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Case of 9-month pregnant woman who miscarried now closed: Janil Puthucheary

In Parliament on Tuesday (Apr 5), Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary said that the case of a woman, who had been nine months pregnant when she suffered a miscarriage at the National University Hospital (NUH), is now closed.

The issue had caused concern in social media after the woman’s husband put up a Facebook post on Mar 21 saying that his wife had been taken by ambulance to the Accident and Emergency Ward at NUH on Mar 15 at around 10:30 pm.

He had said then that she was taken to the maternity ward only two hours later, and when doctors checked on her condition, found the baby no longer had a heartbeat.

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Letter to the Editor: S’poreans heading to M’sia for cheap petrol, ‘It’s really a shame…’ — Perspective from a fellow S’porean

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Dear Editor,

I refer to the article: Former M’sian PM Najib unhappy S’pore cars pumping cheap RON95 petrol, Msia to halt selling subsidised petrol to foreigners

It’s really a shame for rich Singaporeans to be heading North for cheap petrol.

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Soh Rui Yong challenges Ashley Liew: Prove your sportsmanship, donate the $180,000 damages to SG sport

It was Soh Rui Yong who started this particular marathon and he seems determined to go the distance even though Soh is already the big loser in the defamation suit brought against him by fellow Singapore athlete Ashley Liew.

The $180,000 is the sum of damages that Soh had to pay Ashley Liew over allegations that Soh started making about his then teammate since Singapore hosted the Southeast Asia Games here in 2015.

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M’sia police bans autopilot driving, takes action on SG couple who drove Tesla to Penang

A series of TikToks showing how a couple drove from Singapore to Penang using the autopilot mode on their Tesla Model 3 went viral, causing the police in Malaysia to sit up and take notice. 

The police have announced it has banned motorists from using Tesla’s autopilot function, reported Malaysia’s Guang Ming Daily on Wednesday (April 6).

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Case of Bentley driver who tried to run down school security officer referred to AGC — Shanmugam

Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said earlier this week that the case of a driver of a Bentley who used his car to push against a security officer at Red Swastika School at Bedok North Avenue 3 has been referred to the Attorney General’s Chambers.

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