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Singapore lifts 16-year ban on new nightlife spots at Boat Quay, Clarke Quay with 4am licence boost
SINGAPORE, Aug 8 — Restaurant-bars, pubs, bars and nightclubs in the Boat Quay and Clarke Quay area will be able to apply for extended liquor licences till 4am on Thursdays and Fridays from August 18. The year-long pilot programme is
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Taiwan crisis drill exposes South-east Asia weak spots, counting on Singapore rescue
TAIPEI, Aug 8 — The exercise presented a fraught scenario: China’s military had blockaded Taiwan by air and sea, and Southeast Asian countries were grappling with how to evacuate as many as 1 million of their nationals trapped on the
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Singapore court reserves judgment on Malaysian death-row inmate Pannir Selvam’s post-appeal application
SINGAPORE, Aug 8 — Malaysian death-row inmate Pannir Selvam Pranthaman gained reprieve when the Singapore Court of Appeal reserved its judgment, following the second hearing on his post-appeal application held on Wednesday. The Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) policy
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China unleashes gun-toting ‘robot wolves’ in military push
BEIJING, Aug 7 — China’s latest gun-toting quadruped military “wolf” robots are designed to stealthily approach enemies, fire precise shots on targets and work in rough terrain, state media said on Wednesday. State broadcaster CCTV said the robots, an upgrade
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Singapore man, 69, in court for allegedly sexually abusing two children aged eight and 12
SINGAPORE, Aug 7 — A 69-year-old Singaporean man was today charged with child sexual abuse against two pre-teens in Bedok between 2020 and 2022. Six of the charges were for committing an obscene act against a child under the Children
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Singapore Airlines apologises after Muslim passenger served pork on flight to New York, says crew ‘didn’t know’ what prosciutto is
SINGAPORE, Aug 6 — Singapore Airlines (SIA) has apologised after a Muslim business-class passenger was served a dish containing pork on an 18-hour flight from Singapore to New York, reported Mothership today. The passenger, a Singapore permanent resident who identified himself as
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Father-son duo in dock over RM595m GST fraud in Singapore
SINGAPORE — A father and son have been charged in Singapore over their alleged roles in a massive Goods and Services Tax (GST) “missing trader fraud” scheme involving about S$181 million (RM595 million) in fictitious sales, Singapore-based news outlet CNA
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In Singapore, two women jailed for swapping seats near roadblock to hide unlicensed driving after drunken night out
SINGAPORE, Aug 6 — Two Singaporean friends who tried to outsmart police by swapping seats in a car to hide that one of them was driving without a licence have been jailed, The Straits Times reported. In a Singapore court today, Estella
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Death penalty looms for two Malaysians caught at Woodlands Checkpoint with cannabis, ‘Ice’ worth almost RM500,00
SINGAPORE, Aug 6 — Two Malaysian men were arrested in separate incidents at Woodlands Checkpoint for allegedly attempting to smuggle sizeable quantities of drugs into Singapore, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said in a
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Up to three-hour delays expected at Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints as Singapore flags National Day weekend traffic surge
SINGAPORE, Aug 6 — Travellers from Singapore who are heading to Malaysia over the upcoming National Day weekend should brace for heavy traffic and longer immigration clearance times at land checkpoints, Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said yesterday. From August
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