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DPM Gan hails China's potential for growth as he meets top leaders
Both sides reaffirm deep ties and pledge to strengthen bilateral economic partnership
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September 05, 2025
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Medical Groups Call on US Health Secretary to Step Down
Multiple health groups and medical associations called on US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to step down in a joint statement on Sept 3, saying he was disregarding decades of life-saving science and reversing medical progress.
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September 05, 2025
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About 50 suspected Kpod cases seen at public healthcare institutions in six weeks: MOH
Between July 9 and Aug 18, public healthcare institutions saw an average of at least one suspected Kpod case a day.
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September 05, 2025
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Equip students with the skills to balance sports training with exams
Youth footballer Mika Bazil Baihakki's recent exclusion from the national Under-16 team for choosing to skip a training camp to prepare for his N-Level examinations highlights a perennial challenge: balancing academic achievement with sporting development.
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September 05, 2025
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No reports of Singaporeans affected in earthquake in Afghanistan: MFA
There are no reports of Singaporeans in Afghanistan affected by the earthquake, the Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sept 4.
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September 05, 2025
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Chinese Scientists Create Rechargeable Succulents That Glow
Imagine strolling through a street just after sunset and seeing your path lit — not by the orange glow of a sodium street lamp, but by a row of glowing, multicoloured palm trees.
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September 05, 2025
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Singapore Strut
Four local models reveal the pains and pleasures of Fashion Week in London, Milan and Paris, which kicks off every September
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September 05, 2025
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The French government is facing imminent collapse
Embattled President Emmanuel Macron risks paralysis at a time of looming strikes, soaring debt and fractured politics.
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September 05, 2025
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NBA Probes Alleged Salary Cap Breach by Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are being accused of trying to get around National Basketball Association (NBA) salary cap rules by feeding US$28 million (S$36.1 million) to Kawhi Leonard in the form of a \"no-show\" endorsement deal with a now-bankrupt company partially funded by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, according to an extensive report by podcaster and former ESPN contributor Pablo Torre.
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September 05, 2025
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Snowballing cash levels in Singapore boost local bonds
The recent build-up of cash in Singapore's money market is strengthening demand for the nation's bonds, driving returns to near the highest in the region.
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September 05, 2025
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Trust to Thrust Ahead
After 2-1 debut loss to Malaysia, interim coach Lee urges Lions to back themselves
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September 05, 2025
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Jail for man who crashed car after driving at speeds of up to 140kmh, killing 2
A man who drove at speeds of up to 140kmh along a slip road from the CTE lost control of his car and crashed into a tree, splitting the vehicle into two.
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September 05, 2025
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Singapore stocks lift on weak US jobs data, rate-cut expectations
• STI rises 0.2%; Venture Corp is top gainer; local banks up • Decliners beat advancers 267 to 255 in broader market • Asian markets mixed; Chinese markets underperform
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September 05, 2025
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mm2 Asia says voluntary liquidation of Cathay Cineplexes unlikely to affect its core businesses
Entertainment company mm2 Asia on Sept 3 said the voluntary liquidation of Cathay Cineplexes is not expected to adversely impact its core businesses or continuing operations.
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September 05, 2025
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Climate change is quietly igniting border disputes
The bad news in a world that is broiling is that we're likely to see much more of this.
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September 05, 2025
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Italian Swimmers Who Shoplifted Banned From Re-entering S'pore
The Italian swimmers who were arrested for shoplifting at Changi Airport have been banned from re-entering Singapore, the Singapore Police Force said on Sept 4.
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September 05, 2025
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Trump says US will 'suffer greatly' if Supreme Court rules tariffs are illegal
President Donald Trump said on Sept 3 the US might have to \"unwind\" trade deals it reached with the European Union, Japan and South Korea, among others, if it loses a Supreme Court tariffs case, and warned that a loss would cause the US \"to suffer so greatly\".
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September 05, 2025
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HK Jury Convicts Three and Acquits Five Others Over 2020 Bomb Plots
A Hong Kong jury convicted three people and acquitted five others on Sept 4 over three bomb plots aimed at shutting the city's borders during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
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September 05, 2025
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Man used over $1.5b in criminal proceeds to buy gold bars, hid them in tools and exported them
Between 2014 and 2017, a South Korean man received cash totaling more than $1.5 billion — proceeds of a foreign crime — from outside Singapore and used the money to buy nearly 28,000 gold bars.
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September 05, 2025
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Singapore's Stock Market Bull Run Is Just Getting Started, With Further Upside, Says Fund Chief
If sustained, it could raise valuations, boost sentiment, and draw new players to list
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September 05, 2025
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Special Qualifying Swansong for Messi
Lionel Messi is set to play his final World Cup qualifier in Argentina on Sept 4 (Sept 5, Singapore time), while five South American teams are still competing for the remaining automatic places at the 2026 tournament in what could be a dramatic climax.
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September 05, 2025
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Vogue names Chloe Malle as its new editor
For the first time in 37 years, there is a new editor of American Vogue.
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September 05, 2025
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N. Korean staff wipe off traces of Kim after his meeting with Putin
After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staff carefully wiped down items touched by the country's supreme leader in what analysts say is part of a suite of security measures to counter foreign spies.
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September 05, 2025
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Thriving Argo Alley will be hard to oppose
Sept 6 South Africa (Turffontein) form analysis
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September 05, 2025
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BYD Said to Have Cut Sales Target by 16%
BYD has slashed its sales target for 2025 by as much as 16 percent to 4.6 million vehicles, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the Chinese electric vehicle giant faces its slowest annual growth in five years amid signs that its era of record-setting expansion could be drawing to a close.
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September 05, 2025
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8 Outstanding Educators Receive President's Award for Teachers
As teacher-in-charge of her school's international dance co-curricular activity, Madam Usha Krishnasamy took it upon herself to support a pupil with Down syndrome who was having difficulty rehearsing for a year-end performance.
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September 05, 2025
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4 Public Transport Staff Lauded for Their Help in Outrage of Modesty Cases
Four public transport employees were presented with the Community Partnership Award (Individual) on Sept 4 for assisting the police in four separate outrage of modesty cases.
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September 05, 2025
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Security checks, road closures planned as Parliament opens today
Members of the public will be subjected to security checks on Sept 5 in the vicinity of Parliament House, where the opening of the first session of the 15th Parliament will be held.
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September 05, 2025
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Rubio Vows US Will Ramp Up Strikes on Drug Cartels
But He Assures Mexico of Respect for Its Sovereignty, Lauds Efforts of Its President
3 min |
September 05, 2025
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S'pore Swim School Seeks $19.3m IPO on Nasdaq, Plans Dubai Expansion
Fitness Champs Aims to Open Officially in the Middle East City at Start of Next Year
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