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Body of 83-year-old woman found floating in Singapore canal
The body of an 83-year-old woman was found floating in a canal in northern Singapore on Wednesday morning (26 September).
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Protest at Parliament House: Activist Seelan Palay had license for event at Speakers' Corner
He successfully applied for a license to hold an event at the Speakers' Corner but activist and artist Seelan Palay chose to continue his performance beyond Hong Lim Park at the National Gallery and Parliament House.
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Seven MRT stations to close earlier on Fridays, Saturdays in Oct
Seven MRT stations on the East-West Line (EWL) – from Tiong Bahru to Clementi – will close earlier on Fridays and Saturdays in October for ongoing maintenance, enhancements and asset renewals works, said rail operator SMRT on Wednesday (26 September). There will be a shuttle bus service which will ply
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You can apply online for Singapore driving licences from 1 Oct
Those who have passed their practical driving tests in Singapore can apply online for their driving licences of any class from Monday (1 October).
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Hougang Swimming Complex molest case: Man charged for touching girl, 13
A man suspected of molesting six underage girls at Hougang Swimming Complex was charged for one of the offences on Wednesday (26 September).
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Yahoo Poll: Is enough being done to promote more competition for commuters?
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) ordered both partied to lessen the impact of the transaction on drivers and riders – some of whom complained of higher fares and fewer rewards after the merger. Do you think these efforts to keep Singapore’s ride-hailing market competitive
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Only 29 per cent of Singapore residents want to live to 100: survey
Only less than one in three Singapore residents (29 per cent) want to live to the age of 100, according to survey findings released on Tuesday (25 September).
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Man arrested for molesting 6 young girls at Hougang Swimming Complex
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting six girls at Hougang Swimming Complex, said the Singapore Police Force in a press release on Tuesday (25 September).
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SingHealth cyberattack: Suspected malware incident in January not reported
A suspected security incident involving an apparently infected workstation was not escalated as it did not fall under reporting parameters, a COI was told on Tuesday (25 September).
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Woman jailed 7 years 9 months for renovation scams totalling more than $1 million
When she left the job, Husniyati Omar, 40, created a shell renovation company with her husband and cheated 89 clients out of more $1 million for renovation works that they had promised to carry out but were only partially completed. On Tuesday (25 September), Husniyati was jailed seven years and nine
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Corruption trial: Former Ang Mo Kio Town Council GM visited KTV lounges, massage parlours
For nearly two years, Victor Wong Chee Meng, the former general manager and secretary of Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) allegedly received a steady stream of bribes totalling $107,336.50.
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Mother jailed 6 weeks for punching student welfare officer at school gate
A 49-year-old mother who punched a student welfare officer at her son's school was jailed for six weeks on Tuesday (25 September).
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Company partly liable for injury of Bangladeshi worker whose arm was crushed by machine
A 43-year-old Bangladeshi national working for a recycling company had his right arm nearly amputated by a machine while on duty, the High Court heard.
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Moneychanger staff jailed 3.5 years for absconding with nearly half a million dollars
A manager at a local moneychanging business who absconded to Malaysia with nearly half a million dollars was jailed for three-and-a-half years on Monday (24 September).
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Tencent engineer attending cybersecurity event fined for Fragrance hotel hacking
While attending a cybersecurity conference in Singapore, a Chinese national decided to hack into the WiFi of the hotel he was staying in. Zheng Dutao, a 23-year-old security engineer with Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings, was curious to find any vulnerabilities in the WiFi server of a Fragrance
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Man who pulled out clump of policewoman's hair jailed 4 months
Zhan Haixu, 31, got so drunk at a house party that he assaulted two police officers, pulling out a clump of a policewoman's hair. On Monday (24 September), he was sentenced to four months' jail.
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Ex-CHC leader Chew Eng Han wanted to leave Singapore as he ‘felt injustice’ for his High Court case
Former City Harvest Church (CHC) leader Chew Eng Han wanted to leave Singapore as he “felt injustice and unfair” for his High Court case and did not want to be convicted. This was the prosecution’s position at the opening of Chew’s case on Monday (24 September) as the 58-year-old claimed trial to one
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Ministers should accept pay sacrifice as job is 'form of NS': Blackbox survey
Nearly seven in ten Singaporeans (67 per cent) feel that ministers should be "willing to make a sacrifice" and accept a lower pay than what they may earn in the private sector as their job is a "form of national service", a recent Blackbox Research survey showed.
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Grab, Uber fined a combined $13 million for March merger
Grab and Uber were fined a combined $13m by Singapore's competition watchdog Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) on Monday (24 September) for their merger.
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Underage driver who fled after causing fatal crash sentenced to reformative training
A teenager who used stolen documents to rent cars and eventually caused a fatal crash, has been sentenced to reformative training and banned from driving for eight years.
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COMMENT: Dealing with fake news is a police-and-thief game
Veteran journalist PN Balji argues that a fake news panel's recommendations are a tacit admission that the Singapore government is moving away from controlling to managing media.
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Thum Ping Tjin refutes Select Committee's assertion that he lied about academic credentials
Historian Thum Ping Tjin has refuted a parliamentary committee's claim that he lied about his academic credentials and gave “misleading evidence” during hearings on the issue of fake news, saying that the "allegation" is untrue.
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'Kept male companion' to businesswoman fails in bid to rescind ex-wife's maintenance
A man who claimed that he has no personal income and was just a “consort” to a lover who was a successful businesswoman has failed in his attempt to rescind a monthly maintenance of $2,000 for his ex-wife. The 55-year-old man’s claims cut no ice with a family court judge who found that he was “a man
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SingHealth cyberattack: Database administrator did not immediately recognise 'serious security incident'
A veteran database administrator for SingHealth did not immediately realise that she was dealing with a serious security incident, a Committee of Inquiry was told on Friday (21 September).
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NTUC Enterprise to buy food court operator Kopitiam
NTUC Enterprise is set to acquire home-grown food court operator Kopitiam Investment and its subsidiaries by the end of this year, said both companies in a joint statement on Friday (21 September).
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