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Singapore to strengthen Asean unity, integration under 2027 chairmanship, says Wong
SINGAPORE, Aug 24 — Singapore vows to do everything it can to strengthen Asean centrality and unity, deepen integration, and make the region a more effective single market, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said. Speaking at the National Day Rally 2026, Wong said
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Singapore tests chatbot to help citizens cut through govt red tape
SINGAPORE, Aug 22 — Singapore is testing a new government chatbot that aims to make finding official information as easy as asking a question in everyday language. Chat.gov.sg entered its final pre-release phase on July 3, with the Public Service
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Singapore’s new law targets WhatsApp, TikTok, and Facebook over scams
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 — Singapore began requiring messaging services to restrict unknown contacts and social media services to verify advertisers on Tuesday, as the city-state clamps down on online scams. Cyberscam hubs, which lure foreigners into work to carry out
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Dry spell puts Singapore on haze watch as Sumatra, Kalimantan fires persist
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 — Singapore may experience hazy conditions if fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan intensify as dry weather persists across the region, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said. In an advisory posted on its website on Monday, NEA
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Lee Kuan Yew’s Montblanc fountain pen fetches S$461,500 at Singapore auction
SINGAPORE, Aug 17 — A silver Montblanc fountain pen once owned by Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew sold for S$461,500 (RM1.45 million) at auction yesterday, after attracting 111 bids from around the world, according to The Straits Times. The
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Fire in Singapore flat leaves one dead, 50 evacuated
SINGAPORE, Aug 16 — One person died after a fire broke out in a flat at Block 339 Jurong East Avenue 1 here early this morning, forcing about 50 people to evacuate, The Straits Times reported. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
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NTU to ditch AI detectors, says technology too unreliable to prove cheating
SINGAPORE, Aug 16 — Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will stop using its institutional artificial intelligence detector from 2027, saying such tools are “fundamentally unreliable” and cannot be used to prove academic misconduct. The university will deactivate the detector at the
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Singapore Airlines Flight SQ22 aborts New York journey after mid-air glitch
SINGAPORE, Aug 14 — A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight operating one of the world’s longest commercial routes was forced to abort its journey and return to Changi Airport shortly after take-off on Monday night. Flight SQ22, a flagship direct service
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Singapore arrests two men at Woodlands Checkpoint over smuggled cigarettes, vapes
SINGAPORE, Aug 14 — Two men were arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint in separate incidents for allegedly attempting to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes and vapes into Singapore via motorcycles, The Straits Times reported. The incidents occurred on Aug 3 and 4, with the Immigration
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Singapore Airlines’ Air India bet racks up S$945m loss after string of setbacks
SINGAPORE, Aug 13 — Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reported an overall loss of S$945 million (RM3.02 billion) at Air India between March 2025 and March 2026, less than two years after acquiring a 25 per cent stake in the Indian
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