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Singapore flags rising domestic security risks from West Asia conflict
SINGAPORE, April 9 — Singapore has warned that the ongoing conflict in West Asia is heightening global security risks, including domestically, amid rising extremist threats and online radicalisation. In a written response to a parliamentary question, Coordinating Minister for National
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As heat and haze bite, Singapore Red Cross mobilise to aid older citizens
SINGAPORE, April 7 — The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) plans to deploy approximately 700 volunteers over the next three months to help protect vulnerable groups during hot and hazy weather. According to The Straits Times, efforts began on April 6 and will
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Man on bail for mischief charged with vandalising police car in Singapore
SINGAPORE, April 6 — A man who was recently sentenced to jail for mischief has been charged with allegedly vandalising a police car the day after his release, according to The Straits Times. Chia Chee Khiang, 53, was charged on April
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‘Inevitable price rises’: Singapore widens crisis response to global supply shock
SINGAPORE, April 4 — A ministerial committee set up by the Singapore government to respond to the Middle East conflict is expanding its focus beyond energy disruptions to include food supply shocks, security risks and diplomatic fallout, in a sign
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‘Everything is going up’: Singapore hit by war-fuelled price hikes across the board
SINGAPORE, April 4 — The economic shockwaves from the Iran war are beginning to ripple through Singapore’s everyday life, pushing up costs from electricity and fuel to transport and groceries, even as the government holds off on emergency measures, according
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From S$1,000 runner to S$1m kingpin: Singaporean loan shark boss jailed over China-based empire
SINGAPORE, April 4 — A man who climbed from a low-level loan shark runner to a syndicate “towkay” has been jailed for four years and two months and fined S$1 million (RM3.13 million) in Singapore, after raking in more than
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Singapore motorcyclist hospitalised after hit-and-run; driver arrested for drink-driving
SINGAPORE, April 3 — A 46-year-old car driver was arrested for drink-driving after a hit-and-run accident in Serangoon in the early hours of April 3, according to The Straits Times. A 38-year-old motorcyclist was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Singapore HDB resale prices dip for first time in nearly seven years
SINGAPORE, April 1 — Public housing resale prices in Singapore have dipped for the first time in nearly seven years. According to a report by Singapore’s CNA citing data from the Housing and Development Board (HDB), the resale price index slipped 0.1
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Yeo Hiap Seng to shed 25 Singapore roles as group relocates can production to Malaysia
SINGAPORE, March 31 — Yeo Hiap Seng will retrench 25 employees in Singapore as it relocates its can manufacturing operations to Malaysia. The drinks maker announced the move in a filing to the Singapore Exchange on March 31, according to The
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‘Elon Musk needed her money’, but police put an end to it: How Singapore is stopping scammers preying on vulnerable adults
SINGAPORE, March 29 — A 75-year-old Singaporean woman lost S$600,000 (RM1.87 million) over three years after scammers impersonated Elon Musk, The Straits Times reported today. Her daughters, Faith and Sarah Phua, discovered in April 2025 that their mother wanted to transfer S$67,000
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