In the hours after, social media was abuzz with discussions on how an earthquake can happen in Malaysia since the country is sited outside the Pacific Ring of Fire. Some also asked if an earthquake ...
Opera review: New Opera Singapore’s double bill of light and dark operas delights
Seymour Barab's La Pizza Con Funghi was hilarious while Giacomo Puccini’s first opera Le Villi showed the composer's promise. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Touts making up to $780 daily from illegal Malaysia-Singapore ride-hailing lie low following clampdown
Touts once raking in as much as RM3,300 (US$780) a day running unauthorized ride-hailing services between Malaysia’s Johor Baru and Singapore have pulled back operations, scared by a recent crackdown ...
M’sian tour agencies’ MPVs ‘stuck’ in Singapore
About 400 local tour and travel agencies are staring at bankruptcy after their luxury multi-purpose vehicles (MVPs) were seized by Singapore.
Indian Man Jailed In Singapore For Secret Second Marriage
Afterwards, Muthukumar applied for permanent resident status as the spouse of a Singapore citizen on June 12, 2024. In the legal forms, Muthukumar falsely declared that he had no other marriages.
Making waves: Singapore doctor to swim in 3 iconic waterways to raise $1.5m for St Luke’s Hospital
He will cross the Catalina Channel, swim around Manhattan Island and conquer the English Channel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Higher monthly allowance from October for Singapore families fostering teenagers
The higher allowance is expected to benefit around 130 foster teenagers and their foster parents. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
World Cup indoor skydiving champion at 15, Singapore’s Kai Minejima-Lee is now setting his sights even higher
The young athlete clinched the Singapore 2025 Sports Boy of the Year Award in June after amassing 16 medals across international competitions in 2024.
Over S$30,000 lost in new scam in Singapore involving requests for school fees by impersonators
SINGAPORE: At least S$38,000 has been lost to a new type of scam involving fake requests for school or tuition fees.
Singapore’s CapitaLand Staff Took Bribes in India, Suit Alleges
Senior employees of Singapore property conglomerate CapitaLand Group Pte allegedly took bribes from a longtime contractor of its projects in India, according to a lawsuit filed in the city-state.
Singapore’s Temasek Polytechnic students hit by fake tuition fee scam, victims lose over RM120,000
Several e-mail addresses of Temasek Polytechnic (TP) students here have reportedly been compromised and used by scammers to demand fake tuition ...
The pocket of Singapore that blows apart stereotypes – and reveals the city’s class divide
Singapore has a reputation as orderly, functional and highly efficient. But visit one neighbourhood on a weekend and you will see a very different side of the city.
More than 850 vapes seized at Singapore’s borders over five days as ICA steps up checks
SINGAPORE: More than 850 vapes and related components were surrendered to Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers over five days of stepped-up checks by the agency.
Over $30,000 lost in new scam in Singapore involving requests for school fees by impersonators
Members of the public should check with schools via official channels before transferring any money. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore Changi among world’s 10 airports with highest risk of baggage loss: study
Changi Airport in Singapore ranked third in a list of 10 airports most prone to baggage mishaps, according to a study by Arka, a California-based provider of custom shipping packaging.
Singapore university students’ e-mails compromised; scammers asking for fee payments
SINGAPORE: Several compromised e-mail addresses of Temasek Polytechnic (TP) students have been used by scammers, with the Ministry of Education (MOE) and institutes of higher learning cautioning ...