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    Bukit Batok project in October BTO launch to be completed in just 2 years

    SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will launch 2,085 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats with shorter waiting times across three projects in Bukit Batok and Sengkang in October’s sales exercise. In particular, the flats in West BrickVille@Bukit Batok will be completed within two years...
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    'Gave me a second life': How Singapore doctors saved this boy from rare cancer with experimental treatment

    SINGAPORE: “I think … I am going to die soon.” That was the thought running through 10-year-old Viet Tai’s mind after his cancer failed to respond to chemotherapy. Doctors in Hanoi, where Viet Tai is from, had given up hope. Diagnosed with a rare type of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia...
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    Third POFMA correction direction issued to anti-death penalty activist group Transformative Justice Collective

    SINGAPORE: The Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) – an activist group that campaigns against the death penalty – was handed a third Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) order on Saturday (Oct 5). The correction direction relates to an article published on TJC’s...
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    Singapore's Max Maeder wins third consecutive title since Paris Olympics

    SINGAPORE: Olympic medallist Max Maeder continued his sterling run of form as he was crowned the overall champion of the 2024 IKA KiteFoil World Series after winning the Italian leg of the event. After finishing as the top qualifier in the opening series, Maeder needed only one race win in the...
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    How station staff, rail workers went above and beyond during East-West Line disruptions

    SINGAPORE: She was battling a persistent cough and pain in her knees, but Mdm Maswiyah Anwar still decided to persevere in providing commuters with directions and assistance at Buona Vista station during the first two days of the East-West Line train disruptions. The part-time SMRT service...
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    Singapore Turf Club holds its last races after more than 180 years of operations

    SINGAPORE: Thousands of spectators flocked to Singapore Turf Club in Kranji for the last time on Saturday (Oct 5) to attend Singapore’s final race meeting. The club is hosting the Grand Singapore Gold Cup as a farewell celebration, featuring 10 races to pay tribute to its history as the curtain...
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    He invented a tool to make mammograms less painful: ‘You can’t go for a screening that you hate’

    A mammogram is a potentially lifesaving screening tool that can help with the early detection and timely treatment of breast cancer. Unfortunately, many women also rate it as one of the most unpleasant and uncomfortable health screenings. During a mammogram, which takes an X-ray of the breast...
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    Singapore Turf Club: A lookback, through the archives

    CNA taps its archives to look back at Singapore Turf Club’s changing fortunes and its role in the country’s history. Continue reading...
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    Clean eating, 10km runs, over 600 lives helped: He’s a 60-year-old blood donor with a mission

    SINGAPORE: Some people get up before dawn, others crush 10 kilometre runs daily, but few can claim to do both, especially at age 60. Lim Kim Koon is one who can, and his motivation goes beyond staying trim. For the insurance agent and Tzu-Chi Foundation volunteer, it is about keeping his...
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    Singapore doctors develop new cell therapy that saves 16 patients from treatment-resistant cancer

    SINGAPORE: A team of doctors in Singapore has developed a new stem cell therapy for cancer patients who have otherwise exhausted all other forms of treatment. For these patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) that do not respond to chemotherapy or relapse after treatment, the...
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    October BTO launch offers 1,900 two-room Flexi flats; singles can buy such units at any location for the first time

    SINGAPORE: About 1,900 two-room Flexi flats will be rolled out in October’s Build-to-Order (BTO) exercise, marking the first launch that singles can apply for such units at any location. Previously, eligible singles could only buy new 2-room Flexi flats (of 99-year lease) if they were in...
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    Requirements for real estate agents, lawyers to be clarified under new anti-money laundering measures

    SINGAPORE: When real estate agents are at work, some of the clients they interact with may be representing other people. Clients may be acting on behalf of the beneficial owner – the person who ultimately enjoys the benefits of owning the property, even if it is in another name. The government...
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    Prosecution not filing charges against businessman Lum Kok Seng over Iswaran case

    In 2016, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded Lum Chang Building Contractors a S$325 million contract for works at Tanah Merah Station and existing viaducts. LTA comes under the Ministry of Transport, where Iswaran served as minister from May 15, 2021 to Jan 17, 2024. Iswaran knew that...
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    Requirements for real estate agents, lawyers to be clarified under new anti-money laundering measures

    SINGAPORE: When real estate agents are at work, some of the clients they interact with may be representing other people. Clients may be acting on behalf of the beneficial owner – the person who ultimately enjoys the benefits of owning the property, even if it is in another name. The government...
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    Body of 76-year-old retired teacher who went missing near Mount Everest found

    SINGAPORE: The body of the 76-year-old retired teacher who went missing while hiking near Mount Everest was found on Friday morning (Oct 4). Two people who have been involved since Mr Harry Tan went missing last Thursday near the Kongma La Pass, a trekking trail south of Everest Base Camp...
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    COE quota to increase by nearly 4% in November to January quarter

    SINGAPORE: The overall supply of Certificates of Entitlement (COE) for the November 2024 to January 2025 period will go up by close to 4 per cent compared with the previous quarter. There will be a total of 15,834 COEs, an increase from 15,283 in the previous quarter, the Land Transport...
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    Parts of Marine Parade, including Still Road South, flooded due to damaged water pipe

    SINGAPORE: A damaged water pipe led to flooding in parts of Marine Parade, including Marine Drive and Still Road South, on Friday (Oct 4) morning. At around 11.40am, the water pipe was damaged during lift retrofitting works at the pedestrian overhead bridge near Block 67 Marine Drive, Marine...
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    Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng charged with abetting public servant to obtain valuable things, obstructing justice

    SINGAPORE: Singapore GP head Ong Beng Seng was charged on Friday (Oct 4) in the State Courts, a day after ex-transport minister S Iswaran was sentenced to a year's jail. Ong, a 78-year-old property tycoon and hotelier, was handed one charge each under Section 165 and Section 204A of the Penal...
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    Prosecution not tendering charges against businessman Lum Kok Seng over Iswaran case

    SINGAPORE: The prosecution will not be tendering any charges against businessman Lum Kok Seng, the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said on Friday (Oct 4). AGC had previously said it would "take a decision in respect of the investigations against Mr Lum" after the completion of Iswaran's case...
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    Live: Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng charged with two offences linked to Iswaran's case

    SINGAPORE: Property tycoon, hotelier and Singapore GP head Ong Beng Seng was charged on Friday (Oct 4) over his involvement in the case of former transport minister S Iswaran. Mr Ong, 78, faces one count of abetting a public servant in obtaining gifts and another charge of obstructing justice...
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