Singapore has hanged its fifth person in the past four months. Malaysian 64 year old Nazeri bin Lajim was hanged at 6am at Changi Prison. He was sentenced to death in 2017, five years after he was arr ... ( read original story ...)
US aircraft carrier docks in Singapore for first time since 2019
The ship is here to replenish supplies and allow those on board to take a break on land. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore showing utter disregard for life, says Amnesty in global call to condemn ‘wave of hangings’
Global rights organisation Amnesty International has urged the international community to step up the pressure against Singapore over what it calls a "relentless wave of hangings", in the wake of the ... ( read original story ...)
19 people taken to hospital in Malaysia after express bus travelling from Ipoh to Singapore overturned
Nineteen people were taken to hospital after a double-decker bus travelling from Ipoh to Singapore skidded and overturned in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Jul 21). The bus, which was carrying 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Taoiseach visits Singapore prison where his uncle was held by the Japanese Army during World War II
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has visited the Singapore prison where his uncle was held captive by the Japanese Army for three years during World War II. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-bound bus overturns in KL: 19 taken to hospital
SINGAPORE - Nineteen people were taken to hospital after a double-decker tour bus en route to Singapore from Ipoh crashed in Kuala Lumpur at about 12.05am on Thursday (July 21).Only one of the 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore carries out fifth execution since March
Nazeri bin Lajim was hanged early on Friday morning for drug offences, the latest in a ‘relentless wave’ of executions. ( read original story ...)
Lorry driver charged with helping fugitive flee Singapore after he allegedly failed to deliver luxury goods
A lorry driver has been charged with helping a man to flee Singapore after he allegedly failed to deliver luxury goods to customers. ( read original story ...)
Singapore executes fifth drug trafficker since March
SINGAPORE: Singapore hanged a convicted drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite pleas for clemency. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore House Price Growth Accelerates In Q2
Singapore house price inflation accelerated more than initially estimated in the second quarter, the Urban Redevelopment Authority ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore woman gets cut by glass shard after biting into Dunkin’ Donuts choco doughnut
If my daughter eats this doughnut or another child eats it. How will it be? Does anyone know where to complain? If swallowed and stuck in the intestine, who will be responsible for surgery?” — Singapo ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore executes another prisoner convicted of drug offenses
Singapore has some of the world’s most draconian laws against drug use and trafficking, punishing in most cases with the death penalty, and carried out opaquely. International law restricts capital ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s private home prices rise at faster rate of 3.5% in Q2
SINGAPORE: Prices of private residential properties in Singapore rose at a quicker pace of 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year, five times the 0.7 per cent increase in the previous quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore hangs 64-year-old death row inmate despite desperate final appeal
Nazeri Bin Lajim – a 64-year-old father, brother and lifelong Singaporean – is the latest prisoner to be executed under the city-state’s strict death penalty regime. ( read original story ...)
Fatal Singapore blast: Company, director and production manager charged with workplace safety offences
A company that operated a Tuas industrial plant, where three workers were killed and seven others were injured in an explosion and fire last year, ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, Evergreen Sec students told to stay away, sent home after false bomb threat; teen assisting with police investigations
Students of Evergreen Secondary School were asked to stay home yesterday morning (July 21) after the school received a bomb threat, which turned out to ... ( read original story ...)