Woodlands Pasar Malam Stall: Selling pork with tudung-wearing woman sparks public outcry
A pasar malam stall in Woodlands recently came under fire for allegedly selling pork despite employing a woman wearing a tudung, a...
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May 10, 20232 min read
Former son-in-law of tycoon Peter Lim sentenced to prison for involvement in illegal gambling
Kho Bin Kai, the former son-in-law of billionaire Peter Lim, has been handed a prison sentence after pleading guilty to multiple offenses...
May 9, 20232 min read
Shocking CCTV footage reveals assault on condo security officer by two men
Two individuals, aged 26 and 58, are currently cooperating with the police in their investigations into an alleged assault on a...
May 9, 20232 min read
Singapore and Indonesia condemn attack on Diplomats in Myanmar
Indonesia and Singapore express strong condemnation of an attack targeting a convoy of diplomats and an ASEAN humanitarian aid...
May 8, 20232 min read
Shanmugam clarifies that ICA does not gather wealth information on Singapore citizenship applicants
During a parliamentary session, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam addressed concerns by clarifying that the Immigration &...
May 8, 20233 min read
Terry Xu and TOC Asia ordered to correct false claims about Police under Pofma
The Online Citizen Asia (TOCA) and its publisher, Terry Xu, have been instructed to issue corrections under the fake news law for an...
May 5, 20233 min read
Man charged with inciting violence against President Halimah remanded in IMH for medical assessment
On May 5, a 32-year-old man named Vickreman Harvey Chettiar was brought back to court for allegedly making a social media post that...
May 5, 20231 min read
Singapore dollar hits old highs against Malaysian ringgit on May 1 and 2
As predicted six months ago, the Singapore dollar has reached old highs against the Malaysian ringgit, surging for the third time to S$1...
May 4, 20231 min read
TOC Terry Xu and writer gets jail term replaced with fines
On May 4, the chief editor of Singaporean alternative news website The Online Citizen and a writer for the platform had their jail terms...
May 4, 20232 min read
NTU study finds that Asians with excess visceral fat causes poorer memory and learning ability
According to a recent study conducted by researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Asians with excessive amounts of...
May 3, 20231 min read
Glue-handed men strikes Singapore casinos, leaves with sticky chips
Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to prison for stealing casino chips using strong glue applied to their hands. Huang...
May 2, 20231 min read
Temasek denies the assertion that it invested $10 million in the cryptocurrency firm Array
On Tuesday, Temasek, Singapore's investment company, denied reports claiming that it invested $10 million in Array, an algorithmic...
Apr 28, 20231 min read
MFA has reported that two families from Singapore were successfully evacuated from Sudan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Thursday (Apr 27) that two Singaporean families, consisting of 14 Singaporeans and a...
Apr 28, 20231 min read
Two men in Singapore have been sentenced to jail for sending Pokka and alcoholic drinks worth $1 mil
Two men have been sentenced to jail for illegally exporting more than $1 million worth of alcoholic beverages and Pokka drinks to North...
Apr 27, 20231 min read
Unlucky strike, S$848 million penalty for company selling tobacco to North Korea
British American Tobacco (BAT) has agreed to pay a penalty of $635 million (S$848 million) to the United States for selling cigarettes to...
Apr 27, 20231 min read
Singapore has increased its property stamp duties in order to dampen the country's housing market
As of Thursday, Singapore will be implementing increased property stamp duties for non-citizen permanent residents. The new rates will...
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Snitches to be rewarded by IRAS for deals exploiting ‘99-to-1’ loophole to evade ABSD
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has announced that it will provide rewards of up to $100,000 to informants who report...
Apr 26, 20231 min read
In a bold move to put an end to seat hoarding in its libraries, NUS will enforce hourly checks
During every exam season, seat-hogging becomes a recurring problem in university libraries, sparking outrage from students. Recently, a...
Apr 26, 20231 min read
MHA denies the claims that 3,500 high-net-worth individuals will become Singapore citizens in 2023
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has refuted recent news reports claiming that up to 3,500 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) will be...
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Thief snags 12 star fruits from Punggol Park, leaves 3 for owner
A Singaporean woman devoted a year to growing 15 star fruits in a community garden at Punggol Park, only to lose all but three to a thief...
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