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Grab to grow AV fleet to 50 vehicles, expand beyond Punggol
Grab will expand its autonomous vehicle fleet from 10 to 50 over the next six months and is preparing an on-demand point-to-point service in Punggol, with plans to extend to other parts of Singapore subject to regulatory approval. The company says its AVs have travelled over 110,000km and served more than 12,000 riders, and it is working with LTA on a depot and new AV roles.
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Tampines bus delays under Go-Ahead Singapore raise commuter complaints, MP Baey Yam Keng says
Commuters in Tampines have complained of longer waits and poorer reliability since Go-Ahead Singapore took over the area's bus services. Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng said in a Facebook post on Sunday (Sept 13) that service quality has declined since the SBS Transit era, and Go-Ahead Singapore said about 40 per cent of its drivers are new and need time to learn the routes.
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GFM Services wins extra RM37.4m Pengerang turnaround contract
GFM Services Bhd has received an additional RM37.4 million release order for major turnaround works at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor, lifting the contract value to RM104.16 million. The work was awarded to its 60%-owned subsidiary Shapadu CR Asia by Pengerang Refining Company and is expected to start in March 2027.
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Ng Chee Meng launches community umbrella racks at two Jalan Kayu bus stops
Community umbrella racks have been set up at two bus stops along Jalan Kayu Road in Singapore, letting residents borrow an umbrella and return it later. Jalan Kayu MP Ng Chee Meng announced the pay-it-forward initiative, which drew both praise and scepticism online after similar schemes elsewhere ended when umbrellas were not returned.
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Woman who exploited two underage girls for prostitution to be assessed for reformative training; client jailed four weeks
A 20-year-old woman in Singapore pleaded guilty on Sept 14 to three charges including recruiting a person for exploitation and living on the earnings of prostitution, after exploiting two girls aged about 16. She will return to court on Oct 22 for a reformative training suitability report. One customer, Syahirul Daud Abdul Razak, 26, was sentenced to four weeks' jail for obtaining sexual services from the younger girl.
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Dick Lee and JJ Lin win at Singapore songwriters' awards
At the 29th Singapore Lyricists and Composers Association awards held at the Sands Grand Ballroom in Marina Bay Sands on Sunday, Singaporean singers and songwriters Dick Lee and JJ Lin were the top winners. Both received the new Hall of Fame award for the first time.
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GFM Services' Pengerang turnaround orders rise to RM268.7mil after revision
GFM Services Bhd said the combined gross estimated value of four release orders for the first major turnaround cycle at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor has risen to RM268.7 million. The increase follows a revised release order from Pengerang Refining Company Sdn Bhd to its indirect 60%-owned subsidiary Shapadu CR Asia, which lifted that package by RM37.4 million to RM104.2 million.
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Tanjung Pelepas Port hit by cyberattack, terminal operations suspended
Tanjung Pelepas Port in Johor suspended terminal operations after a cyberattack disrupted its systems on Sept 9. The port began a controlled resumption on Sept 10 and is conducting a clean sweep of its systems, while a ransomware group's claim remains unverified.
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Couple killed in Kota Tinggi crash had told family to travel separately
A couple died when their Perodua Axia collided with a Honda BR-V at Km31.2 of the Kota Tinggi-Kluang road in Johor. Relatives said the couple had insisted other family members ride in a different vehicle before the crash, which also killed a 58-year-old passenger in the other car. The two will be buried together at the Kampung Tanjung Buai Muslim cemetery.
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Six Malaysians admit armed gang robbery of $4.9m at King Albert Park bungalow
Six Malaysian men pleaded guilty in Singapore's High Court to armed gang robbery and money laundering over a $4.9 million heist at a good class bungalow in King Albert Park during a high-stakes poker game in April 2024. The masked robbers, armed with machetes and baseball bats, tied up 11 people and fled to Malaysia with cash, valuables and cryptocurrency. A seventh suspect remains at large, and sentencing is set for Monday.
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Bangladeshi worker jailed 13 months, 2 weeks for Geylang fight and false robbery report
A 41-year-old Bangladeshi national was sentenced to 13 months and two weeks' jail after fighting an acquaintance near Lorong 14 Geylang and then falsely telling police he had been robbed of S$256 and his work permit. Bhuyan Md Ozzjal pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt and providing false information, with other charges taken into consideration. He had worked in Singapore for 16 years and hopes to keep working here.
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BigHit Music to hold auditions in Singapore for new male trainees on Oct 24
BigHit Music, the agency behind BTS, will hold auditions for new male trainees in Singapore on Oct 24, 2026, at Metropolitan YMCA. The auditions are open to any male born in or after 2008, regardless of nationality, and similar on-site auditions will be held across Asia, North America and Australia. Online auditions are also open until Dec 5.
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Couple and third driver killed in crash on Kota Tinggi-Kluang road
A husband and wife died after the Perodua Axia they were in collided with a Honda BRV at Kilometre 31.2 of the Kota Tinggi-Kluang road in Johor. The BRV's passenger, Mohd Noor Selamat, 58, was also killed. The couple were buried in a single grave at the Kampung Tanjung Buai Islamic cemetery in Kota Tinggi.
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Studio Ghibli immersive exhibition opens at Gardens by the Bay on 18 December 2026
Tickets are on sale for The Story of Studio Ghibli, an immersive exhibition opening at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on 18 December 2026. Spanning nearly 3,500 square metres, it is the largest presentation of the Studio Ghibli exhibition to date, with 12 life-sized recreated worlds including an eight-metre-tall bathhouse from Spirited Away.
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Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia as Yemen fighting escalates
Fighting in Yemen has intensified as government forces attack Houthi positions along the Red Sea coast, while the Iran-backed group steps up attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia. The latest strikes on a Saudi oil pipeline and ships in the Gulf region on 13 September have worsened global energy supply disruptions. The Houthis earlier seized the port city of Mokha and an island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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Azbil to be Gold Sponsor at Data Centre World Asia 2026 in Singapore
Azbil Corporation will be a Gold Sponsor at Data Centre World Asia 2026, held at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore on 29-30 September 2026. The company will showcase its building automation solutions, including an intelligent building management system and a chiller plant digital twin, aimed at improving energy efficiency in mission-critical environments.
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Woman who set fire to Sembawang HDB doorway after breakup jailed five to six months
A 46-year-old woman set fire to the doorway of a 10th-floor HDB unit in Sembawang on June 30 after hallucinating that she was trapped following a breakup with her boyfriend. The fire damaged her ex-boyfriend's unit and a neighbour's windows, forced about 30 residents to evacuate, and caused over $10,000 in repairs. She pleaded guilty to intentional arson and was sentenced to five to six months' imprisonment.
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Bowmouth guitarfish filmed at Bedok Jetty, first Singapore record since 1995
A bowmouth guitarfish was filmed by anglers at Bedok Jetty on Oct 29, 2022, and formally documented in a report published by the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum on Aug 31. It is the first confirmed record of the critically endangered species in Singapore waters since a specimen was netted off Marine Parade in 1995.
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Woman sues Sheng Siong over trolley of rice bags hitting her foot
A woman who was shopping at a Sheng Siong supermarket says an employee pushed a trolley loaded with rice bags into her left foot and back, leaving bruises, swelling and heel injuries. She is seeking about S$11,000 in medical and transport costs, but the supermarket denies negligence and says she walked into the cart. The case is being heard in the State Courts.
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Wings to perform at Esplanade Theatre on Nov 7
Malaysian rock band Wings will return to Singapore on Nov 7 for their Rockin' The Lion City concert at the Esplanade Theatre. Tickets go on sale Sep 15 via BookMyShow, priced from S$88 to S$248.
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Police: bomb threat at Mid Valley Southkey in Johor Bahru was a hoax
Johor police have confirmed that a bomb threat emailed against a business premises at The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey in Johor Bahru was false. Bomb disposal units swept the interior and exterior, examined several suspicious objects and found no explosive material, declaring the area safe. Police also recalled a similar hoax email in July about Centrepoint South Tower at Mid Valley City in Kuala Lumpur.
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North-South Corridor enters toughest phase as hard rock and tight tunnels slow work
Singapore's North-South Corridor has entered its most technically demanding construction phase, with hard rock, groundwater and tight spaces slowing progress. At Novena, tunnelling passes within about 1m of the North-South Line, requiring smaller excavation sections and extra ground support. The 20km project includes an 8.8km viaduct and 12.3km tunnel, with the viaduct expected to open from 2027.
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True Fitness and True Yoga shut Singapore outlets; CASE gets 241 complaints over S$609,000 in losses
True Fitness and True Yoga entered provisional liquidation on Sept 10, closing 10 outlets across Singapore and leaving customers with more than S$609,000 in reported losses. CASE received 241 complaints by Sept 11, while over 50 employees gathered at the Claymore Hill headquarters to sign termination notices and file claims for unpaid wages.
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Tamil workshop draws 50 students at National Library
A Tamil language workshop, 'Tamil is Beautiful!', was held on Friday (September 11) at the National Library Board premises in Singapore. Organised by Tamil Aruvi Learning Resources, it drew about 50 primary and secondary students. For the first time, students who do not speak Tamil at home and those with non-Tamil parents took part.