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Cyber extortion cases up by 47 per cent in first half of the year as online activity picks up
Cyber criminals have exploited the increase in online activity and digital services over the last couple of years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with 203 cyber extortion cases reported in the first half of this year, a 47 per cent increase…
10 Malaysians on death row in Singapore, mostly for drug offences: Shanmugam
There are 10 Malaysians who remain on death row in Singapore, after two others were convicted of drug trafficking and hanged there earlier this year.
This was revealed by Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam, who said…
Delivery rider dies in Hougang accident; lorry driver arrested for drink driving
A man understood to be a delivery rider died after an accident with a lorry at Buangkok Green, in Hougang, on Thursday.
The police said the 54-year-old lorry driver has been arrested for drink driving.
The 45-year-old motorcyclist is a…
Singapore contributes seed money to help communities affected by floods in Pakistan
The Singapore government will provide US$50,000 (S$69,700) as seed money to support the Singapore Red Cross' public fund-raising efforts for Pakistan, which has been devastated by massive floods recently.
The Singapore Red Cross had…
Singaporean, Indonesian commandos successfully conclude annual exercise
A joint exercise involving more than 100 commandos from the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) 1st Commando Battalion and their Indonesian counterparts has been successfully concluded.
Exercise Chandrapura, a bilateral annual exercise with the…
Anti-scam app ScamShield blocks 24,500 phone numbers; 5.1m SMSes reported on app
More than 24,500 phone numbers, believed to be used in scams, have been blocked by the ScamShield application, said the police on Monday (Aug 29).
Over 5.1 million SMSes have also been reported on the app, which was launched in November…
1,098 people lose at least $4.5 million to scammers pretending to be friends
At least 1,098 people have fallen prey since January to scams involving fraudsters pretending to be the victims' friends, with total losses of around $4.5 million.
In a statement on Monday (Aug 29), the police said there has been a…
Thailand, Singapore reaffirm close defence relationship at international exhibition: Mindef
Thailand and Singapore have reaffirmed their close and longstanding defense relationship, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said on Monday (Aug 29).
Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How has been on a two-day working visit to…
Elderly woman killed in bus accident in Tiong Bahru
An 80-year-old woman who was involved in an accident with a private bus at about 10am on Monday (Aug 29) died after she was taken to hospital.
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedics arrived and were seen performing cardiopulmonary…
All petrol, diesel prices in Singapore rise to match increases by Caltex, Shell
All fuel pump prices here have gone up, after Shell and Caltex raised diesel by seven cents and petrol by three cents a liter on Wednesday (Aug 24).
On Monday (Aug 29) afternoon, SPC became the last of the five brands here to adjust its…