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Under Singaporean law, those convicted of providing unauthorised ride-hailing services face fines of up to S$3,000 (RM9,960), imprisonment of up to six months, or both. — Picture from Facebook/LTA

Singapore cracks down on illegal ride hailing at Changi and Gardens by the Bay, 22 drivers caught for offering ride to Malaysia

Artist Sean Dunston’s mural of a samsui woman with a cigarette in her hand that has been in the spotlight recently. — TODAY pic

‘Try not to smoke. Issue resolved’: Artist adds anti-smoking sign to Singapore’s samsui woman cigarette mural after backlash

Singapore recorded 961 cases of animal cruelty and welfare concerns in 2024 — the highest in 12 years. Most cases involved cats. — AFP pic

Home minister Shanmugam says Singapore ‘cannot tolerate cruelty’ as cat abuse cases hit 12-year high

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at a gala dinner in celebration of Straits Times’s 180th anniversary. — Picture from Facebook/Lawrence Wong

Singapore PM warns against billionaire-owned media, calls for trusted journalism amid digital echo chambers

Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, welcomes his SIngaporean counterpart, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to the opening ceremony of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. — Bernama pic

Asean must deepen integration amid US tariffs and global uncertainty, Singapore foreign minister tells regional colleagues

Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan delivers a speech during the Plenary Session of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. — Bernama pic

Singapore to launch young leaders’ programme, joint police training with Japan to support Palestinian Authority

Jollibean used to be a familiar sight in Singapore before its decline in popularity. — Picture from Facebook/Jollibean Singapore

Only five Jollibean outlets left in Singapore as ex-staff claim unpaid wages, abrupt closures

A Singaporean pleaded guilty to assault, harassment, and committing an obscene act in public after performing a lewd cat on a cat. — AFP pic

Singapore man gets probation for lewd act on neighbour’s cat, must undergo sexual behaviour intervention

A scene from Singapore's National Day Parade rehearsal. — Picture from Facebook/Singapore Mindef

Singapore’s Mindef says fault that caused tank crash an isolated incident, to rejoin National Day Parade after fleet-wide checks

About half of the attacks in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore were on bulk carriers and a quarter on tankers, according to anti-piracy group ReCAAP. — Reuters pic

Piracy surges 83pc in Asian waters, with most attacks in Straits of Malacca and Singapore

Singapore said said the latest series of tariffs announced by the USwill likely prolong uncertainty, volatility, and challenges for global economies. — AFP pic

Singapore unveils grant worth S$100,000 each to help SMEs brace for US tariff fallout, larger support pledged for exporters

A photo illustration taken in Beijing on March 11, 2025 shows a mobile phone displaying an introduction screen for the AI assistant tool Manus, released by Chinese startup Butterfly Effect. — AFP pic

China-born AI firm Manus moves HQ to Singapore amid scrutiny over US chip curbs, national security review

Dr Anjani Sinha (left) was grilled by Senator Tammy Duckworth (right) over his nomination to be the US ambassador to Singapore. — Screengrabs from Facebook/Tammy Duckworth

‘You’ve not even done your homework’: Trump’s envoy pick told Singapore no ‘glamour posting’, grilled over tariffs and Asean

Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam speaks at the Reuters Next Asia summit in Singapore July 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

Singapore home minister: Smaller countries must develop deeper relationships with China, US, Europe

ingapore’s certificate of entitlement (COE) prices rose across all categories at the latest tender exercise that closed on July 9.   — Unsplash pic/Jeyakumaran Mayooresan

Singapore COE prices surge across the board, with motorcycles leading the jump at 9.2pc

The appeal hearing for Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh, who was convicted in February of two counts of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee, will take place on November 4 at 10am. — AFP pic

Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh to appeal conviction, sentence for lying to Parliament on November 4