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US eggs are back in Singapore after 20 years - at up to S$14.80 a dozen

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- American eggs are back on Singapore supermarket shelves after more than 20 years - although shoppers will have to pay a premium. Eggs from US brand Contented Hen are now being s... Read More


Five minutes to Johor Bahru: Singapore completes Woodlands North RTS station four months before launch

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore has completed its Woodlands North station for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link, four months before the cross-border railway is due to open in January... Read More


'This is not who we are': Singapore senior minister condemns racist abuse over Nepal disaster, Air India amid police probe

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore police are looking into racist and xenophobic online comments about the Nepal-Tibet disaster and Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India, as Senior Minister K Shanm... Read More


Singapore haze eases after unhealthy readings, but smoke threat lingers

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Air quality across Singapore improved to moderate levels this morning after haze pushed pollution into the unhealthy range in three regions a day earlier, although authorities wa... Read More


Doctors induce coma for Batu Pahat toddler wounded in stray dog attack

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept. 6 -- A two-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being critically injured by a pack of five stray dogs outside her grandmother's house in Kampung Tambak, Sungai Kelambu, Pese... Read More


Anak Krakatau chaos strands Malaysians in Jakarta, with hotels full and next flights two days away

JAKARTA, Sept. 6 -- Malaysians stranded in Jakarta after volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau disrupted flights are now scrambling for alternative arrangements, with some travellers f... Read More


Singapore PM Lawrence Wong warns unchecked racist abuse could deepen mistrust and 'pull us apart'

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore's prime minister, Lawrence Wong, has warned that racist and anti-foreigner abuse online cannot be dismissed as harmless chatter, saying prejudice risks becoming normali... Read More


Bukit Lagi Hindu temple row: Perlis police get two more days to detain activist as probe widens into criminal trespass

KANGAR, Sept. 6 -- The remand of a 55-year-old activist detained over social media posts linked to a gathering concerning the demolition of a Hindu temple in Bukit Lagi has been extended by two days a... Read More


Fadhlina pledges no SJKT closures as RM12.6m Sungai Bakap Tamil school project gets going after 17 years

NIBONG TEBAL, Sept. 6 -- The government has assured that no Tamil vernacular school will be closed as construction finally begins on a RM12.6 million replacement building for SJKT Sungai Bakap after n... Read More


Six curry puffs, a S$450 flight from China? Viral Singapore errand sparks Meituan denial

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Chinese food delivery giant Meituan has denied offering cross-border delivery services after a viral video showed a man in its signature yellow uniform claiming he had been flown... Read More