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Anthropic to open Singapore office in October, will be hiring for range of roles

Claude usage per capita in Singapore is among the highest in the world.

Singapore Tonight - Tue 15 Sep 2026

Singapore Tonight - Tue 15 Sep 2026 CNA

6 Malaysians get up to 12 years’ jail in Singapore with 24 strokes of the cane for S$4.9M King Albert Park poker-game robbery

Summary Six Malaysian men received jail terms ranging from seven years eight months to 12 years 11 months over the 2024 robbery. The gang stole about S$4.9 million in cash, watches, valuables, and cryptocurrency from a King Albert Park bungalow. Singapore Police recovered about S...

Best Formula 1 Singapore Parties This Grand Prix 2026 Season

Best Formula 1 Singapore Parties This Grand Prix 2026 Season FZINE Singapore

Singapore ministers earn millions. What do other Asian leaders make?

Singapore ministers earn millions. What do other Asian leaders make? South China Morning Post

Singapore’s rule of law is not a ‘finished achievement’: Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon calls on future legal custodians to shape its next chapter - NUS

Singapore’s rule of law is not a ‘finished achievement’: Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon calls on future legal custodians to shape its next chapter NUS - National University of Singapore...

Fibre services fully restored after Bishan, Thomson disruption

Boy, 16 & his mum, 39, both Uzbekistan nationals, arrested for stealing from Changi Airport shops, S$5,000 worth of items recovered

The police have arrested a male teenager, 16, and his mother, 39, both Uzbekistan nationals, for their involvement in separate shop theft cases committed within the transit area of Changi Airport. They will be charged in court on Sep. 16, 2026. The police were alerted to a case o...

Her sister struggled with feeding breast milk on the go – so this 23-year-old invented a better way

Nicolette Wong discovered that parents often pieced together different products to store, warm and feed breast milk on the go. Her answer was Momigo, an all-in-one system that made her the Singapore winner of the James Dyson Award 2026....

Singapore’s covered bond boom is largely a DBS story

Singapore’s covered bond boom is largely a DBS story businesstimes.com.sg

To unlock shareholder value, Singapore conglomerates can learn from Japan's trading houses

To unlock shareholder value, Singapore conglomerates can learn from Japan's trading houses businesstimes.com.sg

AI to reshape, not reduce, demand for Singapore Grade A offices: C&W

AI to reshape, not reduce, demand for Singapore Grade A offices: C&W EdgeProp.sg

Man who gives free haircuts around Singapore helps struggling family of 3, touches netizens

Man who gives free haircuts around Singapore helps struggling family of 3, touches netizens AsiaOne

News Content Hub - Penguin named prime contractor for Singapore Navy landing craft

News Content Hub - Penguin named prime contractor for Singapore Navy landing craft rivieramm.com

More young British nationals arrested for drug smuggling in Southeast Asia

SOUTHEAST ASIA: The number of young British nationals arrested for drug smuggling has more than quadrupled between 2023 and 2025, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said in a statement on Monday (Sep 14), citing new figures. “The growing number of arr...

Haze in S’pore: Air quality improving with all regions now in moderate range

The central region's air quality dipped back into the moderate range at 11am.

Air quality in Singapore improving; only central region remains in the unhealthy range

Air quality in Singapore improving; only central region remains in the unhealthy range The Straits Times

A New Studio Ghibli Exhibition Is Making Its World Premiere In Singapore

A New Studio Ghibli Exhibition Is Making Its World Premiere In Singapore FZINE Singapore

Internet connection for about 2,000 in Bishan, Thomson restored: NetLink Trust

It said the disruption was caused by damage to its fibre infrastructure by a third-party contractor.

OpenAI backs bills in US Congress on AI and biological weapon threats

Commentary: The uncomfortable reality of hiring live-in help in small homes

Singapore families caring for children and the elderly may have the strongest reason for hiring a helper, but also struggle the most with space, says writer Annie Tan....

CNA Explains: First properties seized in S$3b money laundering case go to auction this week. How will it work?

The properties for auction include a Grade A office with a guide price of S$11.5 million and a four-bedroom penthouse listed at a guide price of S$25.3 million....

S-REIT fundraising tops $4.5b amidst acquisition activity

S-REIT fundraising tops $4.5b amidst acquisition activity Singapore Business Review

HSBC Private Bank Launches Singapore HSBC Access

HSBC Private Bank Launches Singapore HSBC Access Wealth Briefing Asia

Mega-deals drive 49% rise in real estate investment

Mega-deals drive 49% rise in real estate investment Singapore Business Review

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.39%; Top stock is Mapletree

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.39%; Top stock is Mapletree Singapore Business Review

DP World Tour: The Deutsche Bank Singapore Open

DP World Tour: The Deutsche Bank Singapore Open Deutsche Bank Wealth Management

Some netizens praise Singaporean earning just S$2,400 who struggles to afford cai png but still supports his parents

SINGAPORE: Some netizens praised a Singaporean man earning S$2,400 a month for still giving S$300 to his parents, despite struggling to make ends meet, as he shared that even cai png, or economic rice, has become not so economically friendly for him. In a post on the Facebook gro...

Keys to the past: National Museum’s revamped Singapore History Gallery reopening on Oct 10

Keys to the past: National Museum’s revamped Singapore History Gallery reopening on Oct 10 The Straits Times

Analysts see August home sales slump as launch-driven

Analysts see August home sales slump as launch-driven Singapore Business Review

August launches sink 87.0% amidst lunar seventh month

August launches sink 87.0% amidst lunar seventh month Singapore Business Review

M'sian girl, 16, stabbed to death in school: Her mum pens note of anguish after boy, 15, acquitted

The mother of the 16-year-old girl, who was stabbed to death by a boy a year younger than her at a Malaysia school in 2025, penned a note of anguish on social media on Sep. 14, 2026. This was after the boy, 15, accused of the killing on Oct. 14, 2025, was acquitted with condition...

Singapore’s precision medicine sector transforming patient care

Singapore’s precision medicine sector transforming patient care The Straits Times

Big Four auditor quits over 10am–2am grind, now regrets it after 30 applications yield just one rejected interview

SINGAPORE: Walking away from a job that drains the life out of you sounds like an easy decision in theory. In practice, it can be one of the most punishing choices a person makes. One Singaporean man is learning that lesson the hard way, and he's now publicly wondering whether he...

Woman moving from Serangoon to Kovan expected to pay moving company S$228, ends up with S$1,796 bill after 'long pushing distance' fees

A woman who hired a moving company to relocate from Serangoon to Kovan was expecting to pay S$228, but ended up with a S$1,796 bill after being charged S$1,280 in “long pushing distance” fees. The moving company reportedly said the woman had more than five times the number of ite...

Woman, 28, kept smuggled puppies at home to sell online, first in S'pore to be jailed for such offence

A 28-year-old woman in Singapore and her 34-year-old husband have been sentenced to jail for illegally importing puppies from Malaysia and keeping them at home to be sold on Instagram. They are among the first individuals in the country to be jailed for keeping animals in captivi...

S’porean woman, 33, fined S$24,000 after her firm's private investigators kept tabs on police officer

A 33-year-old Singaporean woman was fined S$24,000 after allowing private investigators from her firm to surveil a police officer. Tan Hui Ting faced two charges of obstructing justice and a charge under the Private Security Industry Act. She pleaded guilty to one charge and was ...

Harpreet Singh: Singapore is not short of accomplished people willing to forgo large sums to serve

SINGAPORE: After political salaries were increased in Singapore for the first time since 2011, Harpreet Singh weighed in on the matter, focusing on something Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said when he spoke on the issue in Parliament last week. “I want to examine one premise under...

M’sian man, 28, drives around S’pore with ‘SMS blaster’ to send phishing messages, given 1 year & 9 months’ jail & S$1,500 fine

A 28-year-old Malaysian man drove around Singapore in a car with a device known as an SMS blaster that sent phishing messages to fraudulently obtain WhatsApp account login credentials. He was sentenced to one year and nine months’ jail and fined S$1,500. Ong Kak Seng faced three ...

Asian Games 2026: Singapore surfer Camille Spaccarotella chases waves and podium in debut

Asian Games 2026: Singapore surfer Camille Spaccarotella chases waves and podium in debut CNA

Man, 59, uses makeshift crossbow to shoot metal balls at crows in Tiong Bahru, damages HDB flat windows

Annoyed by the noise caused by crows in his housing estate, a 59-year-old man created a makeshift crossbow-like device to shoot metal ball bearings at them. On at least five occasions between Apr. 4 and Jul. 16, 2025, Seah Yam Seng stood at the window in his house in Tiong Bahru ...

Deutsche Bank becomes title partner of Singapore Open from 2027 to 2029

Deutsche Bank becomes title partner of Singapore Open from 2027 to 2029 businesstimes.com.sg

AI talent in Singapore: Google Cloud expands hire to develop AI solutions at new engineering centre

AI talent in Singapore: Google Cloud expands hire to develop AI solutions at new engineering centre CNA

'Minister, would you like to take part in the debate?': WP MP He Ting Ru calls out Singapore minister who kept talking as she was delivering her speech

SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (WP MP) He Ting Ru (Sengkang) has drawn a considerable degree of attention after posting a video on social media of an excerpt from a speech she made last week. On Sep 10 (Thursday), Ms He spoke on the Food Security Motion. She under...

Dyson says ‘small number of early batches’ of S$699 CameraJet toothbrush may have component issue

Dyson has acknowledged that some early batches of its CameraJet toothbrush, which retails at S$699 in Singapore, may have been affected by a component issue. The company was responding to queries from Mothership . The CameraJet is an electric toothbrush that combines brushing, fl...

At least S$71,000 lost to job scams associated with Pokémon & other trading cards since Aug. 25, 2026

At least S$71,000 has been lost to job scams involving online tasks associated with Pokémon and other trading cards since Aug. 25, 2026. Modus operandi In this scam variant, scammers contact victims through unsolicited messages or calls and offer remote online jobs involving Poké...

Tower Transit looking to thank those who helped unresponsive bus driver in Hougang

The bus operator hailed "the caring commuter culture" coming to the rescue in Hougang.

Commuters evacuated after smoke seen coming from train at Bukit Gombak MRT station, likely due to faulty brake

Smoke was seen coming from underneath a carriage of a train at Bukit Gombak station on Sep. 15. Commuters were subsequently evacuated from the train, SMRT Trains President Lam Sheau Kai said in response to Mothership 's queries. Preliminary checks suggest that the smoke may have ...

Crow attacks elderly passers-by in Crawford Lane after nest apparently falls from tree

Three seniors became unsuspecting victims of a crow attack after the bird's nest apparently fell from a tree at Crawford Lane. Residents in the area noticed that the nest had fallen on the ground outside Block 462 Crawford Lane in Lavender on Sep. 4, according to Shin Min Daily N...

Springleaf Prata Place boss gives long-time staff a cut of each shop's profits, doesn't work weekends despite being in F&B

Springleaf Prata Place is the chain behind some of the more inventive things that have ever been put on a prata. Hits include the Murtaburger, the salted egg prawn prata, the eggs benedict version, and portobello mozzarella prata. The chain has 12 outlets, and its boss, SV Gunala...

MUIS says human resource management system hit by cybersecurity incident

MUIS said the incident does not affect the delivery of public-facing or government services.

So many luxury items from S$3billion money laundering case that Singapore will have 15 auctions to dispose of them

SINGAPORE: In 2023, one of the most important news items was the arrest of 10 Chinese men and women holding passports from around the globe in Singapore in a money-laundering case that turned out to be not only the biggest in the city-state’s history, but also one of the largest ...

Mother and son set to be charged over theft at Changi Airport

The 16-year-old allegedly stole three pairs of sunglasses, among other items.

NUS academics distance themselves from study on civil servants' home purchases near unannounced MRT stations

The two professors say they have asked the authors to have their names removed from the paper’s acknowledgements.

Uzbek mother-son duo arrested for allegedly stealing about S$5,000 worth of items from Changi Airport shops

The 16-year-old boy and his 39-year-old mother allegedly stole about S$5,000 worth of items from Changi Airport's transit area.

Fujian money launderers' super-luxe condos with panoramic Singapore skyline views on auction block

Fujian money launderers' super-luxe condos with panoramic Singapore skyline views on auction block The Business Times

Some organisations in Singapore take haze-related measures as air quality worsens

Doctors have seen a 20 per cent rise in patients with asthma flare-ups, nose allergies and throat irritation.

Chinese dieters are chewing on baby biscuits and TCM roots to lose weight—and the trend says something about modern diet culture

CHINA: A new dieting trend is spreading among young people in China, and it has nothing to do with counting calories or cutting carbs. According to the South China Morning Post ( SCMP ), they are reaching for beef jerky, frozen buns, baby teething biscuits, and traditional Chines...

Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour after 'Free Palestine' comments

American rapper and Grammy winner Macklemore has been dropped from singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour. Macklemore, 43, wrote on Instagram on Sep. 14 that he and Sheeran, 35, had "some difficult conversations this past week" as he announced the latest development. This was a...

Payroll system of mosques, madrasahs hit by ransomware; staff details potentially compromised

The system is believed to have contained details of staff at dozens of mosques, including their salaries and bank account numbers.