Singapore is slowly becoming the destination for global stars to showcase their talents. A testament to that statement can be found in the various performances the country is scheduled to host in 2024. Big names like singers Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay and comic legend Jerry Seinfeld will perform in Singapore as part of […]
The relatives of a 23-year-old Indian construction worker (and engineering diploma holder), who died in an on-site accident in Singapore in early December 2023, have sought an explanation from the authorities. The Tamil Nadu-based family of Ponraman Eazhumalai wants to know about the site conditions under which the tragedy happened, said a year-end report in […]
The government has announced rebates for around 950,000 Singaporean households living in HDB flats. These concessions will come in January 2024, as per the Ministry of Finance. According to the ministry, households will receive U-Save and Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates, which are part of the permanent GST Voucher (GSTV) scheme and the Assurance […]
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the latest high-profile target of scammers misusing the deepfake technology. This follows the deepfake of Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the fake Instagram account in the name of Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam. In an Instagram post yesterday signed ‘LHL’ — this signature indicates […]
Failure to prevent misconduct by its relationship managers (RMs) has cost Credit Suisse AG S$3.9 million, which was imposed on the bank by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The news of the civil penalty was confirmed by an official news release on December 28, 2023. The aforementioned offence took place in the Singapore branch […]
The body of a Singaporean man, who had been missing after being swept away on Wednesday (December 27, 2023) while playing with his son at the Desaru in Malaysia’s Bandar Penawar town, has been found. The deceased has been identified as 49-year-old Isaac Kelvin Tan Lee Thong. Quoting Penawar Fire and Rescue Department operations commander […]
The Port of Singapore registered a record three billion gross tonnage (GT) in annual vessel arrival tonnage, a government news release said on Tuesday (December 26, 2023). The three billion GT mark was crossed with the arrival of the 8,628 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 98,799 GT Singapore-flagged containership, ONE OLYMPUS, at the Pasir Panjang Terminal […]
A Singaporean woman died after she slipped and plummeted 100 feet from a cliff in Minnewaska State Park Preserve in the US’ New York on Friday (December 22, 2023). The death was reported by the woman’s husband, Abdul Rauf Mohd Said. The deceased has been identified as Nur Aisyah, also known as Ais Sarah. Taking […]
Two of the most popular tourism destinations in Asia — Singapore and Kuala Lumpur — also have the world’s busiest flight route between them. A new report published by OAG, a leading data platform for the global travel industry, says: “2023’s busiest international airline route is Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Singapore Changi (SIN) with 4.9 […]
Indian-origin Singapore minister K Shanmugam has alerted the public to an Instagram scam account using his name. The verified account of the minister has the handle kshanmugam_ whereas the scam account set up by the Instagram impostor has the handle kshanmugam_private_page. This incident of the fake Instagram account was exposed by the minister himself with […]
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