Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam has launched a civil lawsuit against social media giant TikTok requiring they identify three users who, he said, spread false allegations of an ...
Singapore to start technical studies into ‘Long Island’ off East Coast; reclaimed land could be twice the size of Marina Bay
The reclaimed "Long Island" will be around 800ha and will have a freshwater reservoir as well as new recreational and possibly even residential spaces.
Singapore’s central bank chief Ravi Menon sees private cryptocurrencies failing: ‘they will eventually leave the scene’
During a panel discussion hosted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Ravi Menon said regulators are moving toward a system of stablecoins that are fully backed by high-quality government securities ...
Serial Singapore upskirter admits cutting hole in shoe to take voyeuristic videos of victims
Tham Heng Yew, 31, told investigators that he had taken the videos ‘to reduce his stress and anxiety’ despite knowing it was an offence as he was feeling depressed.
Singapore Central Banker Believes Private Crypto Will Fade Away
Singapore's monetary chief expects CBDCs operating alongside tokenized bank money to prevail after 'unstable private coins exit.' ...
Increase in anti-Singapore sentiments on social media; calls for rocket and bomb attacks, says home minister
There has been a noticeable increase in anti-Singapore sentiments on social media from around the region since the Oct 7 attack by Hamas in Israel and the retaliatory military action by Israel in Gaza ...
Singapore PM’s brother to pay damages to Indian-origin ministers in defamation case
Singapore's High Court on Tuesday ordered Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to pay damages t..
Singapore’s 800-hectare ‘Long Island’ project aims to address concerns of rising sea levels, inland flooding
Singapore is studying plans to reclaim tracts of land in its "Long Island" project to address concerns of rising sea levels and inland flooding in the future.
Singapore jails suspended primary school teacher for sexually abusing 3 boys in 1990s
The offender, suspended as a teacher since August 2019, met the victims when he was a student volunteer, 17, and abused them in the 1990s.
Singapore Central Banker Sees Private Crypto on Its Way Out
Private cryptocurrencies that failed the fundamental tests of financial services will eventually exit the monetary scene, according to Singapore’s central bank chief.
Over 70 held in Singapore drug raids, S$157k worth of drugs seized
SINGAPORE: A karambit knife and knuckle dusters, along with 11g of Ice (methamphetamine) and drug paraphernalia, were among the items seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a raid of a ...
Rise in anti-Singapore sentiments online since outbreak of Israel-Hamas hostilities: Shanmugam
Hamas carried out the Oct 7 attacks with a "high level" of planning but with "low-tech" equipment - lessons that Singapore can draw from a security perspective, says the Law and Home Affairs Minister.
Singapore High Court Grants Injunction Against PM Lee’s Brother
Singapore’s High Court granted injunctions against the estranged brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, preventing him from making defamatory statements against two of the country’s ministers.
COVID-19 death: Singapore reports first under-12 fatality of 2023, in 13-month-old boy who died in October
A 13-month-old boy from Singapore died due to COVID-19 on 12 October, marking the country's first COVID-19 death in a child below the age of 12 this year.
Singapore Bank Concern Grows About Illegal Money Flows, MAS Says
Singapore’s finance firms are now more concerned about risks stemming from potential money laundering and terrorism financing, in the wake of the island-wide raid earlier this year that captured more ...
Singapore Warns of Potential Vulnerabilities From Higher Rates
The combination of elevated global interest rates and pre-existing weaknesses remain a threat to world financial-market stability, Singapore’s central bank has warned.