Singapore

The couple allegedly involved in a luxury goods scam, related to undelivered items worth $32 million, will be further remanded in prison for a week as more time is needed for investigations. Pi Jiapeng, 26, and his Thai wife Pansuk…

A fire broke out in a flat in the Aljunied area on Friday morning (Aug 19) and led to 13 people being evacuated from the Housing Board block. A statement from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the fire at a sixth-storey unit at…

The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) was recognized for its 30 years of collaboration with Indonesia in strengthening bilateral ties. On Wednesday (Aug 17), Indonesia's Ambassador to Singapore Suryo Pratomo presented the Adinata…

Singapore’s key exports saw slower growth last month as shipments of non-electronic products eased, with analysts predicting the momentum will continue to cool in the coming months as the global economic landscape darkens. Non-oil domestic…

Inflation in Singapore is expected to peak in the next two to four months and will start to ease thereafter, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. But Wong, who is also Finance Minister, added that the extent of this easing towards the…

More than 230 servicemen from the Singapore and Indonesian navies took part in a six-day bilateral military exercise aimed at enhancing their ability to counter underwater threats together. Held in Singapore, and in Batam and the waters…

A 48-year-old man has died after a flat in Jurong East caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Aug 16). Firefighters were alerted to the fire at the ninth-storey flat at Block 236 Jurong East Street 21 at about 2:50 am. They had…

Raising the wages of local retail staff is a welcome move, but taking on more costs will likely be a concern amid the challenging business operating environment, business associations said on Monday (Aug 15). This comes after a slew of…

Three men aged between 22 and 30 were arrested following a fight early Sunday (Aug 14) morning outside Orchard Towers, and will be charged in court on Tuesday for rioting. A group of about 20 men were captured in a 14-second mobile phone…

Henn Tan, who founded the company that developed the ubiquitous thumb drive, pleaded guilty on Monday (Aug 15) to five charges of engaging in conspiracies to falsify accounts, forge documents to cover his tracks and cheat external auditors.…