More foreign visitors to Singapore can now clear immigration through automated lanes since it was rolled out at Changi Airport and land checkpoints in May 2022. The Immigration and Checkpoints ...
How Singapore Airlines ensures smooth operations round the clock
Thankfully, at Singapore Airlines (SIA), these instances are few and far between. What’s more, there is a robust team of people working hard to ensure that in the event of any operational ...
A Russian hiker’s bid to remove a discarded fridge in Singapore’s Clementi Forest succeeds after a year
For more than a year, a discarded refrigerator laying in the middle of Clementi Forest has vexed a Russian man with a deep love for nature, who has made ...
Indian-Origin Malaysian Jailed For Smuggling Animals In Singapore
A 36-year-old Indian-origin Malaysian was sentenced to 12 months in prison for smuggling 26 puppies and a cat in laundry bags from Malaysia to Singapore, media reports said.
2023 LIV Golf Singapore Betting Picks and Predictions
LIV Golf heads to Singapore fresh off a big week in Adelaide, where Talor Gooch emerged successful. Find out who we think will win at LIV Golf Singapore with our betting picks and predictions below.
Billionaire Branson Criticizes Singapore’s Decision To Execute Man Over Kilogram Of Pot: This Week In Weed Chronicles
Billionaire Richard Branson openly condemned Singapore’s death penalty several times, recently making a case for Tangaraju Suppiah, who was sentenced to death in 2018 for smuggling more than one ...
Singapore and China to hold joint naval drills
SINGAPORE: Singapore and China will hold a joint military exercise this week, their first combined drills since 2021. The exercise will be held from Apr 28 to May 1, said Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) on Monday (Apr 24).
Malaysian lorry driver sentenced one-year jail for smuggling animals from Malaysia into Singapore gets jail; 19 dogs died
For RM250 (S$80) per animal, a man agreed to smuggle 26 dogs and a cat in his lorry from Malaysia to Singapore in one trip in October 2022.
Singapore, Shanghai businesses ink record 15 deals as bilateral trade grows
Trade between Singapore and Shanghai grew by 8 per cent in 2022 from the year before. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Virgin’s Richard Branson joins calls urging Singapore not to hang man over 1kg of cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah is expected to be hanged on Wednesday for a 2017 conviction, but billionaire Richard Branson said the case against Tangaraju was circumstantial and that Singapore ‘may be about to kill an innocent man’.
China, Singapore to Hold Joint Naval Drills
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy will dispatch its frigate Yulin as well as the Chibi minesweeper for the drills, which will take place around Singapore from “end-April to early May”, the ministry said in a statement,
530 rough sleepers found in Singapore, ‘significant decrease’ from last count: MSF
Singapore's rough sleeping population has shrunk by about 40 per cent, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on Nov 11, 2022. The nationwide, single-night street count found 530 rough sleepers,
Smoking and other vices turn 11% more expensive in Singapore
Smoking in Singapore, one of the priciest places in the world to light up, has gotten more expensive. The cost of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages in the city-state increased 11% from a year earlier in March,
Branson urges Singapore to halt execution of cannabis convict
British tycoon Richard Branson Monday urged Singapore to halt the imminent execution of a man sentenced to death over one kilogram of cannabis, saying it "may be about to kill an innocent man". He was sentenced to death in 2018 and the Court of Appeal has upheld his sentence.
Singapore and China plan military drills as Beijing forges defence ties
China and Singapore will hold a joint military exercise as soon as this week, their first combined drills since 2021, as Beijing deepens its defence and security ties with South-East Asia, a region with strong existing US alliances.
Singer-actress Celest Chong returns to Singapore after 13 years in Canada
Singer-actress Celest Chong will be returning to Singapore for good.The 43-year-old told Shin Min Daily News in an article yesterday (April 23): "Due to the pandemic, I could not return for four years,