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Indian National Jailed In Singapore For Job Scam Using Fake Documents
A 20-year-old Indian national has been charged with cheating and using forged documents to deceive a domestic worker into paying over SGD 2,000 for fake job offers for her relatives, The Straits Times reported.
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Indian Man Charged With Stealing Items Worth Over Rs 1 Lakh At Singapore Airport
A court handed Singh Sagar, 37, five theft charges for stealing items including stationery, chocolates and jewellery from Terminal 3's departure transit area in about three hours on March 23, The Straits Times reported.
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At 16, Jiya Rai Becomes World's Youngest Para Swimmer To Cross English Channel
Ms Rai swam the English Channel from Abbot's Cliff in England to Pointe de la Courte-Dune in France in a time of 17 hours and 25 minutes between July 28 and 29, covering a distance of 34 kilometres.
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Iran's 'Alborz' Warship Enters the Red Sea Amid Raging Tensions: Report
Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea through the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, Monday, at a time of heightened tensions over the globally important waterway according to a report.
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"Fell Down Many Times": J&K Girl Urges PM Modi To Build Better Roads To School
Following in the footsteps of little Seerat Naaz, a schoolgirl from Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, who urged PM Modi to lift her school from dire straits, a 'Divyang' (disabled) girl from Udhampur district has now come forward with a similar request.
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Indian-Origin Man In Singapore Awarded For Donating Part Of Liver To Baby
An Indian-origin senior sales executive in Singapore, has received the "The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2021" award for donating a part of his liver to a one-year old girl he had never met before, a media report said on Wednesday.
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US, Canadian Warships Sailed Through Taiwan Strait Last Week Amid Tension
A USand a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait late last week, the American military said on Sunday, at a time of heightened tension between Beijing and Taipei that has sparked concern internationally.
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US Warship Again Sails Through Sensitive Taiwan Strait
A U.S. warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from its giant neighbour China, at a time of increased tensions between Taipei and Beijing.
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Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla Named As 1 Of 6 "Asians Of The Year": Report
Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India, is among six people named "Asians of the Year" by Singapore's leading daily, The Straits Times for their work in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Baby Wrapped In Plastic Found Alive In Singapore Rubbish Chute
Rubbish collectors rescued a baby boy from a bin at the bottom of a trash chute in Singapore on Tuesday, according to the Straits Times newspaper and police.
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Indian National Jailed In Singapore For Job Scam Using Fake Documents
A 20-year-old Indian national has been charged with cheating and using forged documents to deceive a domestic worker into paying over SGD 2,000 for fake job offers for her relatives, The Straits Times reported.
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Indian Man Charged With Stealing Items Worth Over Rs 1 Lakh At Singapore Airport
A court handed Singh Sagar, 37, five theft charges for stealing items including stationery, chocolates and jewellery from Terminal 3's departure transit area in about three hours on March 23, The Straits Times reported.
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At 16, Jiya Rai Becomes World's Youngest Para Swimmer To Cross English Channel
Ms Rai swam the English Channel from Abbot's Cliff in England to Pointe de la Courte-Dune in France in a time of 17 hours and 25 minutes between July 28 and 29, covering a distance of 34 kilometres.
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Iran's 'Alborz' Warship Enters the Red Sea Amid Raging Tensions: Report
Iran's Alborz warship has entered the Red Sea through the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, Monday, at a time of heightened tensions over the globally important waterway according to a report.
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"Fell Down Many Times": J&K Girl Urges PM Modi To Build Better Roads To School
Following in the footsteps of little Seerat Naaz, a schoolgirl from Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, who urged PM Modi to lift her school from dire straits, a 'Divyang' (disabled) girl from Udhampur district has now come forward with a similar request.
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Indian-Origin Man In Singapore Awarded For Donating Part Of Liver To Baby
An Indian-origin senior sales executive in Singapore, has received the "The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2021" award for donating a part of his liver to a one-year old girl he had never met before, a media report said on Wednesday.
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US, Canadian Warships Sailed Through Taiwan Strait Last Week Amid Tension
A USand a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait late last week, the American military said on Sunday, at a time of heightened tension between Beijing and Taipei that has sparked concern internationally.
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US Warship Again Sails Through Sensitive Taiwan Strait
A U.S. warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from its giant neighbour China, at a time of increased tensions between Taipei and Beijing.
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Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla Named As 1 Of 6 "Asians Of The Year": Report
Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India, is among six people named "Asians of the Year" by Singapore's leading daily, The Straits Times for their work in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Baby Wrapped In Plastic Found Alive In Singapore Rubbish Chute
Rubbish collectors rescued a baby boy from a bin at the bottom of a trash chute in Singapore on Tuesday, according to the Straits Times newspaper and police.
