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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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,
Singapore cab company probing driver’s ‘go back to India’ comments against passenger
A ride-hailing company in Singapore is investigating an incident in which a driver made racist remarks against a passenger, asking him to "go back to India".
Study: Singapore biodiversity loss is bad — but not as bad as previous estimate
By Spoorthy Raman With its iconic skylines and waterfront vistas, Singapore is today a bustling city-state with one of the highest population densities in the world. Two centuries ago, before the ...
Singapore ride-hailing company investigates racist remarks of ‘Go back India’ after passenger shares incident
A ride-hailing company in Singapore is investigating an incident in which a driver made racist remarks against a passenger, asking the person to ‘Go back India’.
Three pedestrians injured outside Singapore mall after taxi collides with car
SINGAPORE: Three pedestrians were taken to hospital after a taxi collided with a car and careened onto a sidewalk outside Beach Road mall City Gate on Thursday (Dec 21).
Singapore to Halt Wire Transfers to China for Three Months
(Yicai) Dec. 20 -- Singapore’s central bank has suspended remittances to China through non-bank or non-card third-party channels for three months after SGD13 million (USD9.8 million) of funds were ...
An airline passenger has been charged with theft after $23,000 in cash was stolen out of people’s luggage during a flight to Singapore
Zhang Xiuqiang is accused of taking cash from three passengers on board a Scoot flight from Vietnam to Singapore.
Singapore’s latest Covid spike may be peaking, but don’t stop vaccinating, health minister says
Singapore's health minister has urged the public to continue receiving Covid vaccinations as cases in the city state remain high.
Singapore officials charge airline passenger after he allegedly stole over $23K from others on plane
Singapore officials charged a man with theft after he allegedly stole $23,260 from three passengers on a plane originating from Vietnam on Dec. 16.
Singapore Stock Market Likely To Give Up Support At 3,100 Points
The Singapore stock market turned lower again on Wednesday, one day after ending the two-day slide in which it had dipped almost 10 ...