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    Singapore grants conditional approvals to import solar power from Malaysia

    SINGAPORE: The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approvals to two companies to import 900 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Malaysia, as part of Singapore's continued push to decarbonise its power sector. The projects will supply power generated from solar and battery...
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    Jail for training officer who pushed woman with intellectual disability, causing knee injuries

    SINGAPORE: A woman who worked as a training officer at a social service agency was sentenced to 14 weeks' jail on Friday (Aug 7) for pushing a person with intellectual disability, causing her to suffer a dislocated knee and multiple fractures. Nur Amira Shahirah Azmi, a 21-year-old Singaporean...
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    NParks sterilising long-tailed macaques at Maju Forest to manage population

    SINGAPORE: Long-tailed macaques in Maju Forest are being sterilised as part of efforts to manage population numbers and reduce human-wildlife encounters. The National Parks Board (NParks) said the sterilisation programme started in June, following feedback from residents about macaques...
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    Man gets jail for taking 179 upskirt videos over three years, molesting woman at MRT station

    SINGAPORE: While investigating a man for molestation, police officers found a mobile phone containing 179 upskirt videos taken across three years. The man had filmed unknown women on separate occasions between January 2016 and February 2019 at various locations including escalators, on public...
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    Man jailed for pretending to supply gloves and face masks during COVID-19 pandemic, cheating 11 victims of S$3.79m

    SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to jail on Friday (Aug 7) for cheating 11 victims of S$3.79 million (US$2.96 million) by pretending to sell surgical gloves, surgical face masks and hand sanitiser throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As more cases of COVID-19 emerged in January 2020, Gerald Chan...
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    'AI slop' or not? 2 Singapore films set for National Day release spark debate

    Two Singapore-made films created using generative AI and premiering on National Day have sparked debate online, with critics dismissing them as "AI slop" and questioning generative AI's growing role in filmmaking. The projects – Bersama Majulah and Trace Project – are both stories set in...
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    Kit Chan's original Home gets its first-ever vinyl release as a Singapore-shaped record

    Kit Chan’s Home, iconic though it is, has never really been released on vinyl. That’s now changed with custom vinyl record-making studio Art/st Records’ National Day project. The limited, 61-copy release comes in the form of a Singapore-shaped record with a little clay HDB topper handmade by...
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    Lim Tean arrested by Malaysian police in Johor Bahru

    SINGAPORE: Lawyer Lim Tean was arrested by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) in Johor Bahru on Thursday (Aug 6), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Friday. His arrest came three days after he was supposed to surrender to serve jail time for practising law without a valid certificate. "As...
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    Japanese-French patisserie Pantler to close after 12 years unless a buyer takes over

    Popular patisserie Pantler may close for good on Aug 30 after 12 years of operations, unless its owners find someone willing to take over the brand. The patisserie announced the news in an Instagram post: “Our hope is still to find the right person to continue Pantler’s story. If that doesn’t...
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    Former Sakae Holdings director gets jail for misappropriating S$15.8 million, lying in High Court

    SINGAPORE: Former director of Sakae Holdings Ong Siew Kwee was sentenced to 10 years and six months’ jail on Friday (Aug 7) for his involvement in a scheme that led to the fraudulent transfer of S$15.8 million (US$12.3 million) from a joint venture linked to the Bugis Cube development. Ong, 56...
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    Artisanal chocolate pioneer Laurent Cafe & Chocolate Bar at Robertson Quay to close after 20 years

    Before the proliferation of homegrown artisanal chocolate brands such as Mr Bucket Chocolaterie and Janice Wong Pure Imagination, there was Laurent Bernard Chocolatier. Opened in 2006 by genial French pastry chef Laurent Bernard and his wife Iveta, the chocolaterie and cafe made a splash in...
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    Singapore authorities unable to conclude if any offence committed amid Indonesia baby trafficking case

    SINGAPORE: Authorities in Singapore have been unable to conclude whether any offences were committed in the country, after members of an Indonesian baby trafficking syndicate were jailed last month. The ringleader of the syndicate in Indonesia admitted to trafficking at least 12 babies to...
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    OCBC, UOB post higher Q2 profit on stronger fee income

    SINGAPORE: Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp raised its 2026 loan growth outlook after posting a 22 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit to a quarterly record that beat expectations, as strong fees, trading and insurance income more than offset margin pressure. OCBC, Singapore's...
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    A secret sambal recipe and the ex-offender who must win a hawker’s trust as her apprentice

    Read a summary of this article on FAST. FAST SINGAPORE: Three weeks into his hawker apprenticeship, Shaly Farid put down his knife and walked out of Bedok Food Centre. He had been told to fry 150kg of chicken that day. Another staff member at Nur Indah Kitchen was absent, while its stream of...
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    Awareness first, recruitment second: Why the ISD scholarship may yield benefits beyond hiring

    SINGAPORE: For 17-year-old student M M Chua, the Internal Security Department (ISD) has always seemed like a “secretive organisation”. “Most of the time, ISD seems to come up in the news for radicalisation, and that subject matter. I thought that was possibly the only thing that ISD handled,"...
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    Commentary: It takes more than a reward system to nurture a reader

    WHAT WE REALLY NEED To foster interest and a lifelong reading habit, I believe we need to start young. In my case, I’ve read to my two daughters since they were babies, and continued through their primary school years, even when they could read independently. Our reading sessions were always...
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    Gavin Lee preaches calm ahead of Singapore’s crunch ASEAN football championship game with Indonesia

    The equation for the Lions going into their last group game on Friday is simple. Avoid defeat against Indonesia, and they will move on to the tournament semi-finals. Lose, and their opponents will progress. Lee stressed that his side will not allow the "situation or outcome" to affect their...
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    DBS CEO says AI is beginning to contribute to fee income growth

    SINGAPORE: Artificial intelligence is beginning to contribute to fee income growth at DBS, with the bank seeing early benefits across its wealth management and corporate banking businesses, its CEO Tan Su Shan said on Thursday (Aug 6). Speaking to CNA's Elizabeth Neo after DBS reported a record...
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    Man linked to Quran-stepping video arrested over separate case of insulting Muslims

    SINGAPORE: A 27-year-old man linked to a viral video showing someone stepping on the Quran on a public bus will be charged on Friday (Aug 7) over a separate case of insulting Muslims. The man was arrested on Thursday after being deported from Malaysia. He is accused of posting videos of...
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    Primary 5 and Secondary 3 students got 15 more minutes of sleep in 2025 than in 2023

    SINGAPORE: Primary 5 and Secondary 3 students got 15 more minutes of sleep on school days in 2025 compared with 2023, said the Ministry of Education on Wednesday (Aug 5). Based on the ministry's latest survey, the students got an average of about seven hours of sleep on school days, said Senior...
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