No sale at first auction of 6 luxury apartments, Suntec office seized in $3b money laundering case
More than 80 properties will go under the hammer to liquidate assets seized during investigations.
More from The Singapore
View all news →
News
Chinese 'orphan', 24, worried no one would attend wedding holds open invite to wedding online, thousands show up with gifts
A man in China who had almost no relatives to attend his wedding decided to make a public invitation on the internet. Thousands answered the call, travelling from all across China to participate in what was dubbed the "wedding of the century". Many brought gifts, while others arr...
safety
US woman, 24, chased & carried away in broad daylight by unknown man in kidnap attempt
A 23-year-old man in Hawaii chased a woman and picked her up in an alleged attempt to kidnap her. However, the woman broke free. Surveillance cameras captured the entire incident, and police subsequently arrested the man. He has since been charged with kidnapping. According to th...
News
Beyond war, key maritime nations grope for solutions to keep waterways open
"We must not allow insecurity to become the new normal," Zaqy Mohamad said at the Manama Dialogue.
Local
Malaysian man lured woman to HDB block with job offer, tried to drag her into lift
SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old Malaysian man lured a woman into his apartment building, stating that he was offering her a job. However, when the woman refused to be invited upstairs, the man forcibly dragged her into the elevator. Luckily, the woman managed to escape before the elevat...
News
US woman who survived 2 doses of lethal injection says she's been in pain since botched execution
The U.S. woman who survived two doses of lethal injection has come out to share about her recovery, stating that "there hasn't been a moment since that night when [she hasn't] been in pain." According to CNN , Christa Pike said in a written statement that her body, arms, hands an...
business
New Horse Noodles by 2 hawker brothers staying open after younger brother decides to keep it going
A pair of Singaporean brothers running a hawker stall in Chinatown Complex had earlier decided to shutter the business after just five months. Scott Lee, 29, and Troy Lee, 31, had quit their finance jobs to open the Singaporean-Malaysian yong tau foo stall. The impending closure ...
Local
‘Am I out of line?’: Singaporean woman confronts brother and girlfriend over rent-free stay
SINGAPORE: A young woman is asking netizens if she went too far after she finally called out her older brother and his girlfriend in their family group chat. In her post on the r/askSingapore subreddit, she shared that her brother is living at home rent-free, pays nothing toward ...
schools
US teacher, 36, had sex with ex-student, then-11, & had child with him, found out after victim's father noticed similarities in appearance
A teacher in New Jersey pleaded guilty to having sex with a student. Laura Caron engaged in sexual activities with the teen from 2016 to 2020. Investigators said she sexually assaulted the boy since he was 11. Caron would then end up having a daughter in 2019. This would be when ...
business
Chipotle opening at Changi Jewel Airport in 2027
Chipotle is opening their first restaurant in Southeast Asia at Jewel Changi Airport in 2027. Chipotle is a chain of fast-casual restaurants that specialises in customisable burritos, burrito bowls and tacos. Chipotle had announced their intentions to open a while back, but did n...
Local
Indonesian maid, 29, gets 3 years’ jail in Singapore for abusing autistic child 23 times
SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old Indonesian domestic helper was sentenced to three years’ jail in Singapore on Oct 30 for repeatedly abusing a four-year-old autistic boy in her care. The woman punched the child at least 23 times and also recorded videos of the family’s three children nak...
library
ICA uncovers cigarette smuggling attempt involving modified compartments in car at Woodlands Checkpoint
SINGAPORE: ICA officers at Woodlands Checkpoint have foiled another attempt to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore, uncovering more than 400 cartons and 30 packets hidden in a Malaysia-registered car on October 7, 2026. In a Facebook update posted on Oct 29, the ICA sha...
Local
Istana Open House features inclusive employment for the first time
Live narration for the changing of guards was also featured for the first time.