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NewsYahoo News SingaporeBukit Timah Market & Food Centre among places visited by COVID-19 cases
Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre was among five new locations added by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to the list of public places visited by COVID-19 cases in the community recently.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeGrowth in past 2 to 3 years to be negated in 2020, not returning to pre-COVID-19 world: Chan Chun Sing
Singapore’s economic forecast for 2020 means that growth in the past two to three years will be negated, and the country needs to adjust to the painful realities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeJailed: Ex-NUS student who recorded upskirt and changing room videos of 104 women
Desmond Teh Yu Kiat, a male undergraduate, had 230 compromising videos of women found in his devices.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOVID-19: Employers to send dorm-staying workers for swab tests every 14 days
Employers are required to arrange for their dormitory-staying workers to undergo the COVID-19 swab tests every 14 days at a regional screening centre or an in-dormitory test centre in Singapore.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeDelivery driver molested jogger after watching porn in van
A 60-year-old delivery driver who was watching porn in his parked van saw a female jogger and molested her, a court heard.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeMan jailed and caned for uploading nude photos of 2 ex-girlfriends, sex with underage girl
A 23-year-old man who preyed on a 12-year-old girl he met on social media and circulated compromising photos of two ex-girlfriends was jailed for 10 years, 10 weeks and sentenced to six strokes of the cane on 11 August.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeNParks to crush 9 tonnes of illegal ivory worth $18 million
The National Parks Board (NParks) will be crushing nine tonnes of illegal ivory, worth $18 million, on Tuesday (11 August).
NewsYahoo News SingaporeShip repair firm fined $300,000, assistant supervisor jailed 12 weeks over diver's death
An underwater ship maintenance services firm and its employee were on 11 August fined and jailed respectively over the death of a diver in 2014.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOVID-19: MOH confirms 61 new cases including 1-year-old Singaporean girl
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 61 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of Tuesday (11 August) noon, taking the country’s total case count to 55,292.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeLawyer Jeffrey Ong faces 4 more CBT charges involving $11.7 million
Lawyer Jeffrey Ong Su Aun, who was arrested across the Causeway after some $33 million held in escrow by his firm went missing, now faces 57 charges in all.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeMan who claimed trial to murdering father, 75, was likely of unsound mind during act
A man who claimed trial to murdering his 75-year-old father after strangling him and punching him on his face in 2015 was said to be of unsound mind at the time of the act.
SportYahoo News SingaporeJoseph Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen granted extensions to NS deferment for 2021 Tokyo Games
Both Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen have been granted extensions of deferment from full-time National Service to train and compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.
NewsYahoo News Singapore‘I do not admit guilt’: Li Shengwu to pay $15,000 fine for ‘peace and quiet’
Li Shengwu, nephew of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has decided to pay a $15,000 fine imposed by the High Court in June for scandalising contempt of court.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOMMENT: A strange, subdued and necessary NDP in a time of COVID-19
In these pandemic times, Singapore's NDP2020 was more than politically expedient – it was a necessary, and comforting, reminder of better days.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOVID-19: MOH reports 188 new cases including 2 Singaporeans
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 188 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of 10 August noon, taking the country’s total case count to 55,292.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOVID-19: 175 new cases detected in Singapore, total now at 55,104
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 175 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of Sunday (9 August) noon, taking the country’s total case count to 55,104.
EntertainmentYahoo News SingaporeNDP2020: PM Lee Hsien Loong calls NS Square new downtown’s central focus, unveils its design
The upcoming NS Square at Marina Bay will be the central focus of Singapore’s new downtown, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as he unveiled the design of the development.
NewsYahoo News SingaporePM Lee Hsien Loong: Holding NDP2020 symbolises Singapore's unity amid COVID-19
While Singaporeans are not able to celebrate in their usual way amid COVID-19, they are determined to hold the National Day Parade as a symbol of unity as a nation, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 9 August.
EntertainmentYahoo News SingaporeOn The Mic: Environmental lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
In this episode, I spoke with Janissa Ng of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on society and the environment.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOVID-19: Singapore confirms 132 new cases including 1 Singaporean
The Ministry of Health has confirmed 132 new COVID-19 cases as of Saturday (8 August) noon, bringing Singapore’s total to 54,929.
ScienceYahoo News SingaporeGolden Village Jurong Point among public places visited by COVID-19 cases
Golden Village Jurong Point was among three new locations added by the Ministry of Health to the list of public places visited by COVID-19 cases in the community recently.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOVID-19: Guidelines for 7th lunar month activities issued, getai and auctioning prohibited
The safe management guidelines for the upcoming seventh lunar month activities have been issued including the prohibition of live getai, auctioning, and dinners.
SportYahoo News SingaporePara bowler Eric Foo earns two honours at Singapore Disability Sports Awards
Para-bowler Eric Foo emerged as the biggest winner at the annual Singapore Disability Sports Awards, clinching both the Sportsman of the Year title and the Team of the Year honours.
HealthYahoo News SingaporeNg Teng Fong GH unveils bio-aerosol containment units for COVID-19, other critically ill patients
A hospital has partnered a polytechnic to come up with detachable box shields that provide more protection for healthcare workers caring for critically ill patients, including COVID-19 cases.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeCOVID-19: Three charged for leaving residences despite being given MCs, SHN
Three individuals in Singapore were charged for committing COVID-19 related offences such as leaving their residences despite being served 5-day MCs or Stay-Home Notices.
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