Singapore minister Faishal Ibrahim quits over messages to woman
Why it matters: His exit leaves Marine Parade-Braddell Heights MPs to take over Kembangan constituency work and appeals.
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Earlier: Singapore minister Faishal Ibrahim quits over messages with womanSeries: Faishal Ibrahim · Resignation Over Online Messages · 3 chapters since Jul 20
Singapore police to charge 59-year-old with murder in neighbor death
What's new: Officers found the victim unconscious at a 16th-floor lift lobby after a fight at Block 55 Lengkok Bahru.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +2
Singapore-Batam subsea cable lands with 1.6 petabits of capacity
Why it matters: The 50-km link is due online in September and is meant to support data centers, cloud services and AI-driven cross-border business.
Metro to close Singapore’s last 2 department stores as leases end
What’s next: The retailer is weighing smaller multi-concept stores, and Paragon may keep Metro in a new format.
Singapore minister Faishal Ibrahim quits over online messages
What's new: police found no criminal offense by either party, but Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the conduct failed political standards.
Batam-Singapore cable opens 50 km digital link with 1.6 pbps
Why it matters: The route cuts latency to under two milliseconds and strengthens Batam’s push to host data centers, cloud services and AI workloads.
Singapore opposition figure Kenneth Jeyaretnam dies at 67
What's new: The Reform Party leader had said he was seriously ill and receiving treatment in London, and a memorial will be held later.
Bloomberg, Must Share News (MS News) +1
Singapore lifts leave floor for outsourced PWM workers to 10 days
Why it matters: About 60% of workers in 5 sectors are set to gain, with the change phased in from 2029 after contract resets eroded leave.
Channel News Asia, Mothership
Singapore GovTech cuts 93 jobs as 7%-9% overhaul starts
What's new: Officials said the restructuring is limited to GovTech, with 110 workers moving into retraining apprenticeships and 102 kept in place.
Singapore lets approved cat fosterers keep up to 6 cats in HDB flats
What's new: The Aug. 3 pilot waives foster-cat licensing fees and runs through July 31, 2028, with a 10-cat cap in private homes.
Singapore exam board found no mismatch in O-Level oral prompts
What's new: SEAB said about 5,000 candidates took the July 15 English oral exam and all were graded under the same rubrics.
2 ex-Certis officers in Singapore get 1 week each for CPIB vape tip-off
What's new: They were the last of 13 former Certis officers sentenced in the case, after others got 10 days to two years.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times +1
Singapore drug sweep nets 100 arrests, seizes S$34,000 in narcotics
What's new: Officers found 689g of cannabis in one suspect's home, above the 500g threshold that can bring the death penalty.
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Singapore man, 66, jailed nearly 13 years for abusing boy, 12
What's new: The sentence included four months in lieu of caning, with the judge citing repeated abuse over about three years.
The Straits Times, Mothership
Singapore revokes 2 Bangladeshis' permits over extremist posts
What's new: ISD said it found no sign either man planned an attack in Singapore, but both were detained after arriving in Dhaka.
The Straits Times, Mothership
Singapore MRT reliability tops 2.5 million km for 3rd month
What's new: The network has gone eight months without a delay longer than 30 minutes, the longest streak since tracking began in 2011.
Singapore names Sushil Nair to replace chief justice in 2027
What's new: Sundaresh Menon will retire on Feb. 26, 2027, after 14 years leading court reforms and a digital overhaul.
Singapore probes gas-like odor across central districts
What's new: Air readings stayed within normal ranges as residents from Kallang to Novena reported the smell for hours.
Mothership, Must Share News (MS News)
Singapore may block under-18s from unsafe social media platforms
What's next: Singapore is weighing age-tiered access and design rules, including curbs on autoplay and contact with strangers.
Singapore court awards 2 ministers S$230,000 each in Bloomberg libel case
Why it matters: The judge found malice, citing false claims and Bloomberg’s removal of the paywall to widen the article’s reach.
Singapore court awards 2 ministers S$230,000 each in Bloomberg libel case
Why it matters: The High Court found malice and aggravated the damages, saying the article implied the ministers hid property deals to avoid scrutiny over possible money laundering.
Singapore condo managers ordered to pay S$10,978 in termite case
Why it matters: The ruling appears to be Singapore’s first reported case tying condo management duties to termite prevention in common areas.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +1
Singapore expands crow cull after more than 500 birds shot
What's new: NParks plans to add Bukit Panjang, Marine Parade and Tanah Merah after operations in nine districts began in March.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +1
Singapore GovTech cuts 93 jobs in first phase of 2-year overhaul
Why it matters: The agency expects 7% to 9% of roles to be reworked as it shifts from vendor-managed projects to in-house products.
The Straits Times, Mothership
Gas-like odor spread across central Singapore as NEA probes source
What's new: Air readings stayed within the usual range even after complaints from Kallang, Novena and nearby areas.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia
Singapore schools delay classes, host watch parties for WC final
What's new: Some campuses will start as late as 10 a.m., while Victoria School plans an overnight event for up to 350 students.
Channel News Asia, Must Share News (MS News)
RTS Link could drive S$290 million yearly spending outflow from Singapore
What's new: A study projects 11.2 million extra Singapore-Johor Bahru round trips a year after the rail link opens in January 2027.
Channel News Asia, Mothership
Singapore GovTech cuts 93 jobs as overhaul targets up to 9% of roles
What's next: Two more phases are due over two years, with roughly 300 roles affected as GovTech shifts work in-house.
Channel News Asia, Must Share News (MS News) +1
Singapore audit flags 136 lapses, including HDB grant errors
What's new: auditors found possible HDB overpayments of S$9.7 million and MOE filed a police report over suspected falsified emails.
Channel News Asia, Mothership
Singapore driver tied to 7 crashes faces etomidate, dangerous driving charges
What's new: Police said his license was suspended after a Feb. 6 head-on crash, and two earlier crashes sent victims to hospital.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +2
Crystal Jade closes Suntec City outlet, leaving 16 stores in Singapore
What's next: The chain said affected workers will be considered for redeployment as it reviews its Singapore network after another 2026 closure.
Channel News Asia, Mothership +1
Singapore bus arrival system failed for 95 minutes, then recovered
What's new: MyTransport.SG restored ETA displays by 7:50 a.m., while buses kept running normally during the outage.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +1
Singapore driver got 5 weeks in jail after Porsche plunged into Suntec fountain
What's new: The crash caused about S$64,580 in damage, and three construction workers in the basement ran clear unhurt.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times +1
Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay 2 ministers S$230,000 each
What's new: The judge found malice, citing false information and Bloomberg's move to drop the paywall on the article.
Bloomberg, BBC News (World) +4
Singapore cyclist appeals 7-day sentence in Punggol bus fight
What's next: The appeal will be heard later after both men already completed matching seven-day detention orders.
Channel News Asia, Mothership +1
Singapore Q2 GDP grew 5.7% as AI-led manufacturing surged
What's new: The figure beat forecasts, and some economists lifted 2026 growth views to as high as 4.8%.
Channel News Asia, CNBC +2
Singapore police arrest 46-year-old after Jalan Besar crash injures rider
What's new: A 28-year-old motorcyclist was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital after the 9:40 p.m. collision.
The Straits Times, Must Share News (MS News) +1
4 taken to hospital after hornet swarm near Singapore market
What's new: The nest on a tree by Redhill Lane was removed the same day and the footpath has reopened.
The Straits Times, Mothership +1
Singapore’s Tharman begins 4-day state visit to Malaysia
What’s next: He is due to meet Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and business leaders in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor through July 15.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +1
Singapore completes Circle Line as 3 stations open after 9 years
Why it matters: The final link cuts some trips by about 10 minutes and closes a 33-station loop more than 30 years in the making.
The Straits Times, Must Share News (MS News) +1
Singapore moves to require AI notices for personal data use
What's new: Draft guidance would push firms to spell out what data trains AI models and how users can opt out or withdraw consent.
Typhoon Bavi disrupts 18 SIA, Scoot flights from Singapore
What's new: Taiwan canceled all Saturday departures at Taoyuan airport as Bavi threatened up to 1 meter of rain in some areas.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia
Singapore preserves 25 Gillman Barracks buildings in housing plan
What's new: HDB set aside about one-fifth of the 40-hectare site for green space as it plans public and private homes near the city center.
Singapore preserves 25 Gillman Barracks buildings in housing plan
Why it matters: HDB also set aside about one-fifth of the 40-hectare site as green space while it weighs housing yield and timeline.
Singapore to keep 25 Gillman Barracks buildings in housing plan
Why it matters: About one-fifth of the 40-hectare estate will remain green space as planners weigh housing yield and timing.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia
DBS offers up to S$6 off eggs and rice on 7 Saturdays in Singapore
What's new: The discounts run at 129 Giant and Sheng Siong stores through Aug. 29, with about 90,000 weekly redemptions available.
Singapore tutor admitted abusing boy, 6, for 18 hours
What's next: Prosecutors sought about 9 to 10 years in jail and six strokes of the cane; sentencing is set for Aug. 21.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +1
Singapore charges man, 40, over 2 fake bomb threats
What’s next: Koh Jye Shyang was remanded for a week and is due back in court on July 16.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +2
Singapore raids illegal betting ring, arrests 17 and seizes $720,000
What's next: Five suspects were due in court July 8 under the Gambling Control Act, while 12 others remain under investigation.
The Straits Times, Must Share News (MS News) +1
Singapore teacher got 14 months for force-feeding toddler until she vomited
What's new: CCTV review after a whistleblower complaint also found rough handling of two other infants at the preschool.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times +1
Singapore court orders Lim Tean to start 3-month jail term July 20
What's new: The apex court refused his bid to raise four public-interest legal questions, ending the stay on his sentence.
The Straits Times, Must Share News (MS News) +1
Temasek portfolio value hit record S$518 billion in fiscal 2026
What's new: The state investor said Middle East turmoil shaved about 2% off value late in the year, though most losses were later recovered.
Bloomberg, Mothership
Temasek targets 15% AI portfolio share by 2031 after record year
What's new: The Singapore investor's net portfolio value hit a record S$518 billion, and it is also expanding infrastructure and private credit bets.
Singapore commits S$800 million to transport R&D over 5 years
Why it matters: About S$530 million will fund autonomy and digital twins for ports, airports and logistics as labor constraints tighten.
Singapore seeks up to 15 years in jail for deliberate vehicle attacks
What's new: The bill would also lower drink-driving alcohol limits and raise maximum terms for dangerous driving causing grievous hurt.
Bloomberg, Channel News Asia +2
Singapore reviews film dialect rules after 272 Teochew screenings
What's next: Authorities said cinemas could get more dialect-language approvals even as Mandarin remains dominant on free-to-air TV and radio.
Channel News Asia, Mothership
Singapore bars action against 2 WP figures over 2021 COP falsehoods
Why it matters: Parliament said the legal time limit under the PPIPA has expired, closing its side of the Raeesah Khan saga.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +2
Pritam Singh faces Aug. 13 hearing in Singapore legal case
What's next: A three-judge court can strike him off, suspend him for up to five years, fine him up to S$100,000 or censure him.
The Straits Times, Mothership
Team Singapore athlete charged with 2 rape counts involving girl, 12
What's next: The case returns to court on July 30, and the athlete's carding support has been suspended pending proceedings.
Channel News Asia, Mothership
Lightning strike off Singapore beach kills 24-year-old paddler
What’s new: Six others, ages 13 to 54, were hospitalized after the bolt hit a group about 100 meters offshore at Pasir Ris.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia +1
Prabowo, Wong hold Leaders’ Retreat in Jakarta, sign 26 deals
Indonesia and Singapore also expanded cooperation on energy, environment and Malacca Strait security.
Singapore Parliament to rule on Sylvia Lim, Faisal Manap conduct
What’s next: Leader of the House Indranee Rajah is set to give a determination tied to findings from the Raeesah Khan case.
Singapore pushes deeper China ties on green energy, AI and ageing
Why it matters: The plan links climate, productivity and eldercare as both countries head toward “super-aged” societies by 2030.
Singapore officers seize 880 cartons of cigarettes from bus
What's new: A 40-year-old Malaysian driver was arrested after officers cut into the bus chassis at Woodlands Checkpoint.
Mothership, Must Share News (MS News)
2 killed after motorcycle skids on Yio Chu Kang Road in Singapore
What's new: Police said the crash happened about 3:35 a.m., and both riders were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Straits Times, Mothership +1
Singapore agent jailed 3 months in Australia scheme that lost S$16m
What's new: Prosecutors said 347 investors lost S$16 million, while the wider Pilbara-linked scheme raised about S$122 million globally.
Channel News Asia, Mothership
Timor-Leste mourns former President Francisco Guterres, dead at 71
What's new: The government declared a week of mourning, with flags at public buildings, embassies and consulates at half-staff.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia
More than 100 migrant workers in Singapore seek help over unpaid wages
What's new: Authorities are probing KPA Engineering and SK Industries and letting affected workers seek new jobs while the case is reviewed.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times +2
Singapore raises Malaysia taxi entry fee to S$15 a trip from 2027
Why it matters: The change follows a May overhaul of cross-border taxi rules and is meant to narrow cost gaps with Singapore cabs.
The Straits Times, Channel News Asia
Former Singapore PR fined S$9,000 for defaulting on national service
What's new: His permanent residency was revoked in 2022, ending his enlistment liability before he returned and was arrested in 2025.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times
Janet Jackson, JJ Lin join 2026 Singapore Grand Prix lineup
What's new: Organizers added Zara Larsson, James Arthur, Cortis and HYO as ticket sales near capacity in some categories.
Channel News Asia, Must Share News (MS News)
Singapore jails director, fines firm $500,000 over 2021 Tuas blast
What's new: The explosion killed three workers, injured seven and led to a separate six-week jail term for a manager who deleted messages.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times
Singapore eases Teochew film screenings after 'Dear You' backlash
What's new: Officials signaled a more flexible approach to dialect-film approvals as Teochew screenings sold out within hours.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times +1
Gold steadies near $4,000 after sliding into bear market
Why it matters: A stronger dollar and higher-rate bets have pushed bullion more than 20% below its January peak near $5,600.
Singapore woman gets 4 months for abusing Myanmar maid
What's new: The court also ordered Hazel Phang Fong Yen to pay S$4,440, or serve four more weeks in jail.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times +1
Malaysia durian glut slashes Musang King prices up to 90%
Why it matters: Singapore prices have fallen too, but sellers say transport, rent and tax will keep them well above Malaysia's lows.
The Straits Times, CNBC Indonesia
Singapore forms new skills agency on July 1 after board merger
What's new: Lim Sim Seng will chair the 12-member board as SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore combine through 2028.
Singapore detains 1 man, restricts teen under ISA over Gaza-linked radicalization
Why it matters: Authorities said the 30-year-old was willing to attack in Singapore if Hamas directed him, making him an imminent security threat.
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Singapore teen, 16, faces charges after roadblock crash injured 2 officers
What's next: He could face one to five years in jail on the most serious count, while a 15-year-old faces separate roadblock evasion charges.
Channel News Asia, The Straits Times +1
StarDream drops cruise fuel surcharges from Singapore on June 26
What's new: The operator also cut the fee by half for sailings from Taiwan and Hong Kong after fuel prices stabilized.
The Straits Times, Mothership