The 26-year-old man has convictions dating back to 2017 and had received a total of 25 strokes of the cane prior to his latest sentence over immigration offences.
Singapore woman who got spat on by Indonesian woman defends her from online haters
"... decided to let her have a second chance in life, so please avoid sending insensitive hate comments to her and do not insult her," she wrote ...
Pet shop owner linked to Singapore’s largest bird-smuggling operation gets jail
Leow Seng Lee, who has been in the pet shop business for more than 40 years, worked with a middleman who hired a Malaysian truck driver to smuggle birds across the border.
Man, 22, arrested for voyeurism after allegedly taking videos of women at Singapore mall in Kallang area
A 22-year-old man was arrested at a mall in Kallang for voyeurism on April 7, after he allegedly took videos of women at a weekly thrift market on the first storey.
Singapore shares are relatively unchanged on Monday—STI ticked up by 0.03%
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares are relatively unchanged on Monday morning, April 8, following mixed results in... The post Singapore shares are relatively unchanged on Monday—STI ticked up by 0.03% appea ...
Credit Suisse Takes Fight Over $743 Million Awarded to Billionaire to Singapore’s Top Court
A unit of defunct lender Credit Suisse will seek to overturn an order to pay $743 million to a billionaire client over the actions of a notorious rogue banker at Singapore’s top court on Monday.
Singapore retail sales increase 8.4% in February
SINGAPORE: Retail sales were well up in February to record their second straight month of gains. Takings at the till rose 8.4% over February 2023 and came after a 1.6% rise year-on-year in January, ...
SIA flight to Singapore delayed 5 hours due to technical issue, U-turn required
SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight bound for Singapore turned back to its departure airport in Sydney about an hour after take-off on April 7. Flight SQ232 returned to Sydney after a ...
Singapore aims to play role of green financier in global race against climate change
Singapore sees green finance as key in accelerating the world’s progress towards net-zero emissions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore and Hong Kong at different stages in courtship for family offices, say experts
Hong Kong rolls out the red carpet for the world’s richest families; S'pore has become more discerning about the quality of funds it seeks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Mandopop star JJ Lin rubs shoulders with Bruno Mars at Singapore concert
SINGAPORE (The Straits times/ANN): JJ Lin is clearly a fan of American pop star Bruno Mars. On April 6, the Singaporean Mandopop star took to Instagram to share a photograph he snapped with Mars, 38, ...
SIA flight bound for Singapore delayed for 5 hours after technical issue forced a U-turn to Sydney
SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight bound for Singapore turned back to its departure airport in Sydney about an hour after take-off on April 7. Flight SQ232 returned to Sydney after a ...
Migrant Maids From Sri Lanka At Risk Of Being Duped In Singapore
Migrant maids from Sri Lanka are at risk of being duped in Singapore with the country's Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam saying that as ma ...
Singapore says Malaysia confirms Port Dickson mussels contaminated with biotoxins and not safe for consumption
In a statement on April 6, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said it has received confirmation from the Malaysian Department of Fisheries (DOF) that mussels harvested in the Port Dickson area have been ...
India-Singapore bilateral trade jumps 18% to USD 35.6 billion in FY23
Singapore: India-Singapore bilateral trade rose to USD 35.6 billion in 2022-23, a growth of 18.2 percent on the year, media reported.
Steel wool found in food: Foreigner horrified, says Singapore “utopia” is “tainted”
SINGAPORE: A foreigner, Mr Jason Sun, took to an online group on Thursday (April 4)... The post Steel wool found in food: Foreigner horrified, says Singapore “utopia” is “tainted” appeared first on Th ...