A manhunt is underway at Holland Village, as police investigate a robbery that took place at Standard Chartered Bank on Thursday (Jul 7) morning. Channel NewsAsia understands that the suspect made off with S$30,000 from the Standard Chartered branch, and…
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(Michael Loh Toon Seng): An advertisement by the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Road Safety Council and Sgcarmart.com reads: “Get a ride home. Don’t drive to drink, and you will never drink and drive.” It took me a while to figure…
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All Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Ministry of Defence (Mindef) personnel are required to download the SGSecure application on their mobile phones and complete the e-learning modules within, the ministry said on Friday (July 28) amid online complaints from users…
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ARODY breeds contempt. The cast of the Channel 5 satirical variety show The Noose, now in its third season, is known for its exaggerated accents and comedic impersonations. But some local netizens are unhappy over certain characterisations, particularly actress Michelle…
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(K Rajamani): AFTER watching the Fried Rice Paradise musical recently, I was disappointed that the producers made the actress playing Devi speak with an unusually heavy accent. Singaporean Indians don’t speak in such a manner and as far as I…
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Former MediaCorp actress Sharon Au has apologised for her attempt at mimicking an Indian accent during Friday night’s SEA Games opening ceremony pre-show at the National Stadium. …Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist Bhavan Jaipragas had accused Au of putting on a…
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Organisers of the Singapore International Festival Of Arts’ (SIFA) pre-festival event The OPEN have withdrawn two films from its movie line-up after the Media Development Authority Singapore (MDA) said these required edits before it could be screened. The films were…
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The Media Development Authority (MDA) on Monday (Aug 17) said it will not be taking action against the Opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) for releasing a political film, which contravenes the Films Act. The SDP uploaded two videos as part…
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In the live-action remake of Disney’s classic Beauty And The Beast, LeFou shows more than just friendly feelings for the handsome antagonist Gaston. This prompted Anglican Bishop Rennis Ponniah to issue an advisory before the film premieres here on Thursday….
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