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Three containers bound for Israel seized at Tanjung Pelepas port
Malaysian authorities held three containers at Tanjung Pelepas port in mid-August that were destined for Israel's Ashdod port. A separate container from the Philippines, bound for Israeli security firm Elbit Systems, was seized on August 7. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia will not be a transit point for trade that supports Israel.
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Malaysia detains three more Israel-bound containers at Tanjung Pelepas
Malaysian authorities have seized three additional containers bound for Ashdod Port in Israel at Tanjung Pelepas port in Johor, following an earlier Aug 7 detention of a container suspected of carrying weapons to Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems. The containers, carrying electric bike parts from a Chinese manufacturer, remain at the port as investigations continue.
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NTU team gets US$100,000 from OpenAI for AI policy prediction tool
Four researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore are building an AI tool that predicts how economic policies such as cash handouts affect spending. The project is one of 14 worldwide selected from over 400 submissions to OpenAI's April call for proposals, and will receive US$100,000 (S$126,800) for six months of development and testing. The system is trained on anonymised transaction data from more than a million users of a South Korean budgeting app.
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Singapore's top medical award goes to 17 doctors including Prof Anantharaman
Seventeen pioneer doctors and dentists, including emergency medicine pioneer Prof Venkataraman Anantharaman and paediatrician Dr Bua Kong Poh, received the Eminent Academician title from the Singapore Medical Academy. The ceremony was held at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine's medical sciences building on September 12, with Health Minister Ong Ye Kung speaking.
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Hong Kong principal sacked over SAFRA Jurong swearing seeks S$154,700
A Hong Kong school principal fired after swearing at security guards at SAFRA Jurong in May is seeking about HK$960,000 (S$154,700) in an unfair dismissal claim. Lee Cheuk-hing, former principal of San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School, was in Singapore on a study tour from May 20 to 24 when the incident occurred. His case was briefly heard at Hong Kong's Labour Tribunal on Sept 8, with trial set for Dec 1.
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PUB tells commuters to avoid Jalan Boon Lay and Jurong Port Road junction over flash-flood risk
PUB has advised the public to avoid two locations in western Singapore on the morning of Sept 10 because of the risk of flash floods. Jalan Boon Lay from International Road to Enterprise Road and the junction of Pesawat Drive and Jurong Port Road were flagged for an hour from about 8.26am and 8.29am respectively, with heavy rain expected over many areas from 8am to 9.30am.