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An undated photograph shows a first generation Porsche Cayenne. — Picture by Rudolf Stricker/Creative Commons

Singapore / 05 Jul 2025

Why Singaporeans are buying Porsches and BMWs in Johor for a weekend thrill

SMRT said a fault in a power monitoring and control system may have caused the power trip that disrupted Bukit Panjang LRT services for nearly three hours on July 3. — Pictures via Facebook/SMRT

Singapore / 05 Jul 2025

Singapore’s SMRT says power distribution system fault may have led to Bukit Panjang LRT disruption

Singapore has formed a trilateral work group to address allegations of foreigners illegally taking on delivery jobs on platforms and affecting local platform workers’ earnings. — Picture by Devan Manuel

Singapore / 05 Jul 2025

Singapore govt, NTUC and Grab form work group to address illegal foreign delivery riders

Singapore and Indonesia yesterday signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to create win-win partnerships that would enable clean energy transition, facilitate industrial decarbonisation, and generate investments in the development of sustainability-related activities. — Unsplash pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Singapore fines Citibank, UBS and others in RM10b money laundering crackdown involving Chinese nationals

Lenard Tan set fire to cardboard wedged in the doorway of his family’s flat after his grandmother refused to let him in. He was sentenced to seven months’ jail for mischief by fire. — Freepik pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

‘I burn and let you see’: Man torches flat after grandma refuses entry, jailed seven months in Singapore

Lady Gaga brought her ‘Mayhem’ tour to Singapore on May 18, 19, 21 and 24. — Picture via Facebook/Live Nation SG

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Lady Gaga’s Singapore shows pull in up to S$150m in tourism spend, say analysts

Shaaqir Noor’rifqy pleaded guilty to extorting S$2,000 from a man after posing as a minor on platforms like Grindr. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Singaporean youth admits luring man on dating app, demanding S$2,000 after posing as minor

Chia Hiok Seah is on trial for a rash act endangering human life after allegedly driving with Goh Yong Sern on his car’s bonnet, causing the latter to fall and suffer facial injuries. He also faces a charge of public nudity. — Pexels pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

‘Anger... like he wanted to kill’: Singapore man on trial for driving off with lover’s husband on bonnet in nude carpark drama

An MRT train travels along a track in a neighbourhood in Singapore. A 17-year-old boy filmed himself walking along an active MRT track between Simei and Tanah Merah in March, prompting safety concerns and a police investigation. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Singapore teen films himself walking along MRT tracks, now he’s facing jail for criminal trespass (VIDEO)

A view of housing in Singapore. New rules now impose higher stamp duties on homes sold within four years, as authorities move to curb speculative activity in the housing market. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Singapore tightens private housing rules with new stamp duties to deter speculation

Election campaign posters for the ruling People's Action Party are pictured in Singapore April 30, 2025. — AFP pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Singaporean charged with breaking PAP flags, harassing volunteers in Hougang on GE2025 polling night

A 25-year-old Malaysian man was jailed for running a vice syndicate at Marina Bay Sands, where two Japanese women were housed in hotel rooms set up for prostitution using inflatable beds. — AFP pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Malaysian runs ‘soapland’-style vice ring with Japanese sex workers at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, gets one year’s jail

Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh’s appearance on a Malaysian podcast has drawn criticism from the PAP, which questioned his decision to discuss Singapore politics on a foreign platform. — Picture via Facebook/Pritam Singh

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Singapore’s PAP questions Pritam Singh’s appearance on ‘Keluar Sekejap’, Workers’ Party defends move as free speech

Senthilkumar Vishnusakthi had pleaded guilty to one charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to fellow electrician Nesamani Hariharn, 31, in the incident that took place on February 15. — TODAY pic

Singapore / 04 Jul 2025

Electrician jailed in Singapore for biting off co-worker’s earlobe in drunken dormitory fight

SMRT said free bus services have been activated. — Picture from Facebook/SMRT

Singapore / 03 Jul 2025

Commuters hit by major delays as Singapore’s Bukit Panjang LRT suffers full shutdown

Investigations by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) found that the chicken dish contained over 200,000 colony forming units per gram of staphylococcus aureus bacteria — well above the permitted limit of 100. SFA later confirmed that the contaminated chicken was the likely cause of the food poisoning, which can lead to gastroenteritis symptoms. — Screenshot from Google Street View

Singapore / 02 Jul 2025

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Sabotage fears amid massive KLIA, JB checkpoint jams from autogate glitch this weekend

Jho Low resurfaces? 1MDB fugitive allegedly living in Shanghai under Greek alias, fake Australian passport (VIDEO)

Pearly Tan-Thinaah smash past home pair to secure spot in 2025 Japan Open final

Burn notice: Project boss tries torching RM1m evidence as MACC raids home over data centre graft probe

PM: No judges removed, eight Court of Appeal and 14 High Court judges to be sworn in on July 28

‘Pray for good news’: Anwar says major announcement to tackle rising living costs coming Tuesday, if not Monday

Civil groups clarify Kelantan event was HIV medical outreach not ‘gay sex party’, slam police’s conduct during raid

TH Plantations CEO put on garden leave, CFO resigns as allegations of RM5m payouts emerge

Three new durian varieties set to debut in next two years… all thanks to Mardi

Lambasted for raiding HIV medical outreach by alleging ‘gay sex party’, Kelantan cops say just trying to do what’s ‘right’

‘Why should we avoid it?’: Jet Li reflects on death after daughter’s mental health struggle

As haze season begins, public reminded open burning is an offence

‘Final Destination’, MRI edition: Man killed after metal necklace pulled into machine in New York

Singapore flags ‘serious threat’ from suspected Chinese hackers targeting critical infrastructure

Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani charge into Japan Open final again, set for showdown with Korea’s world No. 3 pair

Why Singaporeans are buying Porsches and BMWs in Johor for a weekend thrill

Singapore’s SMRT says power distribution system fault may have led to Bukit Panjang LRT disruption

Singapore govt, NTUC and Grab form work group to address illegal foreign delivery riders

Singapore fines Citibank, UBS and others in RM10b money laundering crackdown involving Chinese nationals

‘I burn and let you see’: Man torches flat after grandma refuses entry, jailed seven months in Singapore

Lady Gaga’s Singapore shows pull in up to S$150m in tourism spend, say analysts

Singaporean youth admits luring man on dating app, demanding S$2,000 after posing as minor

‘Anger... like he wanted to kill’: Singapore man on trial for driving off with lover’s husband on bonnet in nude carpark drama

Singapore teen films himself walking along MRT tracks, now he’s facing jail for criminal trespass (VIDEO)

Singapore tightens private housing rules with new stamp duties to deter speculation

Singaporean charged with breaking PAP flags, harassing volunteers in Hougang on GE2025 polling night

Malaysian runs ‘soapland’-style vice ring with Japanese sex workers at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, gets one year’s jail

Singapore’s PAP questions Pritam Singh’s appearance on ‘Keluar Sekejap’, Workers’ Party defends move as free speech

Electrician jailed in Singapore for biting off co-worker’s earlobe in drunken dormitory fight

Commuters hit by major delays as Singapore’s Bukit Panjang LRT suffers full shutdown

Cockroach-infested Singapore kitchen, tainted chicken: Yunhaiyao CEO pleads guilty in ByteDance poisoning case