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Ivermectin not approved as treatment for Covid-19, consumers strongly advised not to self-medicate: HSA

SINGAPORE — Ivermectin is not an anti-viral drug and is not approved by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for use in the prevention or treatment of Covid-19, it said on Wednesday (Sept 8). It also ...
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Core 4G leaders elected into PAP's top decision-making body, chairman Gan Kim Yong steps down

SINGAPORE — Several prominent fourth-generation (4G) leaders were on Sunday (Nov 6) voted into the highest decision-making body of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), as chairman Gan Kim Yong ...
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In rowdy court session, 85-year-old man who killed partner with chopper argues for less than 5 years’ jail

Pak Kian Huat, now 85, challenged several details about killing Lim Soi Moy, then aged 79, in 2019 The couple had four children together but never married after meeting in their teens He was initially ...
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TODAY Youth Survey: 8 in 10 aspire to own private homes as 'life goal'; experts say financial realities will temper expectations

SINGAPORE — For Ms Shuhadah, upgrading from a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat to owning a private property is a goal she would like to achieve at some point in her life — not for herself, but ...
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Manpower nightmare: F&B businesses offer higher pay to no or few takers, urge MOM to relook foreign labour policy

SINGAPORE — Mr Jeremy Cheok has just two requirements for anyone willing to work in the restaurant he founded: Two hands and two legs. Age, he said, is not a factor. Yet, he continues to find it tough ...
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Ang Mo Kio Sers: Some owners upset with topping up money for similar-sized replacement flats, HDB exploring 'options'

Blocks 562, 563, 564 and 565 along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 (pictured) have been chosen for the Housing and Development Board's Selective En bloc Redevelopment scheme. Four public housing blocks in Ang Mo ...
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Explainer: How is mental illness relevant in criminal law?

SINGAPORE — Recently, a man wielding a sword allegedly attacked some cars and a pedestrian along Buangkok Crescent. He has since been charged and remanded for psychiatric observation. This means that ...
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Singapore’s ‘30 by 30’ food production target: Is it feasible?

The recent announcements in Parliament to raise Singapore’s food self-production level from the current 10 per cent to 30 per cent of total food needs by 2030, the “30 by 30” strategy, have raised ...
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Parliament in brief: 4 things you need to know

SINGAPORE — Senior civil servants in the MX 9 superscale grades were paid between S$200,000 and S$260,000 a year over the past five years. This was revealed in a reply to a parliamentary question on ...
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Singapore seniors each need at least S$1,379 monthly to meet basic needs: Study

SINGAPORE — A Singaporean senior citizen aged 65 and above and living alone needs about S$1,379 a month to meet basic standards of living. The amount increases to S$1,721 for those aged between 55 and ...
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‘I spent nothing on myself for 5 years’: Rights group urges slashing of recruitment fees that burden migrant workers

The longstanding practice of paying recruitment fees was thrust into the spotlight when rights group TWC2 released a report recently TODAY’s interviews with migrant workers found that they paid such ...
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‘Smells like rotten fish, feels like a curse’: Pain, odour and isolation for people with rare skin disease

Generalised pustular psoriasis, while not contagious, is an incurable systemic skin disease that is potentially life-threatening Besides having painful pus-filled skin lesions, patients can also get ...