Singapore Nation News API

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            "title": "Joo Seng Road fire: Couple in their 80s huddled in toilet as smoke from flat below filled their home",
            "description": "An elderly couple in their 80s were rescued from their Joo Seng Road flat after smoke from a fire below filled their home. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – As smoke engulfed their Joo Seng Road flat at about 9pm on May 4, a couple in their 80s called their daughter on the phone, desperate for help.\nShe told them to hide in the bathroom with the helper and wait for rescuers. She also notified... [3195 chars]",
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            "title": "We booked a taxi from Singapore to JB via Grab. Here’s what happened",
            "description": "The trips to JB and back were uneventful, save minor hiccups after crossing the border. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "– Two hours. Multiple transfers. Long queues. That used to be the reality I and many others faced on day trips to Johor Bahru on public transport.\nFor years, the only real (and legal) alternative – short of owning your own vehicle – was to head to Ba... [6085 chars]",
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            "title": "Schools use caning if other measures inadequate: Desmond Lee",
            "description": "Education Minister Desmond Lee clarifies the strict protocols and circumstances under which school caning is used as a disciplinary measure in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "Follow our live coverage here.\nSINGAPORE – Caning as a disciplinary measure is used only “if all other measures are inadequate”, and schools follow strict protocols to ensure the safety of students, said Education Minister Desmond Lee in Parliament o... [8793 chars]",
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