SINGAPORE - On Thursday (Aug 11), two days after Singapore turned 57, the strains of Majulah Singapura rang through a hall in Germany over 10,000km away. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 4,403 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Aug 13)
Singapore reported 4,403 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,791,046. Of the new cases, 469 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,934 ... ( read original story ...)
Couple in $32m luxury goods scam arrested in Johor Bahru, brought back to Singapore
SINGAPORE - The couple allegedly involved in a luxury goods scam involving undelivered items worth $32 million have been arrested in Malaysia and are back in Singapore. The Singap ... ( read original story ...)
Artist Lai Kui Fang, known for historical paintings of Singapore, dies at 86
Mr Lai was known for his oil paintings drawing from the European classical, Romantic and realistic tradition, One of his best-known works is his re-creation of the landmark 1959 moment when the late ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore teenager charged with public nuisance offence after older man is bullied on MRT train
While on a train with other commuters, a teenager approached an older man and allegedly bullied him into declaring himself a coward. ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 4,403 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore reported 4,403 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,791,046. Of the new cases, 469 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,934 ... ( read original story ...)
Under-pressure Green hangs on as Phachara makes move in Singapore
Thailand's Phachara Khongwatmai moved to take a share of the third-round lead with Malaysia's Gavin Green after signing for a three-under-par 69 at the International Series Singapore on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s very own Bruce Lee? Ong Ye Kung stuns the internet with ‘sick’ kung fu moves
He might be too busy to be the next Bruce Lee or Ip Man, but Ong Ye Kung sure looks like he has the moves to fight off a hundred knife-wielding bandits at once.Taking to TikTok on Friday (Aug 12), the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s hawker culture among food trends discussed in new book
SINGAPORE - Singapore hawker culture. Japan and the ramen phenomenon. The spread of pizza in the United States. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Weekend Long Read: What Challenges Await Singapore’s New Leadership
Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s then acting minister for culture, community and youth, made a special guest appearance at major Lunar New Year event in Singapore known as “River Hongbao.” Going on-stage ... ( read original story ...)
In U-turn, Singapore ICA to include parents’ dialects in digital birth certificates after ‘several queries’ over non-inclusion
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will include parents' dialects in digital birth certificates issued from September 1, after ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Green on fire in Singapore
Malaysia's number one Gavin Green matched the sweltering tropical heat in Singapore with another scorching seven-under-par 65 to take the second-round lead. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Prime Minister Lee: ‘Storm is gathering’ over Taiwan
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned this week of the possible miscalculations over tensions in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
‘Our mistake’ to flee Singapore: Couple accused of cheating in Tradenation luxury goods scam charged
Pi Jiapeng said it was "not right" for him and his wife Siriwipa Pansuk to have fled Singapore, adding that they faced "a lot of death threats and pressure". ( read original story ...)
Singapore teacher fails to overturn jail term, conviction for pocketing S$40,000 of students’ funds
A former head of department (HOD) at Woodgrove Secondary School today lost an appeal against her conviction and jail sentence for misappropriating ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Judge explains why he gave a discharge not amounting to acquittal to murder suspect in Felicia Teo’s death
It better served the public’s interest to grant Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee a discharge not amounting to an acquittal for the alleged murder ... ( read original story ...)