Gabrielle Andres
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How do food outlets and delivery providers ensure that raw fish is safe to consume?
How do they minimise the risks of consuming ready-to-eat raw food like sashimi and what checks are in place to maintain the quality? → Read More
377A repeal: Parliamentarians must continue to be 'voice of the community', says Pink Dot
SINGAPORE: On a day when a colonial-era law criminalising gay sex was removed from the books, advocacy group Pink Dot SG called on parliamentarians to “continue to be the voice" of the LGBTQ+ community. On Tuesday (Nov 29), → Read More
Police arrest woman who staged solo protest in front of Chinese embassy in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Police on Tuesday (Nov 29) said they are investigating a woman for allegedly taking part in a public assembly outside the Chinese embassy without a permit. They said they were alerted to the incident at about 1pm on Monday. → Read More
Recycling 101: What can you toss in the blue bin and what happens after items are collected?
What types of plastic, paper, glass and metal products can you recycle? And should toys be thrown into the recycling bin? → Read More
Former police officer charged with accepting bribes, obstruction of justice
Poo Tze Chiang received the bribes in the form of cash and loans over seven occasions between 2019 and 2020, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said. → Read More
FTX not on MAS' investor alert list as it was not actively soliciting Singapore users: MAS
SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency exchange FTX was not placed on the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) investor alert list as it was not actively soliciting users in Sing → Read More
No cause to list FTX on same basis as Binance, operator is neither licensed nor exempt: MAS
While FTX does not operate in Singapore, it is not possible to prevent Singapore users from directly accessing overseas service providers, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore. → Read More
More than 3,900 people caught using, possessing vapes so far this year as cases rise
The Health Sciences Authority says it works with e-commerce sites to shut down listings of vapes and their related products upon detection. → Read More
Restaurant with 'screaming children surcharge' says it has yet to impose fee on guests
Angie’s Oyster Bar and Grill along Outram Road implemented the S$10 surcharge “a little over a month ago” following increasing complaints from diners. → Read More
Doctor who took more than 3,200 upskirt videos struck off medical register
Chu Ben Wee was sentenced to three years’ jail in December 2020 after he was convicted of four charges of outrage of modesty for taking upskirt videos of women using a shoe he had modified to conceal a camera. → Read More
Doctor who took more than 3,200 upskirt videos struck off medical registry
Chu Ben Wee was sentenced to three years’ jail in December 2020 after he was convicted of four charges of outrage of modesty for taking upskirt videos of women using a shoe he had modified to conceal a camera. → Read More
Passengers departing from Changi Airport to pay higher fees and levies from Nov 1
Among the charges, the aviation levy will be increased for the first time in 13 years. → Read More
CNA Explains: What is a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, and how will it protect me?
Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which was granted interim authorisation by Singapore's Health Sciences Authority for use as a booster shot, targets both the original strain and Omicron BA.1 variant of the coronavirus. → Read More
Foodpanda cuts jobs in Singapore as part of move towards profitability
SINGAPORE: Delivery platform Foodpanda has laid off some members of its Singapore staff due to a “critical need” to reduce costs and move to profitability to remain competitive. In response to CNA's queries on Wednesday (Sep 7), Foodpanda said its parent com → Read More
Rosmah Mansor’s corruption conviction: 5 takeaways from the court judgment
The wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was "far too clever" to demand for bribery herself, the court found. → Read More
Rosmah Mansor’s corruption conviction: 5 takeaways from the court judgment
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was sentenced to 10 years in jail and a fine of RM970 million (US$216 million) after she was fou → Read More
From planes to cranes, 5 hotels fashioned out of old industrial objects
SINGAPORE: In the travel ecosystem, hotels initially served as places to rest after a long day of sightseeing. But they have become bona fide destinations themselv → Read More
Southeast Asians spend US$3.66 billion on bubble tea annually: Study
Singapore stands out among the region's six key markets, as the country with the smallest population but the highest spending power. → Read More
Singapore's tallest skyscraper to be built by Alibaba and local partners
SINGAPORE: Chinese Internet giant Alibaba and a consortium led by Singapore-based real estate company Perennial Holdings have obtained approval for plans to build a 63-storey mixed-used development at Shenton Way in the Central Business District. With a max → Read More
All-items inflation increases most for top 20% household income group: SingStat
The statistics are for the first half of 2022, taken on a year-on-year basis. → Read More