The police are investigating a suspected case of fireworks being set off illegally on Oct 18 near Newton.A witness to the incident, Mr Chen, told Shin Min Daily News that he saw fireworks being set off at around 10.15pm that night.According to the 52-year-old, the incident appeared to have happened at a construction site in Carlisle Road, near Kampong Java Flyover.An eight-second clip showing the pyrotechnics display was posted by an onlooker, Mr Aun Koh, on his Instagram story that night.The police confirmed in a media response that a report had been lodged and that investigations are ongoing.An earlier case of fireworks being set off illegally happened on April 9, 2024, the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri.A 40-year-old man was arrested on April 14 that year for the discharge of dangerous fireworks. He was fined $5,000 on May 28, 2024, after he admitted that he had unlawfully lit the fireworks.Under the Dangerous Fireworks Act, anyone found guilty of discharging dangerous fireworks can be jailed for up to two years, fined between $2,000 and $10,000, or both.

For most of its 173 years in business, the Men’s Bar at the Singapore Cricket Club admitted, as its name suggests, only men.This changed in 2006 when it opened its doors to all patrons 10 years after women were granted voting rights at the club, located at the Padang.The name has since become a point of contention among some members. Different groups in the past few years have pushed to change it to something new, or to change it back.Most recently, a group of 53 members called for a special general meeting on Sept 23 to rename the bar. They wrote a letter to the club’s president to request the session, some five months after the annual general meeting.Led by Mr Suresh Shankar and Ms Zaibun Siraj, the group felt that the name Men’s Bar was not inclusive and did not reflect the equality and progress of Singapore today.They tabled a resolution for the name to be “immediately replaced with a new and neutral name to be chosen by members”, suggesting “1852” – the year the club was established – or “Captain’s Bar”.In the end, 53.49 per cent of those who were registered for the meeting voted against the change.

The police are investigating after the body of a 23-year-old man was recovered from waters near the shore of Sembawang Park on the afternoon of Oct 20.In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they received a call for assistance at around 2.20pm that day after a body was seen floating in the water. The body was subsequently retrieved, they added.The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call for assistance at Kampong Wak Hassan at about 2.30pm, and its paramedic pronounced a man dead at the scene.In a photo posted on the sgfollowsall Instagram page on Oct 20, a blue tent can be seen in the distance, behind a police cordon. Other photos in the post show police vehicles and officers at Kampong Wak Hassan.Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play.

Former president’s spokesperson confirms Biden “rang the bell,” a tradition in cancer facilities to mark major milestones for patients, at the Philadelphia center.

Le syndicat Alliance Police Nationale en Polynésie française dénonce une escalade de violence contre les forces de l’ordre et alerte sur le manque criant de moyens. En moins de vingt-quatre heures à Papeete, deux refus d’obtempérer ont failli tourner au drame.

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Jeffery Lonsdale, the supervisor overseeing operations of Vanuatu Utilities and Infrastructure Limited (VUI) at Sola on Vanua Lava in TORBA Province said the company continues to provide reliable electricity to local residents and businesses.

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INDIA bloc partners in Bihar are in damage control mode before the first phase of polling, with some withdrawing candidates against each other. Despite internal conflicts and the JMM's exit, leaders hope for clarity by October 23, the last date for withdrawal of candidatures for the second phase.

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