Daily Briefing: Istana website hacker slapped with $8,000 fine; Singaporeans' weird consular requests

And government to boost MediShield Life scheme.

The man behind the defacement of the Istana website at the height of Singapore’s “Anonymous” crisis was on Thursday fined S$8,000 for his act. Find out more here.
Singapore on Thursday urged its globetrotting citizens to avoid misusing consular services abroad, revealing "odd requests" including one man who demanded help to get a refund for bad sex. Read more here.
The government on Thursday accepted recommendations from the MediShield Life Review Committee (MLRC) who proposed to raise claim limits and lowering of co-insurance in the current medical insurance scheme, according to a statement by the Ministry of Health. Find out more here.

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