Minor ground motions were recorded by monitoring stations in Singapore during a strong earthquake off Malaysia’s Sabah state on Feb 23, and some residents reported feeling tremors. Singapore’s Meteorological Service said the readings matched what instruments have picked up during…
Police are investigating two reported break-ins at landed homes near Upper Thomson Road after a homeowner said a masked intruder entered her property at night and fled when spotted. The authorities said a separate, similar incident took place days earlier…
SINGAPORE — Singapore has detected two more measles cases, taking the country’s total to 13 in 2026. It is already the second-highest annual count in the past six years, even though it is only February. The latest numbers were published…
JOHOR BAHRU — After nearly an hour walking through stalls at the Johor Jaya Chinese New Year bazaar, William Sim and his family bought only a few sticks of fried snacks. They left the bazaar on Feb 10 without bags…
Cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products now cost more in Singapore after a 20 per cent increase in tobacco excise duty took effect immediately on Feb 12. Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced the change during his Budget…
A 15-year-old male student pleaded not guilty at the High Court in Shah Alam on Feb 12 to a charge of murdering a 16-year-old female student in a stabbing incident at a secondary school in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, last…
A 36-year-old man was jailed for 14 weeks on Feb 11 for smearing pork luncheon meat along a common corridor outside his neighbour’s flat in Woodlands. The act followed a dispute over children playing in the corridor during Deepavali on…
Singapore will introduce new laws in the first half of 2026 to tackle the e-vaporiser problem, with provisions also covering etomidate, an anaesthetic agent found in some vape products known as Kpods. Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said…
Singapore is building for the next wave of air travel. The plans around Terminal 5 and the wider Changi East development show a clear strategy. Grow capacity, keep the hub competitive, and design for disruption. The timing is not accidental.…
Singapore is preparing for another round of scrutiny over household costs. Inflation has eased from recent peaks, but daily expenses still feel tight for many families. That tension is shaping expectations ahead of Budget 2026, as the Government weighs what…
