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Drink-driving suspect who failed to give blood sample acquitted

The judge said the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the man’s doctor had authorised the taking of a blood sample from the patient.

Jail for third man involved in death of ship crew member who was given unsafe breathing mask

Dao Tien Manhad also admitted to one count of giving false information to a public servant.

Illicit vape market in Singapore generated $10.4m in revenue in 2 years: Study

Singapore has banned vaping since 2018, with new laws introduced recently to enforce harsher penalties.

Jail, caning for man caught with over 70 sexually explicit videos of children, including toddler

Emerson Poh Jun Wei's bail has been set at $25,000, and he will be starting his sentence on June 15.

Man who raped, sexually assaulted younger sister gets 18 years’ jail and caning

The first sexually penetrative acts occurred when the victim was six to seven years old and the perpetrator was 13 to 14 years old.

Even for short car trips, buckle children up; it’s a matter of life and death: KKH doctor

A KKH study on the use of car seats found that parents did not know how to properly install car seats.

No foul play suspected in case of father, daughter found dead in Sengkang flat in 2025: Coroner

The bodies of Ms Xu Na and her father Xu Baolu were discovered at 1.35pm on Oct 6 in a flat on the eighth floor of Block 324D Sengkang East Way.

First-time drug abusers who surrender from May 16 will not be sent to DRC

He added the number of young abusers has increased, with over half of new abusers arrested aged below 30 years old in the last three years.

Jail and caning for nurse who repeatedly molested understudy in hospital

The 38-year-old Filipino man was sentenced to 10 months’ jail and two strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to one count of molest.

Tutor allegedly assaulted pupil, 8, causing forearm fracture

Tan Kwan Hong, 37, was in a Thomson Road property at around 7pm on Jan 30 when he allegedly shoved the child, who sustained the fracture and an abrasion to his lower lip.

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