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IU sets date for long-awaited digital single after year of halted activities

SEOUL, Sept. 5 -- IU is finally ready to return to the music scene. Her label, EDAM Entertainment, announced Friday that the singer will unveil a new digital single next Thursday - a release that effe... Read More


Riding the China wave: Singaporean recruits describe how they fell for the Guangxi scheme

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- Singaporeans recruited into a long-running investment scheme in China were promised cheap luxury living and a share of Nanning's economic boom, but some found themselves closely ... Read More


Chinese national skips S$560,000 fine for smuggling 30,000 bottles of beer in Singapore, heads to jail instead

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- A Chinese national has been slapped with a record S$560,000 (RM1.74 million) fine for masterminding a scheme to smuggle nearly 30,000 bottles of duty-unpaid beer into Singapore. ... Read More


Singapore pushes back new flu jab rollout to mid Oct even as infections rise

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- Singapore's updated influenza vaccine for the Northern Hemisphere season will arrive about two weeks later than usual, as an industry-wide delay in vaccine production comes amid ... Read More


Where have all the people gone? From restaurants to running tracks, Singapore adjusts outdoor activities as haze bites

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- Businesses, sports organisations and healthcare providers in Singapore are adjusting their activities as haze pushes air quality into the unhealthy range in parts of the city-sta... Read More


China detains 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi over suspected pyramid-scheme offences

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 -- China has detained 52 Singaporeans over alleged involvement in pyramid-scheme activities in Guangxi, in what could be one of the largest cases involving Singapore citizens held o... Read More


Singapore entertainer Sheikh Haikel says he's got stage 4 colon cancer (VIDEO)

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 -- Veteran Singapore rapper and businessman Sheikh Haikel has been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and is undergoing treatment after surgery. The 50-year-old entertainer, a fam... Read More


No more unlocking: Apple Pay Express rolls out across Singapore MRT, LRT, with buses to follow

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 -- Apple device users in Singapore can now tap into MRT and LRT stations without unlocking their iPhone or Apple Watch, thanks to Apple Pay Express mode. With the feature enabled, ... Read More


Police refer case of man accused of provoking crowd at National Day celebrations at Dataran Putrajaya to DPP

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 -- Police are awaiting further instructions from the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) after referring an investigation paper on a man accused of causing a disturbance and provoking... Read More


S$5.17b price tag for Singapore's 20 F-35 jets revealed for first time

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 -- Singapore's acquisition of 20 F-35 stealth fighters and related equipment is worth US$4.06 billion (RM16.4 billion), according to a US government report that marks the first offi... Read More