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Singaporean man sues Malaysian ex-girlfriend for over S$100K after she ‘falsely led him on’ for money and married another man
Summary Singaporean man, Low, sought more than S$100,000 and RM21,600 from his Malaysian ex-girlfriend over financial benefits given during their relationship. A default judgment in September 2022 ordered a Malaysian woman, Goh, to repay the sums, plus interest and S$2,781.20 in ...
'Beyond the uniform': Singapore, Brunei officers share stories of lasting friendships as defence ties turn 50
Three pairs of officers tell CNA how football, food and shared experiences brought them together.
New third space opens for young people in Yishun to form friendships and connections
The space was set up amid growing concerns around youth social isolation in Singapore.
Tengah to get first family service centre in 2027; preventive health hub opens in Ang Mo Kio
This will reduce the need for residents to travel outside the new HDB town for support.
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Riverdale star Cole Sprouse and Japanese actress Kiko Mizuhara coming to Singapore for SGIFF 2026
The two actors will attend an In Conversation With session on Oct 31 alongside director Eugene Kotlyarenko, ahead of the Asian premiere of their film Vintage Violence on Nov 1....
Woman claims her 14-km walk home in Singapore at night was not only safe but therapeutic
SINGAPORE: The Little Red Dot has a reputation for being one of the safest, if not the safest, cities around the globe, and one young woman put that to the test by taking a 14-kilometre walk home in the early hours of the morning. TL; DR, it worked. Not that we would advise anyon...
LTA: 7 illegal cross-border ride-hailing operators were caught, vehicles seized
Summary Singapore authorities caught seven drivers offering illegal cross-border ride-hailing services during recent enforcement operations at the land checkpoints. Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling said 254 cars had been impounded since July 2025. Offenders face...
IMH to be expanded, redeveloped by 2040 as Singapore boosts mental health capacity
The Institute of Mental Health will also be redesignated as a national specialty centre and renamed the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore in 2027....
IMH to be redeveloped and expanded, renamed the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore
MOH will also seek public views on parental consent rules for youth mental health.
Man on long walk from Portugal to Singapore has now reached Southern China
PINGBIAN, CHINA: A German man left Portugal early last year and, well, just kept walking “the longest possible hike within Euro-Asia.” His goal: to reach Singapore, a whopping 25,000-kilometre journey. Rainer Mautz started at Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal, on February 26, 2025. B...
Singapore stands ready to assist Indonesia amid worsening haze, Grace Fu in touch with counterpart
Fu also said she supports any regional efforts to discuss cooperation on haze issues.
Singapore resident complains BCRS return right machine has an ‘extremely foul’ smell
SINGAPORE: A woman took to social media with a complaint about the smell coming from a reverse vending machine under a programme introduced this year meant to encourage recycling and reduce littering, among other aims. Under the programme, Singaporeans receive a refund of 10 cent...
Singapore retrenched PMETs face prolonged job search: 1 in 5 still jobless after 2 years; 4 in 10 take 25% pay cuts when they return for work
Summary One in five retrenched resident professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMET) stayed unemployed two years after losing their jobs. Four in 10 PMETs who returned to work earned less than before, with a median wage reduction of 25%. Singapore recorded 4,620 ret...
Haze in Singapore: PM2.5 in central region hits ‘high’ band briefly, air quality remains unhealthy
After hitting the band at 3pm, the central region returned to the elevated band at 4pm, where all other regions remain.
Singapore air quality expected to be in ‘unhealthy’ to ‘high unhealthy’ range on Oct 11
While some showers are forecast over Singapore and parts of the surrounding region, dry conditions are expected to continue over parts of southern Sumatra and Kalimantan, says NEA....
Italian man, 32, gets 8 years’ jail, caning, and S$9K fine in Singapore for trafficking Singaporean woman to Dubai
Summary An Italian man, Achraf Arjaouy, 32, was sentenced in Singapore on Oct 7 to eight years’ jail, six strokes of the cane, and a S$9,000 fine. The man deceived a Singaporean woman with promises of marriage before forcing her into prostitution in Dubai, where she said she serv...
N95 masks will be distributed to vulnerable Singaporeans when PSI hits unhealthy range, Haze Task Force convened
With the possibility of haze conditions worsening in the upcoming days, the Singaporean government's Haze Task Force (HTF) has convened and stands ready to roll out the next tier of action plans and advisories to protect the health and well-being of the public. In a press release...
‘I can’t help wondering why’: Fresh grad demoralised after 5 months of job applications
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean fresh graduate who has spent the past five months looking for work said he is struggling to secure even an interview, despite having prior work experience. Posting on r/singaporejobs on Tuesday (Oct 6), he said his friends and peers who graduated around t...