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Another alleged Yishun cat killer arrested after a cat from his household was found dead

January 24, 2016, 7:30 pm
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Finally, another suspect behind the series of disturbing cat killings in Yishun has been arrested after over 20 alleged cases of such brutality have been reported since last September. 

The 51-year-old suspect was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to a joint statement made by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) and the Singapore Police Force. 

On Friday evening, both police and AVA officers conducted investigations after receiving a report of a cat carcass found on the grass verge next to Block 116 along Yishun Ring Road. The suspect's identity was established soon after — he is from the household that owned that dead cat. 

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NEA reports first dengue fatality of 2016; Zika virus could reach here too

January 24, 2016, 8:17 pm
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In the first reported dengue fatality of 2016, a 47-year-old man who stayed in the dengue-ridden neighbourhood of Marsiling Rise succumbed to his illness and passed away last Friday. 

The National Environment Agency (NEA) noted that he had been staying in an area located within an active ten-case dengue cluster, which had been undergoing vector control operations. NEA officers have so far destroyed six counts of mosquito breeding — five of which were found in residential premises and one in common areas. 

They also brought to attention the increase in the Aedes mosquito population due to the warmer climate brought by the El Niño phenomenon, aiding the breedings and spread of the virus. 

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Projectile found at Sengkang West construction site safely disposed by SAF

January 24, 2016, 8:47 pm
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Another day, another bomb from our warring days safely disposed. Just as the weekend arrived last Friday, Sengkang West residents held in bated breath as Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel gently removed a suspected war relic from a construction site.

SAF's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were activated that night to assess and dispose the 105mm British projectile from the construction site. 

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$1 increase in ERP rates for some gantries on AYE and PIE

January 24, 2016, 9:07 pm
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news motorists, but a couple of Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries will be seeing a $1 increase from next month onwards. 

A set of three gantries on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) after Jurong Town Hall towards the city as well as two gantries on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) will start charging an extra dollar each time you pass under. 

Rates for other gantries will remain unchanged — or at least until the next ERP review in May 2016. 

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'Credit-For-Sex Scam' syndicate busted in China

January 24, 2016, 10:38 pm
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Based all the way in call centres in China, a total of 627 reports of credit-for-sex scams were lodged and received by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in the first half of 2015. 

Half a year later, the culprits behind the scam have been nabbed — the fraud syndicate that targeted Singaporean victims have been shut down by the Chinese Police, with help from SPF. 

About $1.6 million were cheated from the scams, which targeted horny young Singaporean lads. The scammers would convince their victims into purchasing cards, online shopping credits or even remit money overseas in exchange for sexual favours. They would communicate through messages and calls on Facebook, Wechat and iAround. 

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Singapore-born Kiwi teen threatened with jail and fine should he refuse to serve NS

January 24, 2016, 11:18 pm
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Faced with a very inhospitable outcome courtesy of Singaporean authorities, 19-year-old New Zealand teenager Brandon Smith is in a pickle. 

Born in Singapore to a Kiwi father and a Singaporean mother, Smith faces a stint in jail or a $10,000 fine should he refuse to serve the mandatory national service. No longer identifying himself as a Singaporean after moving to Dunedin when he was eight years old, Smith finds it illogical for him to head back here to serve his conscription, stuff.co.nz reports. 

As a New Zealand citizen, he states that he would be treated as an outsider, and the monthly pay would not be able to cover his food and lodging after the initial three-month training period. 

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Serial female underwear thief of Strathmore, Queenstown and Redhill nabbed

January 25, 2016, 12:35 am
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A serial lingerie snatcher haunting the estates of Strathmore, Queenstown and Redhill was finally foiled last Friday, putting an end to his undergarment-collecting days. 

The 42-year-old man is believed to be responsible in a spate of thefts of female undergarments around the area, say the police, who arrested him at Margaret Drive. He was nabbed the same day they received a report of a stolen undergarment at Strathmore Avenue. 

He was found in possession of a piece of female undergarment, which has been seized as case exhibit. Who knows where the other undies are. 

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Man harvested nearly 300 SingPass accounts to sell identities to Chinese syndicate

January 25, 2016, 1:19 am
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Twenty Chinese nationals managed to enter Singapore using sham visas produced by a China-based syndicate, and one Singaporean man was responsible for making it all possible. 

39-year-old James Sim Guan Liang managed to figure out his way 293 SingPass accounts and sold the personal of the account holders to the syndicate for copious amounts of money. 

He has since pleaded guilty in court to 73 charges under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act, TODAY reports. 

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SAF Major's emotional speech to JC students does PM Lee proud

January 25, 2016, 2:24 am
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The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are on a recruitment run, and it seems that they made the right choice in sending Major Choy Yong Cong to make the pitch. 

The young officer made such a resounding speech during a sharing session at a junior college that the Prime Minister himself openly praised him on Facebook, where the address was published in full. 
 

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Fire breaks out at 24th floor of Kent Vale Serviced Residences at NUS

January 25, 2016, 5:40 pm
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The luxurious serviced residences of Kent Vale at the National University of Singapore (NUS) wasn't such a pretty sight yesterday when fire broke out in a unit on the 24th floor. 

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the scene about 11.25am, and promptly put the blaze out within 15 minutes. The fire itself had involved contents from a bedroom.

According to the university's student-run publication The Ridge, NUS' Security Manager Loh Kim Hock confirmed that the two residents occupying the affected unit were unharmed. 

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21-year-old man nabbed for armed robbery at Woodlands Point

January 25, 2016, 6:24 pm
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Months after an unknown assailant attempted to rob a female sales assistant at a unit at Woodlands Point, police finally managed to establish his identity caught the 21-year-old suspect.

In the afternoon of Sep 16, the victim lodged a report about an unknown man armed with a knife had tried to rob her. Probably thinking that he was in the clear, the law caught up to him yesterday. 

If convicted, he'll face a jail term of up to 14 years and up to 12 strokes of the cane. 

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Mentally ill man makes empty threat of joining ISIS in the hopes to be sent to IMH

January 25, 2016, 7:08 pm
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This story gets a little crazy. In a bid to get a one-way ticket to either jail or the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), a severely mentally ill man told the police that he wanted to join the Islamic State and bomb Singapore. 

37-year-old Lee Soo Liang — who has a history of depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder — made the hollow threat in the hopes that he would be reunited with his mother and former girlfriend, both current residents at IMH. 

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Eric Khoo's erotic drama In The Room gets R21 rating; to be released here on Feb 25

January 25, 2016, 8:04 pm
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It's been a while since we got a solid blast of Eric Khoo's trademark grit and grime in the local cinematic landscape, but come Feb 25, his steamy In The Room will finally see a commercial release here. 

The film had already made its rounds last year in the international festival circuit (to mixed reviews) and made landfall back home at the Singapore International Film Festival. 

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No made-in-Malaysia bak kwa for Singaporeans this Chinese New Year — it's illegal

January 25, 2016, 8:59 pm
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As Chinese New Year looms closer, the prices of good ol' Chinese pork jerky goes up. Normally, folks would do the logical thing and head up north across the borders to get their hands on some good yet cheap bak kwa and purchase them in the truckloads — but looks like it won't be that easy. 

The Immigrations & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has put out ta statement that travellers are only allowed to bring in a maximum 5kg or 5 litres worth of processed food products. Also, their collective value cannot exceed $100 per person. 

Even so, the meat products have to come from a tight list of approved countries, and we don't see Malaysia on it. So no bak kwa from our neighbour up north then; it's literally illegal. 

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Insead tops the list in Financial Times' best MBA programmes in the world

January 25, 2016, 9:41 pm
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Insead, a humble graduate business school, just surpassed the ranks of elite institutions as Financial Times' top Global MBA Programme in the world. 

The Financial Times Global MBA Ranking sees Insead topping the list, with Harvard Business School at second place and London Business School in the number three spot. In comparison, Singapore's own Nanyang Business School is way down below at number 29, while the National University of Singapore Business School is at number 32. 

With campuses in France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi, Insead's biggest highlight is that they taught their full-time MBA in just one year, instead of the standard two years. Insead's focus on promoting diversity, having a global perspective and a significantly more affordable programme than its peers were also strong pointers. 

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Sheng Siong and NTUC FairPrice lose over $100k annually on unreturned trolleys

January 25, 2016, 10:48 pm
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In a rather interesting revelation courtesy of The New Paper, those shopping trolleys we just leave lying around in carparks and other random places actually bleed supermarkets pretty heavily. 

Sheng Siong alone loses $120,000 a year on just trolleys, with 90 metal trolleys and 180 plastic ones getting misplaced across its outlets on average each month. 

NTUC FairPrice lose about 1,000 trolleys annually, spending about $150,000 every year to maintain, replace and retrieve their abandoned trolleys. Staffers often find them dumped along pavements, taxi stands and nearby housing estates even, when folks simply want to wheel their items straight to their doorstep. 

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Singapore ranks second in the world in talent competitiveness rankings

January 25, 2016, 11:26 pm
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In yet another testament to Singapore's kiasu-ism, the city-state has been ranked first in Asia Pacific in this year's Global Talent Competitiveness Index. 

Published by business school Insead in collaboration with human resources firm Adecco and the Human Capital Leadership Institute, the index compared over 100 countries in their ability to develop, attract and retain talent. 

Singapore placed second in the list, trailing behind top dogs Switzerland, who've retained their seat since last year. Luxembourg came in third, the United States came in fourth while Denmark was fifth. 

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English football kit manufacturer Mitre jumps onboard as S.League's official football sponsor

January 25, 2016, 11:49 pm
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In a sign that the greater footballing world is already starting to pay attention to Singapore (ever since a former Liverpool winger joined Tampines Rovers), English football kit manufacturer Mitre has jumped in as sponsors in the S.League. 

A new contract will see Mitre being the Official Football and Product Supplier for the S.League, providing match balls for all its various cups and sub-leagues for the next five years. 

For the past 16 years, the S.League have been using balls made by Japanese brand Mikasa, a brand known more for its volleyballs. Mitre on the other hand is more up to scratch, with S.League's new star signing Jermaine Pennant being familiar with it during his career in England. 

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430k travellers expected to use land checkpoints daily during CNY period

January 26, 2016, 12:56 am
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What do you do when you can't bring Malaysian bak kwa into Singapore? You bring yourself to the Malaysian bak kwa of course — but take heed of the 430,000 travellers expected to journey across the borders daily this Chinese New Year period.

With the Lunar New Year holiday coming up on Feb 8, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has seen it fit to advise travellers of the peak traffic periods. Look yonder and plan ahead — heavy departure traffic is expected from Feb 4 to Feb 7, while arrival traffic is expected to be particularly heavy from Feb 9 to Feb 14. Hours-long delays are to be expected at both the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints of course when there's close to half a million travellers.

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Fire at Causeway Point foodcourt's prata stall put out by off-duty firefighters having breakfast

January 26, 2016, 6:37 pm
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A long 24-hour shift on duty at a fire station is tiring enough — but there's no rest for rescuers. Eight off-duty firefighters from Bukit Batok Fire Station had to cut short their breakfast at Causeway Point's Bagus foodcourt and sprung into action when a stove caught fire at one of the stalls. 

The seven Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) national servicemen and a regular officer were first alerted by seeing an excessive amount of smoke pouring out from the prata stall about 10.30am yesterday. As it turned out, a stove caught fire — but that was no problem for the firefighters who extinguished the flames with a hose reel and a fire extinguisher. We'd like to imagine they continued eating their breakfast nonchalantly after all the hubbub died down. 

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