The planned full adoption of SimplyGo for adult public transport fares will be postponed from the original June 1 date as the authorities try to iron ...
A survival guide to Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres Singapore 2024 concert
Prep yourself for one of 2024's biggest concerts with our survival guide for Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres tour in Singapore.
Singapore holds its ground: 10 years running as the most liveable city for Asian expats
Last year, Singapore's Raffles Hotel and Capella made the cut on the inaugural World's 50 Best Hotels list. And the Lion City shows no signs of slowing down, claiming the number one spot as the most liveable city for Asian expats for a decade, as reported ...
Singapore #Fitspo of the Week Jay Ding: ‘I treat my self-doubt as the flu, as I know it will go away’
Over the years, even during my time as an army regular, I took part in a few amateur and pro fights. In 2004, I had my first pro fight in Singapore and I was up against an Indonesian opponent. In the opening round, my foot hit his elbow and I knew my foot ...
Singapore shares rise at Monday’s open; STI up 0.2%
Find out more about subscription packages here. SINGAPORE stocks were pulled into positive territory on Monday (Jan 22), after Wall Street equities rallied overnight. The Straits Times Index (STI) ...
Spate of monkey pox cases in Singapore in the last four months of 2023 – 25 cases confirmed by health ministry
SINGAPORE: There was a spate of monkey pox cases in Singapore in the last four months of 2023, with 25 of the total 32 cases last year diagnosed from September to December. Twenty of all the cases ...
Man who was naked and allegedly armed with a knife arrested in Singapore’s Hougang area
A 49-year-old man was arrested and taken to the hospital on Jan 20 after he had allegedly armed himself with a knife in public and climbed onto the roof of a connecting sheltered walkway in a Housing ...
Singapore seizures rise to RM10.37bil in laundering case
Singapore said the amount of assets seized in relation to a major money-laundering case rose to more than S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion), as the police froze more properties, luxury bags and cars.
‘I am alive’: Singapore PR’s text to wife after getting shot in the leg in Prague
SINGAPORE - Lying in an ambulance after he was caught in a shooting spree in Prague, the first thing Mr Peter Vendel did was to text his wife: "I am alive." The 48-year-old Dutchman, a Singapore ...
Singapore’s corruption case against ex-minister S. Iswaran draws ‘chump change’ jokes, praises for tough stance
Some compare the case with the 1MDB scandal with one saying “a corruption case gets you promoted” in Malaysia.
Singapore minister resigns following corruption allegations
Singapore’s transport minister S. Iswaran resigned after being charged with 27 offenses in a graft investigation, its anti-corruption agency said Thursday, a rare political scandal in a city-state ...
Singapore Government Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Charges, Appoints Top Litigator
Singapore’s Transport Minister Subramaniam Iswaran has been charged with 27 counts of bribery and corruption in court on January 18. The prosecution team, led by Chief Prosecutor Tan Kiat Pheng, and includes two Deputy Public Prosecutors, Ke Yue Jiang ...
Chinese man jailed for trying to swap US$237,000 diamond ring with replica at Singapore shop
A fellow Chinese national lured Wu Youquan with the promise of ‘fast cash jobs’ and hatched a plan to rob the ring from a jewellery store at Marina Bay Sands.
Singapore sentences Indian man to four years in jail, six strokes of cane for molesting woman
A 25-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to four years in jail and six strokes of the cane for molesting a British woman at a night.
Why foreigners are leaving China, Singapore’s S. Iswaran resigns, Cathay Pacific’s new hires: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
From an angry plane passenger in China demanding 'free' seats to Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific hiring 100 mainland Chinese cabin crew, here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent reporting We have selected seven stories from this week's news across Hong Kong,
GuocoLand Submits Sole Bid For Marina South Plot Amid Singapore’s Softening Housing Demand
A consortium led by GuocoLand submitted the only bid for a prime plot of land in the Marina South precinct, adding to signs demand for housing in Singapore is softening amid rising interest rates and government’s property curbs.