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2023-05-04 15:22:04 Rasa Rasa Sengkang makes police report after man allegedly steals iPad from coffee shop

May 04, 2023 7:25 PM

The staff member who left the iPad on the counter was asked to pay $1,600 for the loss of the device.

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2023-05-04 14:22:55 Teen reunites with Singapore Airlines stewardess 13 years later through Tiktok

May 04, 2023 6:45 PM

SINGAPORE - They met for the first time on a 13-hour flight from London to Singapore in 2010, but two Singapore Airlines stewardesses made such an impression on Dominick Lee O’Donnell and his family that they became his childhood heroes.

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2023-05-04 14:22:54 Jail term reduced to fine for TOC editor and contributor who defamed Cabinet members

May 04, 2023 6:14 PM

The reduction in their sentences came after an appeal by the two men.

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2023-05-04 14:22:52 2 men allegedly held captive in Singapore duped by scammers impersonating China officials

May 04, 2023 6:10 PM

The police found them less than three hours after their parents reported their disappearance.

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2023-05-04 13:40:04 Laos activist survived shooting: Human Rights Watch

May 04, 2023 5:55 PM

His family had said that he was dead as a deliberate ploy to deter the gunman from trying to kill him as he lay helpless in hospital.

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2023-05-04 13:40:02 US issues guidelines on defending the Philippines from South China Sea attacks

May 04, 2023 5:35 PM

China’s Foreign Ministry says the South China Sea “should not be a hunting ground for external forces”.

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2023-05-04 13:40:01 Cross-strait ties – how relevant is the 1992 consensus?

May 04, 2023 5:34 PM

TAIPEI – Upon his return to Taipei from a landmark visit to China in April, former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou declared: “The 1992 consensus has been brought back to life.”

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2023-05-04 13:40:00 Attempts to topple government will chase away foreign investors, says Malaysian envoy

May 04, 2023 5:10 PM

Such attempts will portray Malaysia as unstable and will cause investors to lose confidence.

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2023-05-04 13:39:59 China urges ‘high vigilance’ over Nato expansion in Asia

May 04, 2023 4:53 PM

The Nikkei Asia reported that the alliance is planning to open a liaison office in Japan, its first in Asia.

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2023-05-04 13:39:58 Indian army steps in to quell violence in north-eastern state of Manipur

May 04, 2023 4:13 PM

Violence initially broke out on Tuesday between tribal and non-tribal groups.

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