SINGAPORE: Over the weekend, a Facebook user posted a photo of an adult and child appearing to rummage through a dustbin, which they described as a “worrying problem.” The post author put the photo up on the Complaint Singapore page on Saturday (Oct 3). They assumed that the peop...
In an update on Monday evening, the National Environment Agency said the 24-hour PSI for Singapore was forecast to be in the high moderate to mid unhealthy range....
SINGAPORE: Flexible work arrangements ranked the second-highest priority among jobseekers just after salary, according to a June report from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)—and a Singapore worker who just hit his 30s feels the same. Sharing his views on r/singaporejobs, he wrote t...
Only the south has moderate levels of pollution, with 24-hour PSI reading still below 100.
About 15,500 people visited during the pilgrimage last year, roughly half the 30,000 recorded in 2019.
A liveable city must remain liveable while it is being built, say Samuel Chng and Sarah Chan of Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Think you’re being followed or watched by a stranger? Trust the warning signal but do not turn yourself into the investigator, says lawyer Gloria James....
Volunteers will be identifying, contacting, and befriending seniors in Singapore who appear isolated or in need of social support under a new one-year initiative by the People’s Action Party Seniors Group (PAPSG). The initiative will start with nine branches chaired by PAPSG memb...
An OnlyFans model from Cebu in The Philippines has raised enough money to buy land and build a learning centre in her home province, with plans to open a larger school in the future. The creator, known as Maeurn Smiles, used the money she earned from her online work to buy a parc...
Police said the man is believed to have acted alone and there is currently no evidence to suggest that it was a religiously motivated attack or an act of terror....
A 35-year-old teacher was sentenced to nine years in jail on Oct. 5 for performing several sexual acts on her then-15-year-old female student. This took place in locations such as the school staff toilet, karaoke room and a public bus. She pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual p...
A 32-year-old man will be charged on Oct 7 with killing the victim.
Almost 13,000 travellers were checked during the operation.
SINGAPORE: Over the weekend, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Promotion Board (HPB) published findings from the National Nutrition Survey and the National Population Health Survey, which showed good news and bad news. The good news is that Singaporeans are consuming less s...
While on a day tour to Xizhou Old Town in Yunnan, China, with her husband and four friends, a 73-year-old Singapore woman came across a street stall purportedly selling traditional medicinal herbs. Although the 73-year-old only wanted some, the seller allegedly pressured her into...
The co-owners of a fashion company were found dead at their house. On Oct. 2, Bryan Walker, 61, and his wife, Michelle Min, 63, were found by the police in their home in Berkeley. Walker was the CEO of a fashion company, according to his LinkedIn. Paul Min, Michelle’s younger bro...
Its final day of operations will be on Oct 11.
SINGAPORE: After homegrown baby-care brand Tollyjoy announced in mid-September that it was winding down after 55 years in the industry, attention has turned to what Singapore’s record-low fertility rate could mean for the city-state’s baby-care brands. While Tollyjoy said its dec...
Singapore and Panama will also negotiate a bilateral mutual legal assistance agreement.
The father of the 16-year-old girl found dead in her school in Yong Peng, Johor, on Oct. 3 said he hopes justice will be served for his daughter. Mohd Khairool Faisal Khyar, 42, spoke to Malaysian media after her burial at the Kampung Arshad Muslim Cemetery on Oct. 4, Malay Mail ...
A 34-year-old realtor in Irvine, California was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) after being suspected of spying for China. Her mission was allegedly to surveil Taiwanese president Lai Ching Te's son, who resides in the U.S. CBS News reported that Zhang Wanyin...
It’s hard to imagine Singapore’s landscape today without Kopi . From its distinct sweet taste, to its many variations of C, Gao, Kosong , to the iconic way it is prepared by being poured and filtered multiple times through a cloth sock filter, this is a drink that is now a timele...
The driver who caused a chain collision in Tampines on Apr. 24, 2024, which killed two people, was sentenced to 12 years and nine months' jail and disqualified from driving for life. Muhammad Syafie Bin Ismail, 45, appeared in court on Oct. 5, 2026, for sentencing following his c...
Around S$41 million went towards programmes addressing critical needs, including support for people with mental health needs, children with special needs and youth at risk....
Thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rain are expected across much of upper Thailand from Monday through Wednesday, increasing the risk of flash flooding, particularly in low-lying areas, the Thailand Meteorological Department said....
A total of 91 deregistered vehicles were impounded in Singapore in September 2026. Photo via LTA & SPF Photo via LTA & SPF Photo via LTA & SPF This was after the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) conducted a joint enforcement blitz islandwide to clam...
The latest measures include higher fines, longer stop-work orders and possible curbs on migrant-worker hiring for serious lapses.
SINGAPORE: In a recent social media post, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (WP MP) Kenneth Tiong had positive things to say about Perennial Living , Singapore's first private assisted living development. The development is located at 28 Parry Avenue and provides its elderly re...
The 24-hour PSI readings across Singapore continued to climb as of 11pm.
The hub houses three complementary services, including a home focused on independent living and vocational skills.
This comes on the back of seven workplace fatalities since September.
The 22-year-old woman was handed 12 child abuse charges.
The woman struggled with her mental health and had trust issues growing up following her father's sexual abuse.
SINGAPORE: No doubt about it, the past few years have been challenging for Lev Panfilov, who gave the public an inside look recently, posting on social media for the first time since March 2022. Mr Panfilov, well-known in Singapore as a TikToker and Wah! Banana actor, was born in...
A 55-year-old lorry driver is assisting with investigations.
Rights monitors have raised concerns that members of the Rohingya minority may be sent back to Myanmar, where they have faced violent persecution.
CPIB's investigations revealed that substantial funds had flowed from Indonesian companies linked to convicted palm oil tycoon Surya Darmadi into bank accounts held by his son's Singapore-incorporated companies....
The driver who caused the crash that killed two and injured eight others was sentenced to 12 years and nine months’ jail.
Members of parliament have also filed questions on rising retrenchments, the North-South Corridor delay and changes to Primary 1 registration.
Summary Entry-level salaries in Singapore rose 2.5% year on year, while entry-level headcount fell 3.2% between 2025 and 2026. Aon found 88.9% of job-seeking fresh graduates secured work within six months in 2025, down from 91.2% in 2024. Data and AI roles ranked as Southeast Asi...
The woman engaged in sexual encounters with the girl from Oct 13 to Nov 21, 2023.
Such products include sustainable aviation fuel or polymers that can substitute for plastics.
Png Swee Sheng, 39, was caught at Woodlands Checkpoint with more than 200 pods.
Nearly one in four Singapore businesses adopted AI in 2025, up from about one in seven a year earlier, according to the Singapore Digital Economy Report....
Wong Ee Wei and Kenneth Tan Hong Chang had earlier pleaded guilty.
Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, 16, was found unconscious and covered in blood in a school hall in Yong Peng last Saturday (Oct 3).
It is the final instalment in the Police Pal series rolled out in 2024 for children aged four to six.
"Have a business plan covering a minimum of five years, and we will support it," said Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of Formula 1's governing body, the FIA....
SINGAPORE: In today's fast-paced workplace culture, many working adults struggle to form new friendships because of packed schedules, fatigue, and life responsibilities. As adults, making social connections has to be deliberately scheduled, which is why many wonder why making fri...
Parliament will also discuss retrenchment numbers and delay in North-South Corridor's construction.
The experience will feature seven 987 personalities through audio and visual elements and will run from now until Nov 1.
The unit belongs to Singaporean host and content creator Juffri Alui and his family.
A junior college student and a 57-year-old woman died in the crash, while eight others were injured.
Dry conditions are expected to persist over southern Sumatra and Kalimantan and smoke haze could continue to drift towards Singapore, NEA said.
The victim, a 15-year-old student at the time, suffered from nightmares and struggled to trust adults after what happened.
Consumers reported nearly S$6.7 million in prepayment losses from January to September, about 147 per cent more than for the whole of 2025.
This comes amid a surge in reported prepayment losses in Singapore.
SINGAPORE: On a flight from Macau to Singapore, a woman was asked to disembark the aircraft after causing a disturbance that caused the flight to be delayed for about two hours. This incident happened on a Scoot flight, and witnesses stated that the woman was taken off the plane ...
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