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      <news:title>&apos;Upsetting and disappointing&apos;: Employer says maid left through back door after 6 months, family loses agency replacement guarantee</news:title>
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      <news:title>Singapore grandmother files police report after her 5 y/o granddaughter was allegedly hit twice by another girl</news:title>
      
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    <loc>https://theindependent.sg/indonesia-s-social-affairs-ministry-says-adoption-of-18-children-in-singapore-illegal</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T06:00:55.026Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Indonesia&apos;s Social Affairs Ministry says adoption of 18 children in Singapore illegal</news:title>
      
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-09T04:30:53.634Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Woman, 68, charged once again as repeat offender for illegally feeding pigeons in her HDB Flat</news:title>
      
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      <news:title>LTA: Grab to suspend some self-driving vehicle tests after vehicle nearly hits schoolgirl in Punggol</news:title>
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      <news:title>‘Park right, leave space for others’ — LTA urges cyclists after removing 303 abandoned bicycles from parking areas in SG</news:title>
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    <loc>https://theindependent.sg/singapore-malaysia-to-raise-cross-border-taxi-quota-to-500-each-and-add-two-ride-hailing-operators</loc>
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      <news:title>Singapore, Malaysia to raise cross-border taxi quota to 500 each and add two ride-hailing operators</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T21:00:52.771Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Singapore increases maximum fine tenfold to S$20M for companies causing transboundary haze</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T18:00:52.307Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Man says mum’s expectations over wedding ang baos and condolence money are straining their relationship</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T12:00:51.651Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>SPF: Illegal fireworks discharge in Little India can land offenders up to 3 years’ jail and S$50K fine during Deepavali celebrations</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T10:30:51.503Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>‘I feel more like a worker’: Man says family business promises have left him burnt out and uncertain</news:title>
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      <news:title>Two Chinese nationals, 43 &amp; 50, get 14 months’ jail in Singapore for stealing S$300 from donation box at Balestier temple</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T04:30:50.767Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>MOM: 54% Jobseeker Support Scheme applicants were unsuccessful by Sept 2026, with 69% unsuccessful applications involving involuntary unemployment assessment</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T03:00:51.776Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>SG man, 94, gets 5 years’ driving ban and fined S$5K for not giving way and crashing into motorcyclist along Upper Thomson Road</news:title>
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      <news:title>Grab’s driverless shuttle nearly hits schoolgirl at traffic crossing in Punggol, raising safety concerns about autonomous vehicles in Singapore</news:title>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Independent Singapore</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-08T00:00:50.200Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Singapore mum says son’s mental health has worsened during NS, urges people not to dismiss struggling NSFs</news:title>
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        <news:name>The Independent Singapore</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-07T21:00:49.959Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Couple’s BTO plans in doubt after serious argument leaves Singaporean man uncertain</news:title>
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