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A year on, Singapore's worst oil spill sees RM236m in claims, more than RM85m paid out

SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 -- More than a year after Singapore's worst oil spill in a decade, hundreds of compensation claims have been lodged with the international body handling payouts, The Straits Times r... Read More


Singapore man behind drone drug plot across Malaysian border handed 28-year sentence, 18 lashes

SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 -- A Singaporean man who masterminded a plan to smuggle methamphetamine from Malaysia using a drone during the Covid-19 lockdown has been sentenced to 28 years and three months' jai... Read More


Don't meddle in our elections, Singapore warns PAS after 'divisive' GE2025 remarks on race and religion

SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 -- Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has criticised Malaysia's Islamist party PAS for comments it said amounted to interference in the city-state's elections, warning that ... Read More


Woman dies after fall at Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport, investigations ongoing

SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 -- A 56-year-old woman died yesterday after falling from a height at Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport, CNA reported. Jewel Changi Airport is a large mixed-use complex connected to ... Read More


Selangor MB announces metal detectors, more CCTVs for Bandar Utama school after fatal stabbing

SHAH ALAM, Oct. 17 -- The Selangor government is implementing immediate safety measures at the Bandar Utama secondary school where a 16-year-old student was fatally stabbed by a schoolmate on Tuesday.... Read More


Thailand banks on Blackpink's Lisa to bring back global travellers

BANGKOK, Oct. 16 -- Blackpink member Lisa has been appointed Thailand's new "Amazing Thailand Ambassador" in a year-long campaign to boost the country's tourism industry. Tourism Authority of Thailan... Read More


Singapore's GIC sues China's Nio over 'fake revenue' claims, shares plunge 10pc

SINGAPORE, Oct. 16 -- Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, GIC, has sued Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc in a US court, accusing the company and its top executives of violating securities laws by... Read More


Singapore maid jailed a week for making false rape report to end tryst with employer's husband

SINGAPORE, Oct. 16 -- An Indonesian domestic helper who filed a false police report accusing her employer's husband of rape in a desperate attempt to end their affair has been sentenced to one week in... Read More


Public warned after QR code on Bandar Utama stabbing victim's obituary replaced with scammers' accounts

PETALING JAYA, Oct. 16 -- Scammers have been targeting the family of the 16-year-old student killed in a Bandar Utama school stabbing by replacing the donation QR code on her obituary with their own. ... Read More


Temasek-backed 17Live sees director quit after US names her in global fraud probe

SINGAPORE, Oct. 16 -- An independent director of the Singapore-listed live-streaming company 17Live Group has resigned after she was added to a US sanctions list for her alleged links to a massive glo... Read More