A 28-year-old man has been arrested for a raft of offences, including allegedly driving against the flow of traffic, drink driving and being involved in a hit-and-run accident.
Australian jailed for making false bomb threat on Singapore-Perth Scoot flight
Kevin Francis Hawkins was sentenced to six months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to making a fake bomb threat under the United Nations Act.
Should I invest in Singapore T-Bills? (December 2023 to January 2024)
So, you’ve got a bit of spare cash lying around and you’re looking to invest it before you accidentally spend it on a virtual reality headset. But life is too short to burn your weekends researching ...
Australian tourist gets six-week jail for assaulting Singapore security
Forty-year-old Australian tourist Craig Clive Hilton received a six-week jail sentence in Singapore for assaulting a local security officer while vacationing with his family.
Digital fraud in Singapore: From deepfakes to fake Domino’s Pizza website, island state is seeing a crime wave
Singapore, with a population of less than 6 million, was hit by 32 million cyber-crimes in 2022 — that makes it an average of more than 5 cyber-attacks per person.
Singapore remittance clampdown: innocent funds caught in China’s anti-money-laundering crusade, experts say
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city state’s central bank, and the nation’s police force said that three remittance businesses – Hanshan Money Express, Samlit Moneychanger and Zhongguo ...
Singapore: COVID-19 cases ‘have potentially peaked’, says health minister as concerns rise
Singapore's Minister for Health Ong Ye Kunga said that COVID-19 cases in the country have 'potentially peaked' in the country, but stressed that no additional measures would be required. COVID-19 ...
China’s crypto craving: back-door Binance traders look more important to exchange’s future in wake of US conviction
Binance workarounds allow mainland Chinese traders to sign up by listing their location as Taiwan, betraying the market’s importance to the world’s largest crypto exchange.
2,900 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized by Singapore Customs during raid in Yishun
SINGAPORE – A total of 2,900 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by Singapore Customs officers in an operation in Yishun on Dec 20. The goods and services tax evaded amounted to $342,134. A ...
Life Power List 2023: Worldwide Hotels CEO Carolyn Choo going global with Singapore hospitality
CEO of home-grown Worldwide Hotels redefines the Singapore hotel scene by keeping prices affordable Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong star Tony Leung reveals why he’s been a fan of Singapore since the 1980s
The 61-year-old actor, who was in Singapore to promote The Goldfinger, tells 8days.sg about being one of Hong Kong’s last movie stars, why he loved the old Jurong Bird Park and more.
Blockchain, decentralised finance muscling into gaming, social media and more
GameFi, short for gaming finance, saw significant investment in 2023 particularly in South-east Asia. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chinese man charged with trying to steal from passengers on Cambodia-Singapore flight
Yi Huaichun is accused of attempting to take belongings from three passengers on a Cambodia Airways flight from Phnom Penh to the city state.
Digital currencies and tokenisation likely to move crypto market in 2024 with practical uses
The drama of the crypto winter is not fully over, but investors and market players cite reasons for optimism in the new year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore reported 965 COVID-19 cases in past week
The number of fresh COVID-19 cases in Singapore jumped to 965 in the past week, up from 763 the previous week. The number of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) went up from 23 to 32 in the same period.
Airline Passenger Accused of Stealing $23,000 from Fellow Travelers in the Middle of a Flight: Report
A man has been arrested and charged with theft after allegedly stealing nearly $23,000 in cash on a flight from Vietnam to Singapore, according to a CNN report, which cites authorities in Singapore. CNN reported that Zhang Xiuqiang,