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Milan must maintain derby dominance to revive title race

Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan v AC Milan - San Siro, Milan, Italy - November 23, 2025 AC Milan's Christian Pulisic celebrates scoring their first goal with Alexis Saelemaekers REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan v AC Milan - San Siro, Milan, Italy - November 23, 2025 AC Milan's Christian Pulisic celebrates scoring their first goal with Alexis Saelemaekers REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Former champions North Korea seek return to glory days after doping ban nadir

US lifts sanctions on top Malian officials as ties improve

FILE PHOTO: Mali Defense Minister Sadio Camara, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mali Abdoulaye Diop enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, 28 February 2024.    MAXIM SHIPENKOV/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Mali Defense Minister Sadio Camara, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mali Abdoulaye Diop enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, 28 February 2024.    MAXIM SHIPENKOV/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Jail, fine for man after scuffle with neighbour over parking outside landed property

Fourteen other charges including multiple counts of harassment were considered during Seah's sentencing.
Fourteen other charges including multiple counts of harassment were considered during Seah's sentencing.

Poland can mine border within 48 hours after Ottawa Convention exit, PM says

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a press conference during a signing event for the delivery of anti-aircraft systems capable of countering unmanned aerial vehicles in Kobylka, Poland, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds a press conference during a signing event for the delivery of anti-aircraft systems capable of countering unmanned aerial vehicles in Kobylka, Poland, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki

Neighbour disputes: What if you, in fact, are the nuisance?

ST20250923_202596400993 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of HDB housing in Toa Payoh on Sep 23, 2025, for the Parliament debate on lease decay for ageing HDB flats. The Government will focus its efforts on the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (Vers), with the aim of rolling it out to a few sites in the first half of the 2030s. Vers will let home owners of selected precincts that are aged about 70 and up choose if they want their homes to be acquired by the Government for redevelopment before their leases run out. Can be used for stories on HDB, resale housing, housing market, property prices, property cooling measures, electricity tariff rates, power usage, utilities, u-save rebates.
ST20250923_202596400993 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of HDB housing in Toa Payoh on Sep 23, 2025, for the Parliament debate on lease decay for ageing HDB flats. The Government will focus its efforts on the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (Vers), with the aim of rolling it out to a few sites in the first half of the 2030s. Vers will let home owners of selected precincts that are aged about 70 and up choose if they want their homes to be acquired by the Government for redevelopment before their leases run out. Can be used for stories on HDB, resale housing, housing market, property prices, property cooling measures, electricity tariff rates, power usage, utilities, u-save rebates.

Jail for man who smeared luncheon meat near neighbour’s Woodlands flat because of her noisy kids

Vikneswaran V Moganaval was sentenced to 14 weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to one count of wounding the religious feelings of others.
Vikneswaran V Moganaval was sentenced to 14 weeks’ jail after pleading guilty to one count of wounding the religious feelings of others.

Man scuffled with neighbour in parking dispute, hurled rocks at his car outside landed house

Seah was arrested on May 6, 2025, and he has since forked out more than $3,000 for the damages caused.
Seah was arrested on May 6, 2025, and he has since forked out more than $3,000 for the damages caused.

Budget 2026 should make it easier to book void deck spaces and rebuild social capital

Today, void decks are managed by town councils, community club halls by the People’s Association, and some open spaces by the National Parks Board or HDB, says the writer.
Today, void decks are managed by town councils, community club halls by the People’s Association, and some open spaces by the National Parks Board or HDB, says the writer.

Commentary

Neighbour disputes: Why it feels like no one can stop the noise next door

A perception of helplessness arises because neighbour disputes occupy an inherently difficult space between private life and public intervention, says the writer.
A perception of helplessness arises because neighbour disputes occupy an inherently difficult space between private life and public intervention, says the writer.

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