Alternative news website The Online Citizen Asia and its editor Terry Xu were issued correction directions under the Protection from Online Falsehoods ...
Singapore Premier League: Tampines lose ground in title chase with shock loss
Tampines Rovers began the second round of the Singapore Premier League on the wrong foot, slumping a shock 2-3 defeat by Balestier Khalsa.
SFA: Not true that Singapore allows pig carcasses from Indonesian island with African swine fever
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has on Sunday refuted an Indonesian media report that Singapore is “ready” to import pig carcasses from Bulan Island, Batam, where African swine fever (ASF) had been ...
WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (1-7 May)
Close to 7,300 cyclists took part in the OCBC Cycle 2023 event at the Singapore Sports Hub on Saturday and Sunday (6 and 7 May), marking the first full-scale OCBC Cycle event since 2019, when the ...
6 things you need to know before you go on a night walk in Singapore’s parks
The Straits Times joined Singapore’s spidermen, Mr Joseph Koh and Mr Chris Ang on a night walk in the northern part of the island in search of nocturnal arachnids. Journalists Ang Qing and Gena Soh ...
Singapore to plant 10,000 trees to mark founder PM Lee’s 100 birthday
Some 10,000 trees will be planted across Singapore to mark the 100th year since the birth of the city-state's founding Prime Minister, the late Lee Kuan Yew, who was known as the economically ...
Singapore’s Execution Of Man With Cannabis Brings ‘Rule Of Law’ Under Scanner
Singapore’s credentials as a rule of law destination are severely undermined by its criminal law jurisprudence.
Singapore women’s swimming relay team deliver Singapore’s 1,000th gold at the Cambodia SEA Games
More than 60 years after Singapore made its debut at the 1959 South-east Asian Peninsular (Seap) Games in Bangkok, the Republic won its 1,000th gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on Saturday ...
Picky eating among kids is on the rise in Singapore, here’s what parents can do
Doctors are seeing more kids who are picky eaters and anxious parents may be fuelling bad eating habits. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEA Games 2023: Singapore’s Jonathan Tan meets Olympic qualifying mark in 50m freestyle
The 21-year-old clocked 21.91 seconds to finish first, ahead of defending champion and teammate Teong Tzen Wei. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore handed humbling reality check in Southeast Asian Games draw with minnows Laos
Singapore were given a reality check on Saturday as a 0-0 draw with Laos eliminated them from the men's football tournament at the 32nd SEA Games.
China’s Singapore visa centre to take more emergency visa applications after long queues form daily
The emergency visa application process will be adjusted so applicants need not queue in the scorching heat. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Jail for ex-Changi Airport staff in Singapore who took bribes for issuing airside driving permits to unqualified workers
A former Changi Airport Group (CAG) support officer who accepted bribes to issue Airside Driving Permits (ADPs) to unqualified workers was sentenced to three years and two months’ jail on Friday.
Just opened in May 2023: New restaurants, cafes and bars in Singapore
May is here, and with it comes our new haunting grounds. Catch us sipping our caffeine fix at After Hours Gelato, or slicing up tender stakes at Miyoshi by Fat Cow and evening cocktails at Lofty Peaks ...
Singapore’s motorcycle fatalities jump in first quarter of 2023
Fatality figures for motorcyclists and pillion riders almost doubled in the first quarter of 2023 from the same period in 2022 and 2021, when there were 12 and 13 deaths respectively.
SEA Games 2023: Bryce Chong earns Singapore’s first medal
Triathlete Bryce Chong earned the first medal for Singapore at the 2023 SEA Games, as he came in third in the men's individual aquathlon event.