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WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (9-15 September)
SINGAPORE — Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in the past week (9 to 15 September).
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MOE prepared to shut schools if haze reaches 'hazardous' levels
SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Education (MOE) is prepared to shut down schools if the haze situation in Singapore reaches “hazardous” levels.
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Haze readings across Singapore remain at 'unhealthy' levels
SINGAPORE — Haze levels across Singapore remained in the “unhealthy” range on Sunday (15 September) afternoon.
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Yale-NUS College withdraws programme on ‘dissent and resistance’ over concerns of ‘partisan political interests’, ‘legal liabilities’
SINGAPORE — A week-long Yale-NUS College programme to introduce students to “various modes of dissent and resistance in Singapore” that was scheduled to start in late September has been cancelled.
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SDP to launch manifesto in two weeks, hold pre-election rally next month
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) announced on Saturday (14 September) that it is ramping up its preparations for the next general election, with two major events and a revamped website.
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Haze in 'unhealthy' range in Singapore for first time in over 3 years
SINGAPORE — Singapore recorded the first “unhealthy” haze reading in over three years on Saturday afternoon (14 September).
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Second gold for Yip Pin Xiu in her best showing at World Para Swimming Championships
SINGAPORE — Singapore national para swimmer Yip Pin Xiu clinched her second gold medal at the World Para Swimming Championships in London, winning the women’s 50m backstroke (S2) event on Friday (13 September).
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First Zika cluster of 2019 confirmed in Serangoon Gardens: NEA
SINGAPORE — The first Zika cluster in Singapore this year has been detected, after three cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection have been confirmed near Serangoon Gardens, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Friday (13 September).
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Singapore PR duped his foreign wife into believing she wasn't overstaying in Singapore for nearly 3 years
SINGAPORE — A man forged documents from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and a law firm to dupe his Filipino wife into thinking that her stay in Singapore for nearly three years was lawful, a court heard.
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Lorry company owner fined record $140,000 by MOM for fatal incident from unsafe lifting operations
SINGAPORE — A sole proprietor of a lorry company has been fined $140,000 for a fatal incident arising from unsafe lifting operations, the highest ever imposed on an individual for an offence under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act.
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Social media scams cheated users of S$107,000 from Jan to Aug: Singapore police
SINGAPORE — Scams involving fake Lazada and Shopee lucky draws on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram have cheated users of at least S$107,000 between January and August.
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Drinking tea makes your brain healthier, according to NUS study
SINGAPORE — Regular tea drinkers have better-organised brain regions compared to non-tea drinkers, according to a recent study by the National University of Singapore (NUS).
NewsYahoo News SingaporeIstana to be opened to the public at night for the first time
SINGAPORE — Tickets for the Istana 150 Commemorative Event – the first time the Istana is being opened to the public at night – on 6 October will be on sale from 10am on 13 September.
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Singaporean man jailed for stalking Kazakhstani woman, previously convicted for harassing US singer
SINGAPORE — A man who was previously convicted of harassing an American singer in 2013 returned to court on Thursday (12 September) to face a new charge of stalking a woman from Kazakhstan whom he met at a conference.
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Charred foetus allegedly found in metal pot, police looking for man and woman: reports
SINGAPORE — An unidentified body - believed to be that of a foetus - was allegedly found charred in a metal pot at Block 52 Chin Swee Road, according to Chinese media reports on Thursday (12 September), citing “reliable sources”.
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Man who molested 8-year-old neighbour twice sentenced to 4 years’ jail, caning
SINGAPORE — A man who entered a neighbouring family’s house to molest an eight-year-old girl twice was sentenced to four years’ jail and nine strokes of the cane on Thursday (12 September).
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7 'unruly' Singapore Boys’ Home inmates arrested after damaging objects, flipping beds
SINGAPORE — Seven inmates at the Singapore Boys’ Home were arrested after behaving in an “unruly manner”.
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'In a better place? But I want him here': Parents open up on anguish of losing a child
SINGAPORE — Tears, longing and the inadvertently hurtful words of loved ones: thee sets of bereaved parents tell their stories to Yahoo News Singapore.
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SINGAPORE — They were inmates at the Singapore Boys’ Home who were planning to use floorball sticks to attack the staff there, with one of them suggesting using a broken badminton racket as a weapon.
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SIA to take over SilkAir's Singapore-Busan flights from 28 Oct due to 'growing demand'
SINGAPORE — Travellers can soon fly from Singapore to Busan on Singapore Airlines (SIA) from 28 October.
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Burmese domestic helper jailed for abusing terminally ill woman under her care
SINGAPORE — Lain Ngain, a 28-year-old Burmese domestic helper, has been jailed for abusing a terminally ill elderly woman under her care.
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Singapore suspends 2 food caterers after 39 cases of gastroenteritis
SINGAPORE — The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has suspended the licences of two caterers, Mum’s Kitchen Catering and Cherish Delights, after 39 people suffered gastroenteritis after consuming food prepared by them in two separate incidents.
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Yip Pin Xiu on top of the world again after winning gold at World Para Swimming Championships
SINGAPORE — Singapore national para swimmer Yip Pin Xiu became a world champion for the second time in her career, after she clinched the gold medal in the women’s 100m backstroke (S2) race at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London on Wednesday (11 September).
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E-scooter rider who switched lanes and hit pedestrian from behind jailed
SINGAPORE — While steering his e-scooter with one hand, and holding a cigarette in his other hand to smoke, the rider switched lanes and rammed into a pedestrian from behind.
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Chiam See Tong 'changed the face of the opposition' in Singapore: analyst
SINGAPORE — Veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong will go down in history for changing the face of the opposition in Singapore, says London-based political analyst and author Loke Hoe Yeong.
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