The Singapore Police Force said they were alerted to the accident along Ganges Avenue yesterday morning at 10:30am to a Sembcorp garbage truck that struck a traffic light and almost hit a woman crossing the road.
Singapore March exports fall 8.3% y/y, drop less than forecast
Singapore's March non-oil domestic exports (NODX) shrank 8.3% year-on-year, official data showed on Monday, though the drop was smaller than the previous month and less than forecast. Economists had ...
Man wanted for drug trafficking handed over to Singapore authorities after arrest in Malaysia
SINGAPORE: A 56-year-old man who was wanted for drug trafficking offences was arrested in Malaysia last month and handed over to Singapore authorities on Sunday (Apr 16). An arrest warrant was issued ...
Singapore’s NODX falls 8.3% in sixth straight month of decline
SINGAPORE: Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) contracted for a sixth consecutive month in March, falling 8.3 per cent, with both electronics and non-electronics seeing a decline. The drop ...
Singapore Wrestles With the Death Penalty
The city-state has traditionally executed people for drug offenses, but cracks in the national consensus are appearing.
Singapore police probed 96 cases of child sex abuse material offences since new laws in 2020
Since new laws were introduced against child sexual abuse material in 2020, the police here have hauled up dozens of people and seized thousands of files containing depraved acts.
Singapore’s search for missing anchors: How ships lose their metal and why they are a threat to seabed
An average of one incident of a lost anchor in the Port of Singapore is reported to the authorities every month An anchor or anything on the seabed can impede safe navigation of the ship, said one ...
Surge in Covid-19 cases unlikely to overwhelm Singapore hospitals, say experts
Though the number of hospitalisations related to Covid-19 is increasing amid a new wave of infections, this is unlikely to overwhelm hospitals here, experts said.
Singapore-flagged ship boarded by pirates found; all 20 crew members reported safe
The Success 9 – a Singapore-flagged vessel that was boarded by pirates around 570km off the Ivory Coast on Monday – was found on Saturday evening, and all its 20 crew members, including a Singaporean, ...
‘There’s not much of a scene’: Singapore fan of Conan O’Brien goes on his podcast, talks about local dating scene
A Singapore fan named Dee appeared on an episode of former US talk show host Conan O'Brien's podcast released on Thursday (April 13).Calling in via Zoom, Dee said it was 6am in Singapore when the ...
As Malaysia’s Hollywood dreams crumble with Iskandar studios sale, a Singapore firm swoops in
Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund has sold its stake in Iskandar Malaysia Studios for a fraction of its initial investment, raising doubts about the wisdom of building a state-of-the-art studio complex there in the first place.
Hijacked Singapore-registered oil tanker recovered in Ivory Coast
A hijacked Singapore-registered oil tanker has been recovered and escorted to Abidjan port in Ivory Coast on Saturday, five days after it was captured by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, the Ivorian ...
Singapore firm started by three former cops involved in high-risk operations overseas
Firm's services include hostage rescues, extracting corporate clients stuck in strife-torn countries, debugging Read more at straitstimes.com.
Maid overseas leaves in Singapore: What you need to know
Everyone deserves to spend time with their families. If your domestic helper’s taking overseas leave and heading home, then this article has everything you need to know. Everyone deserves to spend ...
Singapore to hit target of planting one million more trees in 2027, three years ahead of schedule
SINGAPORE - The movement to plant one million more trees and restore nature back in Singapore has crossed the halfway mark, with more than 540,000 trees introduced across the Republic since the launch ...
We’re sending our best athletes, so don’t worry, the medals will come: Singapore SEA Games chef-de-mission
The Republic claimed 47 golds, 46 silvers and 73 bronzes from the Hanoi edition in 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.