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Sultan Muhammad V’s short reign as Malaysia's King

The abdication of Sultan Muhammad V as the Malaysia's King on Sunday (Jan 6) comes after weeks of intense rumours and ...
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Sultan Muhammad V steps down as Malaysia's King

Sultan Muhammad V has stepped down as the Malaysia’s king with immediate effect, announced the Comptroller of the Royal Household on Sunday (Jan 6).
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Japanese Couple Open Quaint Kappo & Handmade Soba Diner In Chinatown

His stall, Reiwa Soba, offered soba dishes with fresh house-made buckwheat flour noodles. To let customers from around the ...
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#trending: AI-generated MOF ad gets flak for looking like 'scam'; ministry says it was part of pilot test

SINGAPORE — An online advertisement by the Ministry of Finance (MOF), which features an image of a family generated by artificial intelligence (AI), has been lambasted by social media users. Reddit ...
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The Big Read in short: The tension between hawkers' livelihoods and the public's desire for cheap meals

Each week, TODAY’s long-running Big Read series delves into the trends and issues that matter. This week, we look at how hawkers balance sustaining their business with meeting customers’ expectations ...
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'This means a lot': S'porean photographer wins court appeal against European painter who copied her work to win award

New: You can now listen to articles. SINGAPORE — A Singaporean photographer has achieved a significant legal victory in Europe after suing an artist based in Luxembourg for copying her work in an ...
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Fatal Tampines accident: Car workshop employee files police report over death threats after he posted dashcam footage

SINGAPORE — A car workshop employee has filed a police report after he got death threats against him and his family for posting dashboard camera footage of the lead-up to a Tampines road accident that ...
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Iswaran handed 27 charges for corruption, obtaining valuables as a public servant and obstructing justice

SINGAPORE — Former Transport Minister S Iswaran was on Thursday morning (Jan 18) handed 27 charges at the State Courts, mostly related to bribery and corruption involving more than S$384,300. The ...
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Explainer: How did a Grab driver become nominee director for 60 companies and should there be a regulatory limit?

SINGAPORE — A court case of Grab driver Leonard Koh Meng Huat being fined S$28,000 for failing to conduct due diligence as a nominee director raised eyebrows and generated discussions online last week ...
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Property annual value threshold for social support schemes eligibility to be raised to cover all HDB, some private properties

SINGAPORE — Eligibility limits for various social support schemes will be adjusted to reflect rising rents, to ensure that Singaporeans with greater needs continue to benefit, the Ministry of Finance ...
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Cyberattack caused 7-hour internet outage that hit public hospitals, polyclinics; attacks continuing: Synapxe

SINGAPORE — The seven-hour disruption to the websites of several public healthcare institutions on Wednesday (Nov 1) was due to a cyberattack, where attackers flooded servers with internet traffic, ...
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TODAY Youth Survey: 8 in 10 aspire to own private homes as 'life goal'; experts say financial realities will temper expectations

SINGAPORE — For Ms Shuhadah, upgrading from a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat to owning a private property is a goal she would like to achieve at some point in her life — not for herself, but ...