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Singapore sends investigators to assist bridge collapse in Baltimore
Singapore: Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau and Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) have dispatched officers to Baltimore in the US to support the investigation into a vessel-bridge collision incident, according to the…
- World
Singapore makes Israeli embassy to remove FB post about Palestine, Quran
Singapore: An “insensitive” post by the Embassy of Israel here that tried to make a political point citing the holy Quran has been taken down after the intervention by the government of…
- World
Jaishankar meets top Singapore ministers to further deepen bilateral ties
Singapore: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday met with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan and two other senior ministers and discussed ways to further enhance bilateral ties, and the situation…
- World
Singapore’s Indian-origin former minister faces fresh charges for alleged corruption
Singapore: Singapore’s Indian-origin former Transport Minister S Iswaran on Monday was slapped with eight fresh charges in the alleged case of corruption taking the total charges that he now faces to 35.…
- World
Ramzan 2024: Several countries announce first day of fasting
Several countries have announced Tuesday, March 12, as onset of the holy month of Ramzan 1445 AH-2024 based on the sighting of the crescent moon. Australia The Grand Mufti of Australia, in…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis strike Singapore-flagged ship in Gulf of Aden
Aden: Yemen’s Houthi group has launched a missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, continuing their escalation of tension in the region, said a pro-government Coast Guard official.…
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Indian-origin former prison officer jailed for bribery bid in Singapore
Singapore: A 57-year-old Indian-origin former prison officer in Singapore was sentenced to more than three years in jail on Friday for attempting to seek bribes totalling SG$133,000 in exchange for transferring an…
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Indian-origin singer fined for molesting woman in Singapore
Singapore: A 42-year-old Indian-origin singer in Singapore has been fined SG$ 3,000 for molesting a female production crew member in a drunken stupor in 2022. Sivabalan Siva Prasad Menon, who had consumed…
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Indian-origin man jailed for molesting domestic worker, hurting man in Singapore
Singapore: A 61-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to 10 months in jail in Singapore for molesting a domestic worker in a lift and punching a man with a metal chain wrapped around…
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Indian-origin man charged with kicking cop during arrest in Singapore
Singapore: A 49-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore has been charged with assaulting a public servant, an offence for which he can be jailed for up to seven years and fined or caned.…
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Indian-origin man gets more than 7 years in jail for duping people in Singapore
Singapore: A 53-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to seven years and four months’ jail on Monday for cheating 20 people, including his family friends and acquaintances, of SG$ 2.5 million ($ 1.8…
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Singapore: Indian national gets jail, caning for molesting British woman
Singapore: An Indian national, who was in Singapore on a student pass, has been sentenced to four years in jail and six strokes of the cane for molesting a British woman at…
- World
Indian teen dies as bus catches fire after collision in Singapore
Singapore: A 17-year-old Indian national died and three others were injured when a bus travelling from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur collided with a motorcycle and burst into flames. The bus, with 28…
- India
Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for cheating to get medical treatment
Singapore: A 42-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to six weeks jail in Singapore for impersonation multiple times to get medical treatment in hospitals and polyclinics across the city state. On Monday,…
- Business
Hyundai’s US JV to produce autonomous taxi at Singapore innovation hub
Seoul: Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous vehicle joint venture in the US plans to manufacture its self-driving electric vehicles in the group’s newly launched innovation hub in Singapore, the company said on Wednesday.…
