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Former DSTA IT engineer faces jail term for filming upskirt videos of more than 50 women

It should be noted that now in Singapore the benchmark sentence for upskirt videos is a minimum jail term of two weeks.

Apr 3, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore's mature workers are valuable assets to the workforce

PERSOLKELLY's APAC Workforce Insights shows that 96 per cent of hiring managers and employees in Singapore see benefits of having mature colleagues

Apr 3, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

ICA uncovers over 4000 cartons of contraband cigarettes from metal cutting machine

After the discovery of those duty-unpaid cigarettes from the metal cutting machine, ICA officials handed over the case to the Singapore Customs for further investigation.

Apr 1, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NParks launches Coast-to-Coast Trail linking Coney Island Park with Jurong Lake Gardens

A 36-km Coast-to-Coast trail was launched by NParks on Saturday and the nature lovers can enjoy the view starting from Coney Island Park to Jurong Lake Gardens.

Mar 31, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

E-scooter catches fire at Hougang flat, killed cadged pigeons and left 2 injured residents

E-scooter, which was charging at the living room bursts into fire, damaged the entire Hougang flat and killed three pigeons.

Mar 31, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Data leak: Several blood donor's information that was mishandled, now accessed illegally and possibly extracted

The HSA vendor, Secur Solutions Group (SSG) said that the mishandled data now accessed illegally and probably extracted.

Mar 30, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Man convicted as he fails to report movement of cash over S$20,000 in Singapore

The 48-year-old convict was sentenced to a fine of S$6,000/- for failure to report movement of cash.

Mar 30, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: 10 live black scorpions found inside car's tissue box at Woodlands Checkpoint

ICA officer at Woodlands Checkpoint found scorpions inside Singapore-registered car last Tuesday, March 26.

Mar 30, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Singapore accident: Convict of Bukit Timah crash that killed woman faces 2 weeks' jail

The convict was arrested last year and pleaded guilty to causing the death of 23-year-old Jasmine Lim Jia Yan by negligent driving.

Mar 29, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Food poisoning: 109 children from PCF Sparkletots preschools suffer from stomach flu

Students at four Sparkletots preschools in Sengkang Central suffered from food poisoning issues after consuming catered food at school.

Mar 28, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore Hawker Culture: Republic submits nomination for UNESCO inscription

Singapore submits the nomination of its hawker culture to UNESCO on Wednesday and the decision on the nomination will be made by 2020.

Mar 28, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NUS Engineering Assoc Prof Jerald Yoo (second from right) demonstrating the Body Area Network project which aims to provide data and power connectivity through the human body to wearables, to Mr Teo

Education: Deputy PM Teo Chee Hean visits E6NanoFab at NUS Engineering

Deputy Prime Minister, Teo Chee Hean visited at NUS Engineering and took a tour to E6NanoFab, which is an integrated research and development facility.

Mar 27, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NUS Education