12 women arrested in a five-day enforcement operation: SPF

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A total of 12 women, aged between 23 and 38, were arrested, during a five-day enforcement operation against massage establishments and public entertainment outlets from 14 to 18 Jan. Central Police Division conducted the operation along Tanjong Pagar Road, Beach Road, North Bridge Road, Victoria Street, Outram Road, Coleman Street, Kitchener Road, Jalan Sultan, Keong […]

Aloysious Pang’s condition worsen, now in ICU

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Singapore actor Aloysius Pang, who was seriously injured in an overseas military exercise in New Zealand, is now in a critical condition, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said in a statement on 23 Jan. Pang was on reservist training when the accident happened on 19 Jan. The actor’s abdomen and chest were supposedly “pinned by […]

You can’t make full payments in coins even if you are mad

payments

Ever feel pissed with the salesperson and wanted some revenge? Well, now you can no longer make large payments with coins. On 14 Jan, the Currency (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Parliament. Under the new rule, each transaction only allows 20 coins per domination. This means that a payer can use up to 20 pieces […]

Aloysius Pang injured during military training exercise in New Zealand

Aloysius

Singapore actor Aloysius Pang was seriously injured on 19 Jan, while participating in an overseas military exercise in NewZealand. On 20 Jan, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) confirmed that Aloysius was hurt while repairing a Singapore Self-propelledHowitzer. Investigation of the cause of the accident is still ongoing. Corporal First Class (National Service) Pang was heli-evacuated […]

61 prison inmates received O-Levels results. 2 of them scored 5 As.

inmates

More than 80 per cent of the 61 inmates, who attended Tanah Merah Prison School, achieved three or more passes in their subjects, while two of them scored five distinctions for their O-Levels. Against all odds, they studied hard and took the papers while serving their sentence. This is a commendable achievement and we, Singaporeans […]

We are not weak, we just don’t want to escalate things only

escalate

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament on 15 Jan that tensions had escalated when the number of Malaysian government vessels in Singapore’s waters increased from two to five during the visit of Johor Chief Minister Osman Sapian to a Malaysian ship. Dr. Ng mentioned that such acts are contradictory to the official stated […]

Wa lao, I thought want reduce tensions. Now intrude again

intrude

Five Malaysian government vessels were seen in Singapore territorial waters on 9 Jan, just a day after both countries agreed to set up a working group to dissolve their maritime disputes. As of 6pm on 10 Jan, two vessels remained in Singapore territorial waters off Tuas, the Maritime Port Authority (MPA) said. However, the Malaysian […]

Singapore and Malaysia take steps to defuse territorial tensions

alleviate

On 8 Jan, Singapore and Malaysia are taking steps to alleviate their air and maritime tensions. On the air front, Malaysia has agreed to suspend its permanent restricted area in the airspace over Pasir Gudang, while Singapore has also agreed to suspend its implementation of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) procedures for Seletar Airport. The […]

Candidates can apply schools via JAE upon collection of O-levels results

JAE

Students can collect their results from their respective schools from 2pm that day, while private candidates will be notified by post, the Ministry of Education and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board said in a joint media release. Alternatively, private candidates can also obtain their results online using their SingPass account. Students who wish to apply […]