A court in Singapore on Wednesday sentenced a Canadian man to five years in jail for robbing a bank in 2016, but he will not receive an additional sentence of six strokes of a cane due to the terms of ... ( read original story ...)
Newly hatched turtles head for the sea in Singapore
A video recorded by Jonathan Tan from the National Parks Board showed a group of hatchlings walking into the waves."We were alerted to the hatching of about 100 Hawksbill turtle hatchlings at East ... ( read original story ...)
1 local unlinked case among 10 new COVID infections in Singapore
The Ministry of Health on Friday (9 July) confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 62,678. ( read original story ...)
Facebook user claiming to be racist lecturer joins social media to apologize to Singapore
The lecturer who lost his job after berating an interracial couple has apparently set up a Facebook account to apologize publicly for his actions. ( read original story ...)
Crypto executives and companies are flocking to Singapore to take advantage of its crypto-friendly regulations and growth potential
The city-state offers a simpler regulatory process and a grace period thats let crypto firms operate while waiting for their licenses. ( read original story ...)
Singapore sends medical aid to help Indonesia’s COVID fight
Singapore has provided medical supplies and equipment to Indonesia to assist the neighbouring country's battle against a surge in COVID-19 infections. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore shuns US-style mass reopening; bottlenecks hit Japan’s vaccine roll-out
Singapore will not take the same approach as Britain and the United States for mass reopening, but neither will it keep the sort of restrictive outlook that China and Australia have adopted, Health ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Trader Alarmed Some Banks Long Before His Arrest
The trader charged with orchestrating what police describe as one of Singapore’s biggest suspected investment frauds began setting off alarm bells at banks more than a year before his arrest in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s City Developments To Limit Exposure In China Unit Amid Bankruptcy Claim
City Developments—controlled by billionaire Kwek Leng Beng—said Thursday it will not support the continuing financial obligations of its cash-strapped Chinese subsidiary Sincere Property Group, which ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sees spikes in ransomware, botnet attacks
Number of reported ransomware attacks climbed 154% last year, while malicious C&C servers and botnet drones increased 94% in the city-state, where cybercrime cases account for almost half of total ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore residents who took Sinovac vaccine can have 2 doses of Pfizer or Moderna
Those who have received the Sinovac vaccine locally as well as returning Singapore residents who have received a vaccine overseas different from the two under the national vaccination drive would be ... ( read original story ...)
3 of 16 new COVID cases in Singapore local, 2 unlinked
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (8 July) confirmed 16 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 62,668. ( read original story ...)
Net of the living dead: Hacker-controlled zombie devices triple in Singapore
Zombie” devices linked to the Internet, and infected with malware that allow hackers to control them and launch cyberattacks, have tripled their numbers in Singapore amid the Covid-19 pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Regeneron Pharmaceutical’s Covid-19 antibody cocktail likely be used in Singapore once available
SINGAPORE - Regeneron Pharmaceutical's Covid-19 antibody cocktail - which can be used to treat patients who are mildly sickbut are at risk of severe illness - will likely be used in Singapore once it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property dynasty sees woes piling in China unit
Chongqing Sincere Yuanchuang Industrial Co., a cash-strapped Chinese developer owned by Singapore’s richest property family, may undergo a court-led restructuring after a bankruptcy application was ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Cash-rich Singapore Airlines aims for regional dominance as rivals pull back
Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) (SIAL.SI), flush with $16 billion raised since the start of the pandemic thanks to help from a state investor, is in a position of dominance among its Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)