Sale of flick knives and knuckledusters to be regulated after several knife attacks in 2024
[Straits Times] - 01/7/2025
The Ministry of Home Affairs currently regulates the sale of weapons such as daggers, swords and bayonets.
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Singapore passes Bill to control bank accounts of scam victims; law will also cover cheating cases
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[Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
Student claims a technician initially charged $85 for his laptop repair but later billed him $50 more
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[The Independent] - 6/01/2025
Man allegedly duped 17 people and a firm of over $4.5m in total
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[Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
Bill passed to prevent some first-time traffic offenders from being overly punished
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[Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
Jail for fake social worker who duped couple into signing up for phone lines for illegal moneylender
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[Straits Times] - 6/01/2025
Electricity trading, renewable energy among new areas of Singapore-Malaysia cooperation
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[Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
Raffles Place/Marina Bay office rents slow to a crawl in Q4 as global uncertainty dampens demand
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[The Independent] - 6/01/2025
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[Weekender] - 6/01/2025
New racial harmony Bill introduced to give Govt powers to use restraining orders, remedial actions
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[Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
8 telehealth providers investigated by MOH for lapses
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[Straits Times] - 7/01/2025
Jobless Singaporean refuses to accept job offers with a lower salary than his last drawn salary in the company that terminated his (…)
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[The Independent] - 6/01/2025
