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July 11, 2024
Sharp rise in Singapore teens under 16 caught abusing drugs
A new drug test kit that provides nearly instant results is being evaluated by the authorities amid a rise in teen drug abuse here.
![Sharp rise in Singapore teens under 16 caught abusing drugs](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/1gJxCLSDg1720654367092/SHARP-RISE-IN-SINGAPORE-TEENS-UNDER-16-CAUGHT-ABUSING-DRUGS.jpg)
2 mins
Most civil servants to get yearly $500 'well-being' benefit
Medical and dental subsidies will also be raised for all public officers from Jan
![Most civil servants to get yearly $500 'well-being' benefit](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/ACe3aSK9I1720654130356/MOST-CIVIL-SERVANTS-TO-GET-YEARLY-500-WELLBEING-BENEFIT.jpg)
5 mins
Singaporean allegedly behind global insider trading scheme arrested at US request
A Singaporean man accused of being the leader of an international insider trading and money laundering scheme has been arrested here, following a request in June from the US.
![Singaporean allegedly behind global insider trading scheme arrested at US request](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/0jYqDdnpI1720654837464/SINGAPOREAN-ALLEGEDLY-BEHIND-GLOBAL-INSIDER-TRADING-SCHEME-ARRESTED-AT-US-REQUEST.jpg)
2 mins
When Modi meets Putin: 'Dear friends' engage in a delicate dance
Indian PM walks a tightrope as he seeks to balance ties with Russia and those with US
![When Modi meets Putin: 'Dear friends' engage in a delicate dance](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/vznVEN8f41720654959638/WHEN-MODI-MEETS-PUTIN-DEAR-FRIENDS-ENGAGE-IN-A-DELICATE-DANCE.jpg)
4 mins
Will Seoul start arming Kyiv after Yoon issues ultimatum to Moscow?
South Korean leader says Russia has to choose between the two Koreas
![Will Seoul start arming Kyiv after Yoon issues ultimatum to Moscow?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/EreYuXfTH1720655152300/WILL-SEOUL-START-ARMING-KYIV-AFTER-YOON-ISSUES-ULTIMATUM-TO-MOSCOW.jpg)
4 mins
Four dead as record rainfall causes floods in S. Korea
Some train services suspended in affected southern region
![Four dead as record rainfall causes floods in S. Korea](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/6cabVvGd71720655273434/FOUR-DEAD-AS-RECORD-RAINFALL-CAUSES-FLOODS-IN-S-KOREA.jpg)
2 mins
Israeli missile hit Gaza site as football match drew crowds
An Israeli missile slammed into a tent encampment in southern Gaza, just as displaced people had gathered to watch a football match at a school, eyewitnesses said on July 10.
![Israeli missile hit Gaza site as football match drew crowds](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/0ebgaeCBt1720655370989/ISRAELI-MISSILE-HIT-GAZA-SITE-AS-FOOTBALL-MATCH-DREW-CROWDS.jpg)
3 mins
Sats forms new business unit to expand Asia-Pacific presence
New unit to focus on growing market share in region and overseas operations
![Sats forms new business unit to expand Asia-Pacific presence](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/ooUobcV7H1720655483376/SATS-FORMS-NEW-BUSINESS-UNIT-TO-EXPAND-ASIAPACIFIC-PRESENCE.jpg)
3 mins
Banks drive STI to six-year high as local stocks extend gains
Local bourse surges 1%; gainers beat losers 324 to 231 | DBS charges ahead of peers; OCBC hits all-time high | 20 other constituents post gains led by ThaiBev, up 3.4%
1 min
US economy no longer overheated, Fed chief tells Senate committee
The United States is “no longer an overheated economy” with a job market that has “cooled considerably” from its pandemic-era extremes and in many ways is back where it was before the health crisis, Fed chairman Jerome Powell said in remarks to Congress that suggested the case for interest rate cuts is becoming stronger.
![US economy no longer overheated, Fed chief tells Senate committee](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/NmGLHl9Zc1720655727509/US-ECONOMY-NO-LONGER-OVERHEATED-FED-CHIEF-TELLS-SENATE-COMMITTEE.jpg)
3 mins
More millionaires in S'pore even as global tally shrinks
World’s millionaires owned 288.8 trillion, nearly half of global household wealth: UBS
3 mins
WOODWORTH HAS APPEAL THROWN OUT
Stewards reduce suspension to four months for unsatisfactory handling of Silver Dragon
![WOODWORTH HAS APPEAL THROWN OUT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/9EvK6rcM91720655895867/WOODWORTH-HAS-APPEAL-THROWN-OUT.jpg)
2 mins
MISERABLE RUN TO MAIDEN MOMENT
Krejcikova conquers doubts to reach her first semi-final at All England Club
![MISERABLE RUN TO MAIDEN MOMENT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/MtQbWIdYe1720655962795/MISERABLE-RUN-TO-MAIDEN-MOMENT.jpg)
3 mins
SPAIN LUCKY TO GET 'GENIUS' YAMAL
De la Fuente wants to protect prodigy after record-breaking feat in s-final win over France
![SPAIN LUCKY TO GET 'GENIUS' YAMAL](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/BOPIZ0gYt1720656886145/SPAIN-LUCKY-TO-GET-GENIUS-YAMAL.jpg)
3 mins
GAN GETS DEBUT AT LAST
Freestyle specialist’s Olympic bow finally confirmed after selection controversy
![GAN GETS DEBUT AT LAST](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/QTtjKuO2M1720654680833/GAN-GETS-DEBUT-AT-LAST.jpg)
3 mins
Voices of Singapore Children's Choir takes second place
\"Is this a dream?\" sang the young choir from Singapore on a music festival stage in Wales on July 3.
![Voices of Singapore Children's Choir takes second place](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1761629/VN_xa0x0x1720656978655/VOICES-OF-SINGAPORE-CHILDRENS-CHOIR-TAKES-SECOND-PLACE.jpg)
2 mins
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