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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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Malaysia Seizes $240 Million From Chinese State Firm's Account: Report
Malaysia has seized more than 1 billion ringgit ($243.25 million) from a bank account of state-owned China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Ltd (CPP), the Straits Times newspaper said on Saturday.
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Iran Launches New Submarine Missile Amid Heightened Tensions With US
Iran successfully tested a cruise missile on Sunday during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported, at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.
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Indian Jailed For Killing Elderly Woman In Singapore Road Crash
A 48-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to 10 months in jail and banned from driving for eight years for killing an elderly woman in a fatal accident while he was drunk. Tibrewal Sunil Kumar, a Singapore permanent resident, was sentenced on Wednesday for the crash that took place in February 2016 and resulted in the death of 61-year-old Ta...
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Indian Man In Singapore Faces Jail, Caning For Extortion From Bank
A 35-year-old Indian man, who tried to extort half-a-million Singapore dollars from Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, was charged in court. Nagarajan Balajee faces a jail term of between two and five years and caning under a charge of "attempting to commit extortion," Singapore-based newspaper The Straits Times reported today.
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2 Months After Trump-Kim Jong Un Handshake, Xi To Visit North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported.
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China Should Be Prepared For Crisis Over US Stance On Taiwan: Report
China should be prepared for crisis in the Taiwan Strait, the hawkish Global Times newspaper said in an editorial on Friday, amid rising tension between Beijing and Washington over the self-ruled island that China sees as a wayward province.
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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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Malaysia Seizes $240 Million From Chinese State Firm's Account: Report
Malaysia has seized more than 1 billion ringgit ($243.25 million) from a bank account of state-owned China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Ltd (CPP), the Straits Times newspaper said on Saturday.
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Iran Launches New Submarine Missile Amid Heightened Tensions With US
Iran successfully tested a cruise missile on Sunday during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported, at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.
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Indian Jailed For Killing Elderly Woman In Singapore Road Crash
A 48-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to 10 months in jail and banned from driving for eight years for killing an elderly woman in a fatal accident while he was drunk. Tibrewal Sunil Kumar, a Singapore permanent resident, was sentenced on Wednesday for the crash that took place in February 2016 and resulted in the death of 61-year-old Ta...
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Indian Man In Singapore Faces Jail, Caning For Extortion From Bank
A 35-year-old Indian man, who tried to extort half-a-million Singapore dollars from Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, was charged in court. Nagarajan Balajee faces a jail term of between two and five years and caning under a charge of "attempting to commit extortion," Singapore-based newspaper The Straits Times reported today.
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2 Months After Trump-Kim Jong Un Handshake, Xi To Visit North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported.
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China Should Be Prepared For Crisis Over US Stance On Taiwan: Report
China should be prepared for crisis in the Taiwan Strait, the hawkish Global Times newspaper said in an editorial on Friday, amid rising tension between Beijing and Washington over the self-ruled island that China sees as a wayward province.
