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Nov 4, 2026

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YOURSAY | Forget outside hackers, watch out for corrupt insiders

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Almost 30% of eligible S'poreans collected free N95 masks, govt to continue prioritising vulnerable residents: Grace Fu

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Almost 30% of eligible S'poreans collected free N95 masks, govt to continue prioritising vulnerable residents: Grace Fu

Update on the haze situation.

The reality is that we cannot grow the car population in S'pore much further: Jeffrey Siow

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SBS Transit makes police report on man who allegedly taped phone to bus to film TikTok video

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Courts to consider reformative training or imprisonment as default sentences for young scam offenders

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MOH apologises for 'preventable lapse' leading to 9.5-hour public healthcare IT outage

Nov 3, 2026

MOH apologises for 'preventable lapse' leading to 9.5-hour public healthcare IT outage

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MCA leader slams DAP deputy minister over planned cut in Mandarin lessons at SJKCs

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