Around 500 new jobs to be created as ST Engineering opens new aircraft maintenance facility
The Changi Creek facility will use drones and autonomous mobile robots to support operations.
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‘Happy spouse, happy house’: Singaporeans share what keeps their marriages strong
SINGAPORE: There are many challenges when a couple enters married life, but happily married Singaporeans shared the habits and lessons that have helped them maintain a lasting and fulfilling marriage in a discussion on Reddit, when a netizen became interested in knowing how coupl...
Lawyer Lim Tean handed 3 more charges including committing act that could defeat course of justice
He had failed to surrender at the Singapore State Courts on Aug 3 to begin his jail term for practising law without a valid certificate.
SG Customs: Two Singaporean men face S$3.34M fine each for evading duty & GST tax on 4.5M litres of diesel imported from Malaysia
Summary Two Singaporean men were each fined S$3,345,500 after admitting to fraudulent duty evasion involving diesel imports. The charges covered 4,527,099 litres of automotive diesel oil brought into Singapore between April and December 2024. Sixteen additional charges involved a...
Inside Singapore’s push for proactive defence against cyberthreats
The Digital Defence Hub has been a dedicated platform for various stakeholders to share cyberthreat information early.
Crazy Rich Asians returns as HBO series with Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng and Constance Wu
The eight-episode series will pick up after the events of the 2018 Singapore-set romantic comedy, with production beginning in 2027.
Drive a Porsche on Singapore’s first permanent handling track
Opening in April 2027, Porsche Experience Centre Singapore will offer a 2km circuit alongside dining, exhibitions and events for drivers and non-drivers alike....
Amid more molest & assault cases, Singaporean TikToker tells men, 'Don't enable weird behaviour'
SINGAPORE: In a recent video, a young local content creator noted how the number of molestation and rape cases have gone up this year. From January to June, there were 762 cases of molestation and 261 cases of rape, The Straits Times reported in August. However, as the TikToker @...
Singaporeans call out TikToker for making fun of uncle standing on unmoving escalator
SINGAPORE: After a video on social media showing an elderly man who seemed to be confused went on to be widely viewed, many netizens commenting on TikTok wasted no time in telling the post author off. Instead of making fun of the man and uploading a clip of him online, the post a...
Meet the Singapore women making their mark in motorsport
Gladys Lam races production cars across the region, while 16-year-old Kareen Kaur is Singapore’s first female Formula 4 driver. Their routes to the grid could hardly be more different....
‘He wants to go Dutch but expects me to doll up’: Singapore woman questions dating double standards
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman has questioned whether girls should be expected to spend hours getting ready for dates when the men they meet insist on splitting the bill equally. The woman raised the issue in a post on r/sgdatingscene on Tuesday (Oct 6), saying several men she ha...
‘As the guy I should provide’: Singaporean man stressed after girlfriend expects him to pay for BTO
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has found himself under pressure to pay for a BTO flat after his girlfriend told him that, as the “guy in the relationship,” he should be the one providing for their home. The man shared his dilemma on Reddit’s r/asksg forum, explaining that his girlf...
‘I can’t keep this all in my head anymore’: Singaporean, 24, seeks help amid family crisis
SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old Singaporean, on the verge of mental and physical breakdown, turned to the internet for guidance, asking fellow locals what she could do to pull herself together and turn her life around. Posting on the r/askSingapore forum, the woman described how every p...
Singaporean men struggle with emotional vulnerability as 70% say they hide difficult emotions: Study
SINGAPORE: A social media post from AWARE drew attention to the loneliness men feel, which occurs not only in Singapore but in many other parts of the world. While some have, directly or indirectly, blamed women for not helping solve this particular dilemma, the organisation said...
24-hour PSI rises to 181 in central region, highest in this haze season
At 12pm, the 24-hour PSI was in the unhealthy range across Singapore, with the 1-hour PM2.5 in the high band in the central region.
S'pore refuses to choose between US & China, won't be used by 1 against the other: Vivian Balakrishnan
Singapore must "maintain trust" with China and the U.S. as a "useful partner", said F oreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Oct. 7. However, Singapore will continue to "refuse to choose" between the two powers, for as long as we are able. And not only that, Singapore mus...
S'porean man sues woman he dated for over S$100,000, claims she cheated on her with man she eventually married
Since 2022, a man has been taking legal action to seek over S$100,000 in restitution from his ex-girlfriend he believed he would marry, but was allegedly unfaithful to him. Low, a Singaporean, claimed he gave Goh, a Malaysian, substantial financial benefits during the seven years...
Sumo Salad owner, 44, attempted suicide 1 day before being found dead, stressed over employee’s workplace injury claim: Coroner’s inquiry
Content warning: The following article contains mentions of suicide. The owner of Sumo Salad, who was found dead at the foot of a Bukit Timah housing block in 2025, had reportedly been under stress over a workplace injury claim made against her. Despite the insurer paying for som...
LTA seeking public views on merging COE Cat A & B
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has launched a public consultation exercise on the proposed merging of Categories A and B of the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) into a single passenger car category. Category A COE is currently for mass-market cars while Category B is for high...