNA on Wednesday (Sep 17) night, MOM said it...
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    Singapore's Shanti Pereira misses out on 200m semis at World Athletics Championships

    SINGAPORE: Shanti Pereira's quest to make her second consecutive women's 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships came to an end on Wednesday (Sep 17). At the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Pereira clocked a time of 23.13s to finish fourth in her heat and 30th overall, missing...
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    Tariffs make it harder for Singapore to strike multilateral trade deals: DPM Gan

    SINGAPORE: Free-trade agreements (FTAs) have benefitted Singapore, but it is becoming more challanging to negotiate new ones amid today’s global environment, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Wednesday (Sep 17). The multilateral system has morphed into something bilateral or even...
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    Agoda confirms layoffs of Singapore, Shanghai and Budapest employees; affected staff say severance terms unfair

    SINGAPORE:Agoda has axed its customer support roles in its Singapore, Hungary and China offices while creating new positions in other geographic locations, the company confirmed on Wednesday (Sep 17). CNA understands that about 50 employees in Singapore were affected by the move. The employees...
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    SMRT says recent train disruptions are isolated cases, not systemic issues

    SINGAPORE: SMRT has said that recent train disruptions were unrelated incidents and do not point to wider issues with Singapore's rail network. "These are isolated cases, not systemic issues," Mr Lam Sheau Kai, the transport operator's president of trains, told the media on Wednesday (Sep 17)...
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    Mall takes owner of service road leading to its loading bay to court over access for rubbish trucks

    SINGAPORE: A mall has taken the owner of a service road leading to its loading bay and rubbish bin centre to court over access for its rubbish trucks, after the road owner started charging the refuse trucks parking rates at S$5.56 (US$4.35) per half hour. After purchasing the service road...
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    Syndicate used SMS modems to provide chat accounts to customers who could carry out scams

    SINGAPORE: In 2022, a man looking for ways to earn fast cash came across a modem that could receive SMS messages sent to multiple SIM cards. Alvin Kok Jun Keat then devised a way to sell chat messaging accounts to customers who wanted to use them for nefarious purposes. Across seven months...
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    COE premiums for Category A hit record high of S$119,003

    SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed higher across the board on Wednesday (Sep 17), with prices for smaller cars hitting another record. COE prices for Category A, which is for smaller cars, closed at S$119,003 (US$93,171), a 10.3 per cent increase from the previous high...
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    COE premiums for Category A hit record high of over S$119,000

    SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed higher across the board on Wednesday (Sep 17), with prices for smaller cars hitting another record high. COE prices for Category A cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, closed at S$119,003 (US$93,171)...
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    Singaporean sci-fi comedy We Can Save The World!!! to begin theatrical run on Sep 18

    It hasn’t been the best time for cinemas in Singapore in recent months, with the closure of beloved independent cinema The Projector and Cathay Cineplexes officially ceasing operations in September. This outlook has also affected the release plans for local indie film, We Can Save the World...
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    Scam mules may be blocked from accessing banking services, getting new mobile lines in clampdown

    SINGAPORE: The authorities have announced a joint effort to clamp down on scam mules by restricting their access to banking and phone services that can be exploited for such crimes. The Singapore Police Force, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Infocomm Media Development Authority and Government...
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    Ex-Singapore defender Baihakki Khaizan resigns from FAS

    SINGAPORE: Former Singapore national team defender Baihakki Khaizan has resigned from his role at the Football Association of Singapore (FAS). He announced his departure in an Instagram post on Tuesday (Sep 16) night. He had been head of planning at its technical division office. Prior to...
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    CPF members pump record S$6.7 billion top-ups for retirement savings in first 7 months of 2025

    SINGAPORE: Voluntary Central Provident Fund (CPF) top-ups crossed a record S$6.7 billion (US$5.2 billion) in the first seven months of 2025, after members topped up accounts due to changes made to the system. The sum was spread across 316,000 members who received voluntary top-ups from...
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    Having any 4 of these 10 warning signs may signal higher suicide risk, IMH study finds

    Warning: This story contains references to suicide SINGAPORE: Anger, purposelessness, recklessness and anxiety – if a person exhibits four or more “acute warning signs” such as these, they could be at risk of suicide, a new study by the Institute of Mental Health released on Wednesday (Sep 17)...
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    Jail, caning for Indonesian man who took speedboat ride, swam to enter Singapore illegally from Batam

    SINGAPORE: An Indonesian man who faced financial difficulties at home decided to enter Singapore illegally to work. Jamaludin Taipabu took a speedboat from Batam before jumping into the sea to swim to Singapore in September last year. He was caught last month, after having stayed in Singapore...
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    Unemployment rate rises for under-30s, over-60s in second quarter

    SINGAPORE: While the unemployment rate for residents across most age groups fell in the second quarter of 2025, the rate for those below the age of 30 rose from 5.4 per cent in March to 5.7 per cent in June. This was the first time in 2025 that unemployment rates for those under 30 went up...
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    Woman linked to fake SAF bulk order scams charged in court

    SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old woman linked to a recent spate of fake bulk orders placed by scammers posing as Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel was charged in court on Wednesday (Sep 17). Rajadi Rajasinghe Manamendra Patabadilage Vishwa Madavi was the first of three people arrested over this to...
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    Singapore's key exports fall 11.3% in August, weaker than forecast

    Singapore's non-oil domestic exports The fall compared with a Reuters poll forecast for an annual rise of 1 per cent, and followed a revised fall of 4.7 per cent in July. Electronic product exports declined by 6.5 per cent from a high base in 2024, said Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) on...
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    15-minute delay on Thomson-East Coast Line due to signal fault: SMRT

    Read a summary of this article on FAST. FAST SINGAPORE: A signal fault on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) on Wednesday (Sep 17) morning is causing delays for commuters in both directions. At about 7.30am, SMRT said on Facebook to allow for an additional 15 minutes of travel time between...
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