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During the debate, Members of Parliament raised concerns about innocent people who may wrongly get their bank accounts suspended and asked questions about the powers of civilian specialist officers....
Singapore is open to considering the measure if there is clear evidence it reduces crime, while countries from South Korea to the United States have adopted it in different forms....
The police receive on average 90 reports of scams involving $2 million lost daily.
Police said bystanders, friends and security personnel intervened and alerted the authorities in several cases.
Asian countries like South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand have varying regulations on chemical castration.
The five people are aged between 29 and 66, the police said on Sept 9.
In a written reply to Workers' Party MP Gerald Giam, Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said that the government is open to considering measures including chemical castrations, if it is clear that such measures are effective in bringing down crime rates. However, Shanmugam noted t...
Summary Prosecutors are seeking up to 13.5 years’ jail for Muhammad Syafie Ismail over a fatal Tampines collision on Apr 22, 2024. The 45-year-old car driver entered a junction at 129 km/h to 134 km/h after the traffic light had been red for 26 seconds. Two people died, while eig...
The evidence on whether chemical castration is effective in bringing down crime rates is so far "not conclusive", said Senior Minister K Shanmugam.
The police advised the public to refrain from purchasing tickets from unverified sellers.
There was an average of at least one rape and four molestation cases a day in the first half of 2026.
Moderate to dense smoke plumes continue to be observed from fires in southern and central Sumatra and Kalimantan, said NEA.
More than 3,300 SMS alerts were sent to over 2,700 bank customers identified as potential scam victims.
The Civil Defence Shelter and Fire Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was passed on Sept 8.
From September, deregistered vehicles detected by police or LTA officers during their patrols will be wheel clamped for seizure.
The firefighting operation is ongoing and there are no reported injuries, said SCDF.
SINGAPORE: A 34-year-old Indonesian maid repeatedly abused her 69-year-old employer because of his nagging. She slapped him, pinched his nose, and hit his hands and feet, and her crimes were caught on CCTV. Case details revealed that the victim was suffering from hypertension, hy...
Indonesia is tackling several crises, including the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, heightened volcanic activity and persistent forest fires.
A man, 71, was found dead at the foot of Block 126B Edgedale Plains on Monday afternoon, Sep. 7. The incident occurred at around 4:05pm. The police said the man was found lying motionless at the foot of the block and confirmed that he had fallen from height. Based on preliminary ...
The fire was about the size of 5½ football fields.
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has confirmed that 52 Singapore citizens have been arrested and detained in Guangxi, China, following a law enforcement operation by Chinese authorities targeting suspected pyramid scheme activities and related offences. MFA said i...
Police turned up just one hour and 20 minutes after a getai at Yishun started, reportedly over a noise complaint from a resident. The chairman of the organising committee said it was the first time this had happened in the event's 23-year history, according to Shin Min Daily News...
NEA said that moderate to dense smoke plumes from fires in southern and central Sumatra, as well as West Kalimantan, continued to drift towards Singapore....
Both the defence and prosecution had appealed the jail term for dangerous driving.
The man was trapped in the driver’s seat and rescued using hydraulic rescue tools.
SINGAPORE: On Sunday (Sep 6), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) announced that a 35-member group it had sent to support disaster relief efforts had arrived in Nepal. Following flash floods and flows of debris on Aug 26 on the border of Nepal and China, there have been around 1,400...
The man was found with drugs and explosive substances in a Bangkok condominium.
The girl was shocked but did not react to the assault because she was afraid it would anger him.
Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar gave his consent to end the state of emergency in Serian based on advice from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg....
Muhammad Syafie Ismail had pleaded guilty in August to offences, including dangerous driving causing death.
A 38-year-old runner in Ecuador was training for her first marathon when she was struck by a truck in a hit-and-run accident early in the morning of Sep. 4. She was reportedly the mother of two children. Early morning training Where is the Buzz reports that 38-year-old Monica And...
A full-time Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) National Serviceman was found unconscious at the training yard of Marina Bay Fire Station on Sep. 6 at about 8:10am. He was identified to be 20-year-old LCP Muhammad Nur Ilham Mohammed Iswadi. According to a statement from SCDF, he...
A 61-year-old man got into a fight with a coffee shop's workers and stall owners at Bedok North. When the police arrived, the man also shoved the officers before he was eventually handcuffed and taken away. According to Shin Min Daily News , the man was believed to have drunk abo...
Summary Singapore’s central region recorded a 24-hour PSI of 103 at 7 pm on Sep 5, placing air quality in the unhealthy range. The west and east regions also entered the unhealthy range early Saturday, recording PSI readings of 103 and 102, respectively. The 24-hour PSI crossed 1...
Police officers came across a stationary car during their patrols at 4 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh.
The police do not suspect foul play.
Police investigations are ongoing.
With nearly 4,900 people still missing after Nepal’s devastating floods, Singapore police forensic specialists are helping local authorities identify the dead and bring answers to families desperately searching for loved ones....
The founders of an eatery selling Malay cuisine currently have no plans to rebuild, one founder told Mothership after the restaurant burned down in a fire on the morning of Sep. 3. This occurred merely four months after they opened the eatery, which serves up Malay cuisine. Adi R...
A 71-year-old man was found dead in his unit in Block 570 Choa Chu Kang Street 52 on Sep. 3. Neighbours had called the police after noticing takeout containers hanging uncollected outside the unit for days, and smelling a foul odour, Shin Min Daily News reported. Shin Min 's repo...
An adjacent house was partially damaged by the fire.
The 40-year-old driver of an electric vehicle died in Taiwan's northwestern Hsinchu County after his vehicle caught fire on Sep. 4, 2026. Sin Chew Daily reported that the driver, Huang, was found dead and badly burnt when firefighters arrived at the scene. Photo via Mirror Media ...
"These people should be unmasked and dealt with, rather than be allowed to hide behind online anonymity," says Senior Minister K Shanmugam.
Shanmugam said he decided to call out people making such comments so that this behaviour does not become normalised in Singapore.
Among Malaysian states, Sarawak has been the worst hit by transboundary haze linked to forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. CNA speaks to locals and businesses in the Borneo state to find out how they are coping....
52 S'poreans were arrested in China over their alleged involvement in pyramid scheme activities.
His account was frozen and police alerted after OCBC staff reported the case to the bank's anti-fraud team
Victims lost over $700,000 after shares they purchased in a HK-listed company nosedived.
Many visually impaired passengers prefer a hands-free solution.
A 19-year-old British taekwondo athlete died after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest. According to a GoFundMe post , Isabelle Sava had “passed away completely unexpectedly in her sleep”. Emergency responders apparently “fought desperately to resuscitate her”. Taekwondo Sava r...
A 40-year-old Singaporean man was arrested in Bangkok on Sep. 4, where he was found with drug paraphernalia, poisons, explosive substances, and evidence that he had ordered such materials online. Thairath reported that the suspect, only known as Joel, was found by the police afte...
The real estate properties linked to the S$3 billion money laundering case in Singapore will be auctioned off from Sep. 17, 2026. Deloitte Singapore said in a Aug. 29 press release that the Singapore Police Force appointed it to manage and realise the non-cash assets forfeited in...
Two drivers, aged 35 and 52, are assisting with police investigations following a road rage incident in Singapore on Sep. 1. The two men are assisting with investigations into alleged offences under the Protection from Harassment Act 2014. The 35-year-old driver is also assisting...
