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Govt claims The Straits Times story is fake; 2 different headlines trigger more confusion

IBTimes Singapore reached out to respective officials at The Straits Times to seek more information about the headline confusion.

Nov 30, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fake news

Health product lead elderly man to hospital; HSA issued warning over 2 more supplements

HSA warns the consumers about the side effects of the illegal banned products and asked them to see a doctor if they face any health issue.

Nov 30, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore 131 kids including teachers fall sick after food-poisoning incident at camp

The MOH, NEA and AVA said in a joint statement that FoodTalks Caterer and Manufacturer is under investigation.

Nov 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: NUS professor faces $5,000 fine for driving dangerously

After police identified the driver of black Maserati, NUS said that it was aware of the incident.

Nov 26, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime NUS

Singapore's fight against fake news; Govt shows direction to identify false stories

Singapore government's picture shows that STOMP and Straits Times are among those platforms which have published fake news.

Nov 24, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fake news

Food contamination: 190 people fall sick, NEA suspends TungLok Catering's license at Singapore Expo

NEA stated that the suspension of TungLok will remain in effect till the completion of the investigation.

Nov 24, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

The bundled package of cannabis was concealed in a cereal box

Singaporean arrested for smuggling 1kg cannabis, found in cereal box at Woodlands Checkpoint

ICA official found a suspicious package and CNB investigation revealed that the packet contained 1kg cannabis.

Nov 23, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat suffers a stroke

Heng Swee Keat is set to be PAP's first assistant secretary-general and run Singapore as new PM

As per party source, while Heng Swee Keat will become first assistant secretary-general, Chan Chun Sing will be holding second assistant secretary-general post.

Nov 22, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: 2 men arrested for penknife attack on woman in Jurong West

After a four-hour stand-off with the police, those men were arrested under voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.

Nov 21, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore crime

Singapore Airlines launches biofuel-powered flights

Singapore flight to Paris faces technical issues, takes U-turn for emergency landing

Flight SQ336, from Singapore to Paris had 17 crew members and 234 passengers but, none of them was injured due to the technical issues.

Nov 19, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

PM Lee Hsien Loong held a Joint Press Conference with US Vice-President Mike Pence at the Istana on 16 November 2018.

Singapore & US sign new deals: Cybersecurity training and bilateral exchange of tax information

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US Vice-President Mike Pence also noted that there are still many other ways to collaborate.

Nov 16, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Singapore: SATS officer dies after consuming food from Spize's River Vally outlet

72 people fell sick after consuming Deepavali special food from Spize's River Vally outlet in Singapore.

Nov 15, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: Father raped own teen daughter multiple times, faces jail term for 26 years

The 35-year-old man, who rapped own teenage daughter eight times gets imprisonment but is appealing against his sentence.

Nov 14, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Why Facebook did not take down States Times Review post

Facebook stood by its policies and said that the social media company doesn't have a policy that prohibits alleged falsehoods.

Nov 14, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fake news Facebook

The image was labelled false, with MOT clarifying in its graphic that the vouchers are in fact for lower income households

Singapore: MOT clarifies details of public transport vouchers after noticing false information on WhatsApp

Ministry of Transport clarified that the public transport vouchers are not for all senior Singaporeans but for lower-income households.

Nov 10, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fake news

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