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A morning walk with her baby at Bedok Reservoir ended on a sour note for a mum last Tuesday (May 25). The woman, an Indian Singaporean, told Stomp that an elderly man approached her at around 8.30am, asking why her son was not wearing a mask. She explained that her baby was not required to wear a mask since he was seven months old, but the man allegedly told her "you Indians don't follow the rules". He also chided her: "When you Indians come to Singapore, follow Singapore rules and not Indian ones". The elderly man then proceeded to take...

SINGAPORE – Over 50,000 Christians who gathered to pray for the growing unity among churches and within the nation at the Jubilee Day of Prayer event to mark Singapore's 50th year of independence were joined by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today (July 5). President Tony Tan and his wife, Mary Tan, as well as Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen were also among the crowd at the Singapore Sports Hub. The event, which was co-organised by the National Council of Churches in Singapore (NCCS) and the Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore, took an offering, which “will be donated to help the...