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A customers tries out the newly launched iPhone 16 at an Apple store at the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) in Kuala Lumpur September 20, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Singapore / 28 Oct 2024

‘Smelly but safe’: Teck Whye man’s lost iPhone 16 found 21km away in Tuas after rubbish chute blunder

Mohamad Shafee Khamis, 50, served a 10-week prison sentence in 2022 after pleading guilty to serious sexual offences, including filming a male police officer, a colleague, and a 16-year-old student in compromising situations. — TODAY pic

Singapore / 28 Oct 2024

Singapore court hits pause on ex-teacher’s law dreams after voyeurism conviction

Renumbered as SQ9876, the flight will resume its journey from Taipei at 8:30pm today and is expected to reach Tokyo at 12:30am tomorrow. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 28 Oct 2024

Singapore Airlines flight to Tokyo diverts to Taipei after mid-flight windshield crack

With one in five Singaporeans seeing TCM practitioners, Ong said TCM practitioners could play a supportive role in Healthier SG. — AFP pic

Singapore / 28 Oct 2024

Singapore govt to integrate TCM into Healthier SG scheme for preventive care boost

The central bank cautioned that 2025 has a risk of lower growth for Singapore, a trade-dependent regional financial hub, because of heightened global uncertainties. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 28 Oct 2024

Singapore central bank expects GDP at upper end of 2pc to 3pc range in 2024 and 2025

Café chain Paul has seen interest in the surprise bags growing steadily across its outlets in Singapore. — Picture courtesy of Facebook/Paul Malaysia

Singapore / 28 Oct 2024

Feast for less: Singaporeans score up to 80pc off unsold food with Yindii app, fight food waste

You know what they say. If it's too good to be true, it probably is. — Pictures by Health Sciences Authority

Singapore / 27 Oct 2024

Singapore woman suspicious of effective underarm whitening cream reports product to authorities: mercury, potent steroid, and banned preservative discovered

Under the finalised Shared Responsibility Framework, financial institutions and telcos must perform duties outlined. — Picture from TODAY

Singapore / 26 Oct 2024

Who pays for phishing scam losses in Singapore? Shared Responsibility Framework outlines duties for financial institutions, telcos, effective Dec 16

Singaporean health experts agree that much more has to be done as diabetes is not caused by a single factor but results from a combination of genetics, lifestyle, diet and environmental factors. — AFP

Singapore / 26 Oct 2024

Is Singapore winning the war against diabetes? What more can be done in fight against the chronic disease eight years on

Singapore will get JN.1 Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty and JN.1 Moderna/Spikevax vaccines from Oct 28. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 25 Oct 2024

Singapore to roll out updated Covid-19 vaccines from next week, encourages senior citizens and vulnerable patients to get jabs

The Singapore Health Ministry said it will refer 41 public and private sector doctors who provided teleconsultations at MaNaDr to the Singapore Medical Council for potential professional misconduct. — AFP pic

Singapore / 25 Oct 2024

Singapore Health Ministry to revoke telehealth provider’s licence, refer 41 doctors for misconduct

Singapore politician Sylvia Lim (left) and former national footballer Quah Kim Song pose with their Japanese custom-made wedding rings. — Picture from Instagram/sylvialim65

Singapore / 25 Oct 2024

Election or not, Singapore Workers’ Party chief Sylvia Lim to tie knot with ex-footballer ‘Quicksilver Quah’ in Jan 2025

Singapore’s Education Ministry is replacing the Mobile Guardian Device Management Application after its systems were hacked twice in early 2024, resulting in personal information of over 13,000 students, parents and teachers being leaked online. ― AFP pic

Singapore / 25 Oct 2024

Singapore to introduce Lightspeed, Jamf from next month, replacing faulty Mobile Guardian app that ate students’ homework and leaked personal data

Grab CEO Anthony Tan said the return to a five-day workweek aligns with the company’s mission to drive faster growth. — TODAY file pic

Singapore / 25 Oct 2024

Back to the office five days a week a must for Singapore Grab staff from Dec 2

Seow Gim Shen, 42, from Penang, and Kong Chien Hoi, 39, from Selangor, pled guilty to one charge each related to the case. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 25 Oct 2024

Singapore court convicts Malaysian duo for conspiring with Chinese cybercriminal to buy stolen data from nearly 10,000 people for gaming websites

Singaporean Lam and his co-conspirators stole over a billion Ringgit worth of cryptocurrency and went on a spending spree. — Picture from Broward County Sheriff's Office

Singapore / 24 Oct 2024

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PM Anwar: If a general election were held today, reforms and civil service support would secure win

Over RM1m just for Thai legal fees? Jailed Kelantanese singer’s family says may need to sell land, home if needed

Umno Youth chief: ‘Rosmah’s ring, Rosmah this, Rosmah that — today, Allah has revealed the truth’

Prasarana files police report over football fans’ brawl at Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station

‘Just leave it, lah’: PM Anwar tells authorities to focus on racial and religious offences, not harass dissenters

Dr Wan Azizah demands swift response to mutilated cats at Universiti Malaya

PM Anwar: Cabinet agrees for govt to continue special aid for pensioners

Higher Education Ministry: Give space to UM, police to probe sexual harassment accusation against lecturer

Police seek public info on teacher missing in Ipoh for 11 days

Honda Skyline or Nissan Civic? Japan’s two auto giants to consider mutual production of vehicles

MetMalaysia: Severe continuous rain warning issued for Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan until tomorrow

PM Anwar: Criticism of high-profile acquittals unfounded, judiciary must be respected

Holiday horror: Death toll climbs to five in German Christmas market car-ramming, over 200 injured

‘We owe it to the people’ to find MH370, PM Anwar says as search resumes with Ocean Infinity

Most Malaysian women in Narathiwat Prison are drug offenders, says Thai prison specialist

‘Smelly but safe’: Teck Whye man’s lost iPhone 16 found 21km away in Tuas after rubbish chute blunder

Singapore court hits pause on ex-teacher’s law dreams after voyeurism conviction

Singapore Airlines flight to Tokyo diverts to Taipei after mid-flight windshield crack

Singapore govt to integrate TCM into Healthier SG scheme for preventive care boost

Singapore central bank expects GDP at upper end of 2pc to 3pc range in 2024 and 2025

Feast for less: Singaporeans score up to 80pc off unsold food with Yindii app, fight food waste

Singapore woman suspicious of effective underarm whitening cream reports product to authorities: mercury, potent steroid, and banned preservative discovered

Who pays for phishing scam losses in Singapore? Shared Responsibility Framework outlines duties for financial institutions, telcos, effective Dec 16

Is Singapore winning the war against diabetes? What more can be done in fight against the chronic disease eight years on

Singapore to roll out updated Covid-19 vaccines from next week, encourages senior citizens and vulnerable patients to get jabs

Singapore Health Ministry to revoke telehealth provider’s licence, refer 41 doctors for misconduct

Election or not, Singapore Workers’ Party chief Sylvia Lim to tie knot with ex-footballer ‘Quicksilver Quah’ in Jan 2025

Singapore to introduce Lightspeed, Jamf from next month, replacing faulty Mobile Guardian app that ate students’ homework and leaked personal data

Back to the office five days a week a must for Singapore Grab staff from Dec 2

Singapore court convicts Malaysian duo for conspiring with Chinese cybercriminal to buy stolen data from nearly 10,000 people for gaming websites

How 20-year-old Singaporean Malone Lam and his co-conspirators allegedly stole US$230 million in cryptocurrency and went on a spending spree