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Former Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang distributing the party's newsletter. (SCREENSHOT: WP Instagram)
Former Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang distributing the party's newsletter. (SCREENSHOT: WP Instagram)

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Former Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang has confirmed that he will not be contesting in the next Singapore General Election, to be held next year. Find out more about what he said.

MRT service on the East-West Line, between Tanah Merah and Tampines, is on track to resume on 11 December, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said.

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    Singapore's NTUC to raise retirement and re-employment ages for employees to 64 and 69

    View of NTUC Centre building in the Singapore CBD. (PHOTO: Getty)
    View of NTUC Centre building in the Singapore CBD. (PHOTO: Getty)

    From 1 January 2025, the National Trades Union congress (NTUC) will raise the retirement age (RA) and re-employment age (REA) across its workforce to 64 and 69 years, respectively, it said in a statement.

    NTUC announced its decision one-and-a-half years ahead of the national schedule.

    How many people will this affect? How will it affect you? Find out.

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    Singapore man dies after Thai beach massage in Phuket: Local police

    Old signboard with the inscription, massage, on a tropical beach. Thailand
    Old signboard with the inscription, massage, on a tropical beach. Thailand

    A Singaporean tourist has died shortly after a body massage session at Patong Beach, according to local Thai police, Bangkok Post reported.

    Police were reportedly notified by a beach massage shop in Patong at around 11.03pm on Saturday (7 December) about a situation involving a 52-year-old Singapore man who had received a 45-minute oil body massage on the beach. It was reported that he appeared to be relax after the massage but then stopped breathing.

    This is the second death involving a massage in Thailand following the death of Thai singer Chayada Prao-hom after three massage sessions. It was reported that two of those massages involved massaging of the neck area.

    Find out more.

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    Taylor Swift fan behind hugely successful Eras Tour updates account reveals identity: Singaporean Nat Lopez

    Taylor Swift performs onstage during
    Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at BC Place on December 06, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (PHOTO: Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

    The owner of one of the biggest fan accounts of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour on X (formerly known as Twitter) has been revealed to be Singaporean Nat Lopez.

    On 1 November 2022, the day Swift announced she was going back on tour, Lopez launched @tswifterastour, an anonymous social media profile dedicated to keeping fellow fans updated on her return to touring. Through it all, he has kept his identity a secret — until now as the Grammy winner just closed her Eras Tour with a last performance in Vancouver. And of course, Lopez was there to witness the grande finale.

    Read more about Lopez, who has just finished his A Levels.

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    St Joseph's Church stabbing in Singapore: Suspect's bail denied to ensure public safety

    The judge's gavel and scales as a symbol of the judiciary and justice. (PHOTO: Getty)
    The judge's gavel and scales as a symbol of the judiciary and justice. (PHOTO: Getty)

    The suspect accused of stabbing a priest at St Joseph's Church has been denied bail to safeguard public safety, a court ruled today.

    Basnayake Keith Spencer, a 37-year-old Singaporean, is deemed "highly dangerous" with a significant risk of reoffending, a police prosecutor reportedly said in court, according to a report published in Channel News Asia (CNA) on Monday (9 December).

    Find out more details in this report.

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    Passenger who threatened to crash Jetstar flight at Changi Airport charged, says he will plead guilty

    A passenger who threatened to crash a Jetstar flight while boarding the plane at Changi Airport has been charged. (PHOTO: Getty)
    A passenger who threatened to crash a Jetstar flight while boarding the plane at Changi Airport has been charged. (PHOTO: Getty)

    A passenger who threatened to crash a Jetstar flight while boarding the plane at Changi Airport was charged with using threatening words on Monday (9 December).

    Channel News Asia (CNA) reported that Moncrieff Marli Curtis Philip, a 36-year-old Australian, said in court that he would plead guilty to the two charges against him. He will do so at a hearing on 18 December.

    Police investigations revealed that 23 November, he had allegedly uttered words claiming that he wanted to crash the aircraft, to a cabin crew when he was boarding a departing flight at Changi Airport. "The man was then disembarked from the flight and escorted to a holding room," police said in a statement. "While in the room, the man allegedly uttered the same words again."

    The offence of using threatening words causing alarm under Section 4(2) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 may be punished on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

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    NParks investigating report of reticulated python allegedly being burned alive

    Reticulated python. (PHOTO: Getty)
    Reticulated python. (PHOTO: Getty)

    Singapore's National Parks Board (NParks) is currently investigating a case of alleged animal cruelty involving a reticulated python being burned alive, the Straits Times reported on Sunday (8 December).

    "NParks takes all cases related to animal cruelty seriously and investigates all feedback received," an NParks spokesperson reportedly said. "We will take action against anyone who has committed an act of animal cruelty."

    On 26 November, the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) posted a video on its Facebook page showing a 2m-long reticulated python stuck in machinery being burned alive using flammable spray cans.

    Find out more about what happened to the python and what's being done in the investigation.

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    Singapore MRT services between Tanah Merah and Tampines on track to restart on 11 Dec

    A high view point of Singapore mass rapid transit (MRT) transportation train service in central Kallang station. (PHOTO: Getty)
    A high view point of Singapore mass rapid transit (MRT) transportation train service in central Kallang station. (PHOTO: Getty)

    Train service on a portion of the Singapore MRT's East-West Line (EWL) – at Simei, and between Tanah Merah and Tampines stations – is on track to resume on Wednesday (11 December), said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in an update on its Facebook page on Sunday.

    Some 40 per cent of the track works have been completed, the LTA said on Sunday.

    Find out how you can complete your journey.

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