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SIA subsidiary draws up new partnership with Air India

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) and Air India have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) opportunities in India, including the potential form...

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Singapore National Day Parade eases guidelines after public concerns

The Singapore National Day Parade (NDP) in 2026 will be the first time in a decade that the National Stadium has returned to the event, making it a momentous occasion. The National Day Parade Organ...

‘Luckily I was watching’: Customer finds disgusting cockroach in takeout noodles, owner vows stricter hygiene protocols

A female customer was shocked to find a dead cockroach Pork Rice Noodles restaurant. The owner said that the Food Bureau investigated and he has been penalized with six points and fined $300. He wi...

More wealthy Taiwanese are turning to Singapore

More rich Taiwanese are looking to Singapore, especially with Beijing ramping up its military and political pressure

SPF: 519 people were arrested in SG Police’s island-wide raids; 1,173 men, 603 women, aged 15-85, under investigation for various offences

Over 5,600 officers carried out over 1,300 enforcement operations across Singapore, targeting vice, illegal gambling, drink driving, unlawful employment, vaping offences and suspected secret societ...

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Chinese national, 32, gets longer jail term of more than 7 years and 3 strokes of the cane after losing court appeal over attempted...

A tougher sentence after Singapore's top court found the offender tried to undermine the justice process while refusing to accept responsibility

Lambo-driving Eminent Frog Porridge owner charged with S$3.8 million tax evasion, money laundering

Buntono, who owns Geylang's Eminent Frog Porridge, was charged with evading almost S$3.8 million in taxes. He was also charged with dealing with the benefits of his alleged criminal conduct, allege...

Chinese roots need not make Singaporean Chinese disloyal

Toh Han Shih The government of Singapore, the only Chinese-majority country outside China, wishes its Chinese population to remain loyal to Singapore yet retain Chinese culture. This can be a del...

Vote Malays in Johor call by Mahathir receives backlash from netizens

Mahathir said that Malay voters must vote for Malay candidates in the Johor elections but his statement received serious backlash online

Foreign man caught urinating at Malaysian MRT station

A heated discussion has erupted on Malaysian social media after a foreign man was allegedly caught urinating at an MRT station. This sparked outrage among commuters, as most MRT stations are equipp...

MOM tightens scaffold fire safety rules from 2027, announces updates on fire safety requirements

MOM is cutting the permissible use of timber scaffolds from nine months to three from January 2027, and reviewing fire performance requirements for scaffold netting, following a spate of scaffold f...

Johor MB breaks silence on JS-SEZ Master Plan delays, urges federal government to act now

Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi has publicly called on the federal government to stop delaying the JS-SEZ Master Plan, saying the postponements are undermining investor certainty and the state'...

7 Eunos canteen vendors forced to vacate premises after lease non-renewal by operator, including one that spent S$100K to move in

The end of a 40-year-old coffee shop is more than just a business closure: It left stallholders and their family of workers saying goodbye

Johor tops Malaysia’s state economies with 8% growth, powered by data centres and digital infrastructure

Johor led all Malaysian states with 8% GDP growth in 2025, driven by its booming data centre and digital economy sector, as Malaysia's overall economy expanded 5.2% to RM1.74 trillion.

JS-SEZ to create 20,000 jobs in three years, ahead of schedule — blueprint launch by Anwar and Lawrence Wong coming in Q4

The JS-SEZ is on track to create 20,000 skilled jobs within three years, ahead of its original five-year target, as Malaysia's Economy Minister confirms the blueprint has received Cabinet approval ...

‘I see this almost every day’: Singaporeans react after auntie allegedly ignores requests to lower phone volume on bus

On Facebook, a passenger complained: Very loud reels from her handphone. Gestured to her about this disturbance she just looked away.Then told her to lower the volume or watched at home or use head...

Singapore’s migrant domestic helpers: The untold sacrifice of the women who left their own homes and families to care for SG homes and families

Behind the daily care helpers provide are years of separation, missed family and hopes of creating better lives for their loved ones back home
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