Singapore

The police have rounded up 362 people believed to be involved in a host of scams that cheated victims of more than S$11.1 million. In a news release on Friday (Aug 5), the police said 249 men and 113 women are assisting in investigations…

Two men accused of helping a fugitive couple allegedly involved in the Tradenation luxury goods scam to flee Singapore have said that they intend to plead guilty. Malaysians Mohamad Fazli Abdul Rahman, 38, and Mohamed Alias, 40, appeared…

Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has emphasised the need to avoid miscalculation and accidents, which could lead to an escalatory spiral and destabilise the region. Dr Balakrishnan also hopes that the United States and…

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday (Aug 2) her visit to Singapore has reaffirmed the United States' "strong partnership with an important ally and friend". "In bilateral meetings with key government leaders, we focused on how…

Cambodian senior civil servant Tan Sokchea is an alumnus of a learning center set up by Singapore, as are about 11,000 officials from his country's ministries and agencies. The director-general at the Ministry of Industry, Science,…

A United States delegation led by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi called on President Halimah Yacob and met other Singapore leaders on Monday (Aug 1) as part of her visit to Asia. Both sides affirmed the excellent…

More than 25,000 nurses will receive a special payment of between 1.7 and 2.1 months of their base salary, as part of efforts to attract and retain nursing talent, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Sunday (Jul 31). Nurses serving in…

To change the image of public housing in South Korea being deemed by many as "cheap and shameful", Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon hopes to take a leaf from Singapore's public housing policies. "I realised that Singapore has gradually improved…

Over five months, a manager for Parkway Shenton misappropriated more than S$634,000 from payments collected from travelers at Woodlands Checkpoint for COVID-19 tests. Jacob Quek Kuan Liat, 41, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years'…

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC says net-zero targets are not much help in its climate change fight, preferring to invest its billions in green technology while supporting energy companies in their drive to cut emissions. "We will…