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WORLDOct 6Singapore's Telok Blangah murder: Clinic doctor rushed to help elderly man who was stabbed in the chest - The StarSingapore's Telok Blangah murder: Clinic doctor rushed to help elderly man who was stabbed in the chest The Star Telok Blangah murder: Clinic doctor rushed to help elderly man who was stabbed in the chest The Straits Times Man to be charged with murder after 73-year-old dies, another injured at Telok Blangah Heights CNA Telok Blangah murder: Victim, 73, remembered as a friendly person, Singapore News asiaone.com 73-year-old man dies & another injured after alleged stabbing at Telok Blangah Heights, 3rd man arrested mustsharenews.comgoogle · singapore
WORLDOct 6Singaporean massage parlour boss added to US ‘worst of the worst criminal aliens list’A Singaporean woman has been added to a US list of “the worst of the worst criminal aliens,” becoming the third citizen from the city state to appear on the register, after convicted sex offender Amos Yee and money launderer Lim Seok Pheng. Jing Emtage, 54, was sentenced in July last year to two years and two months in prison on seven counts of second-degree promoting prostitution across multiple Washington state massage parlours she ran with her husband, Gerald Emtage. Gerald Emtage, 49, was...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 6AirAsia chief’s jab backfires, Singaporeans going ‘car-lite’: 7 Asia highlightsWe have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. AirAsia chief mocks Singapore Airlines’ food – and social media hits back AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes has caused a stir online after taking aim at Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) in-flight meals, claiming the food served by the carrier lagged behind his own airline’s...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 3India vs Singapore Live Streaming, Asian Games 2026 Women’s Rugby Sevens: Start Time, Line-Ups, Where To WatchIndia face Singapore in the Asian Games 2026 women’s rugby sevens classification match. Check India vs Singapore live streaming details, match time, venue, full line-ups and India’s campaign so far. The post India vs Singapore Live Streaming, Asian Games 2026 Women’s Rugby Sevens: Start Time, Line-Ups, Where To Watch appeared first on The Sunday Guardian .thesundayguardian · india
WORLDOct 3Going ‘car-lite’: why more Singaporeans are quitting drivingWhen the time came to renew his certificate of entitlement (COE), Andrew Tan hit the brakes on coughing up an eye-watering S$112,000 (US$87,400) to keep his car on Singapore’s roads for another 10 years. Instead, the 49-year-old business consultant decided in May to go without a car for the first time in two decades. High COE prices, rising running costs and the hassle of parking and congestion are prompting more Singaporeans to reconsider car ownership, as the land-scarce city state expands...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 30Singapore jails man for slapping preschooler at bus stop over rude gestureA man became angry after a four-year-old boy pointed his middle finger at him while he was picking up his son from preschool in Singapore. He pursued the boy to a nearby bus stop that was crowded with other young kids, grabbed the boy by the arm and slapped him hard on both cheeks. The boy, who was his son’s schoolmate, suffered bruises on his face and ringing in his ear, on top of emotional trauma that lingered for months and required his parents to change his preschool. The aggressor, Muhammad...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 30Gaza on stage: concert activism meets Malaysia, Singapore red linesAmerican rapper Macklemore lost his spot on British pop star Ed Sheeran’s US tour after speaking up for Palestinians, but in Malaysia it was Sheeran’s music which ended up being pulled from the airwaves. In neighbouring Singapore, British band Massive Attack faced a different kind of fallout, barred from returning after members displayed a Palestinian flag during a July concert. The contrasting cases highlight the competing pressures on foreign artists in Southeast Asia, where political...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 29Lalbagh to get 2.5 acre garden inspired by Singapore’s Gardens by the BayLalbagh is set to get a new 2.5-acre garden, drawing inspiration from Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. This project aims to enhance local recreational spaces.The Hindu
WORLDSep 29Singapore or bust: how Indonesian student’s crowdfunding plea shows degree of desirabilityFor 28-year-old Indonesian professional Evelyn Clarissa Siregar, asking strangers to help fund her MBA in Singapore was a gamble: she knew the request was unconventional but hoped putting her dream out in public might open a door. Instead, her appeal for more than S$100,000 (US$78,000) to fund her business programme at Singapore Management University (SMU) drew fierce online criticism, with some labelling her entitled and questioning her plans. “I never expected the backlash to become this big,”...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 27The Raffles’ Singapore Sling Costs $40. There’s a Reason Tourists Still Love It.You can still buy a Singapore Sling in the colonial-era hotel where it’s said to have been invented more than a century ago. Custom versions have arisen nearby.NYT World
WORLDSep 25Prozorova Upsets Eala to Reach First WTA Quarterfinal in SingaporeTatiana Prozorova,ranked 180th, defeated third seed Alexandra Eala in a long battle at the Singapore Tennis Open, advanCing to her first WTA quarterfinal and securing her first Top‑20 win.headtopics · united states of america
WORLDSep 23Singapore wants to get rid of loud music from phones on the bus and threatens with high finesHet is een irritatie voor velen: in een afgesloten ruimte zitten terwijl uit de telefoons van anderen hard geluid galmt. In Singapore is de ergernis hierover dusdanig hoog opgelopen dat een boete is ingevoerd van omgerekend bijna 350 euro voor passagiers die harde muziek afspelen of hard via de luidspreker bellen in de bus. Ook tegen mensen die hun voeten op stoelen plaatsen, passagiers die eten of drinken in de bus of afval achterlaten wordt voortaan hard opgetreden. In een verklaring laat de Land Transport Authority (LTA), verantwoordelijk voor het openbaar vervoer in Singapore, weten dat deNOS Buitenland
WORLDSep 22Singaporean fined US$3,920 for dumping urine, faeces outside neighbour’s flatBelieving that a lorry driver in the same neighbourhood had punctured his tyres, a private-hire driver twice left urine and faeces outside his neighbour’s flat in Singapore. Martin Chua Kim Soon, a 67-year-old Singaporean, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,920) by a court on Tuesday. He paid the fine in full after pleading guilty to two counts of insulting behaviour under the Protection from Harassment Act. The court heard that Chua was a private-hire driver with Tada at the time of the offences and lived...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 22South Korean killer’s escape foiled, Singapore minister’s Mandarin speech: 7 Asia highlightsWe have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. South Korean killer’s drone escape from Philippine prison foiled by test footage A South Korean crime lord convicted of murder in the Philippines reportedly planned to escape prison by strapping himself to a drone – until his own accomplice’s rehearsal footage gave the...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 22Do Singapore workplaces mistake silence for leadership ? The article questions whether Singaporean workplaces confuse silence with effective leadership, exploring cultural perceptions of management styles.sbr.com.sg · Singapore
WORLDSep 18All aboard: Some Singapore athletes housed on cruise ship during Asian GamesWith no dedicated athletes' village, the Asian Games' organisers are relying on a cruise ship, temporary wooden containers and hotels to house participants.channelnewsasia · japan
WORLDSep 18Singapore’s Tan Siyou Talks Teenage Rebels Tackling A Conformist Society In Award-Winning Debut, ‘Amoeba’Tan's debut feature, which won three awards at Pingyao festival, questions Singapore's conformist society through the story of four teenage girls.headtopics · united states of america
WORLDSep 17‘Depraved’ Singaporean paedophile, who abused daughter, granddaughters, jailedA diagnosed paedophile who sexually abused 11 girls over 33 years, with the acts ranging from molestation to rape, was sentenced by a Singapore court on Thursday to 21 years’ jail. The victims were as young as five, and included his daughter, granddaughters, nieces and students at an enrichment centre he ran with his wife. The judge noted that the jail term should not be crushing or amount to a life sentence for the 71-year-old man, who suffers from a rare blood cancer called myelofibrosis. At...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 16Singapore court rejects 90-year-old’s spousal support claim against ex-wife, 89A Singapore family court rejected a 90-year-old man’s claim for spousal maintenance from his 89-year-old wife, noting that both of them are in the twilight of their lives. The court also noted that the man would receive more than S$2 million (US$1.6 million) from the matrimonial pool, comprising the couple’s assets to be divided in the divorce, and his wife was a retiree living on a pension. The former couple were married for more than 64 years and have three children, all aged above 60, a...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 15Singapore jails armed Malaysian gang for US$3.9 million ‘lightning heist’ at bungalowAfter learning that a woman regularly hosted high-stakes poker games at her home in Singapore’s affluent Bukit Timah area, two men plotted to rob the house, recruiting a group of people from Malaysia and conducting surveillance before carrying out the plan. Prosecutors said seven men entered the King Albert Park good class bungalow in the early hours of April 18, 2024, in a “lightning heist”, some of them armed with machetes and baseball bats. They tied up the people inside and stole about S$4.9...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 11Singapore and mainland China top global student assessment as OECD scores hit record lowSingaporean and Chinese students led the world in educational performance in 2025, according to an assessment by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, as average scores across OECD countries reached a record low. The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment comprised 760,000 15-year-old students across 91 countries and economies, including OECD members and partners. This edition of the survey was the largest since the OECD first administered the triennial...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 104 Chinese nationals charged over Singaporean man’s Malaysia airport kidnappingFour Chinese nationals, including a woman, claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Balik Pulau, Malaysia’s Penang state, on Thursday to charges of kidnapping a Singaporean man. The accused: Liu Ting Jun, 46; Huang Jin, 39; Wang Hao Yu, 32; and Guan Siqi, 24, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to them in Mandarin before Sessions Court Judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin. According to the charge sheet, the four are alleged to have acted jointly to abduct and wrongfully confine 72-year-old...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 6Singapore contingent in Nepal bolstered by fingerprint experts , begins workA contingent from Singapore, including fingerprint experts, has commenced operations in Nepal. This suggests international assistance or forensic work related to a past incident or ongoing investigation.asiaone.com · Singapore
WORLDSep 3Leaders of Thailand and Singapore perform Beatles song, “Let It Be”Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong performed the Beatles song.Al Jazeera [en]
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