Fire breaks out at National Gallery Singapore; museum closed until further notice
The fire had occurred on the museum’s premises within a “small, contained office area”. No artworks were damaged. In a statement to the media at around 10.30am, a…
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Jokowi’s younger son disqualified from November elections, draws flak for US trip amid protests
At 29, Mr Kaesang Pangarep falls short of the minimum age of 30 required at the time of candidate registration, which takes place between Aug 27 and 29. The setback comes after…
Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers of turbulence-hit SQ321
Those who suffered minor injuries have been offered US$10,000 (S$13,500) while the national carrier has offered US$25,000 as an advance payment for passengers who sustained…
Kitchen in Gaza refugee camp co-run by Singapore charity hit in air strike; 9 workers killed
It is one of the kitchens that prepare hot meals for displaced Palestinians whose activities have been put on hold after the March 2 air strike on Jabalia camp.
Meta’s Facebook, Instagram back up after global outage
The disruptions saw many users saying on rival social media platform X that they had been logged out of Meta’s social media platforms and were unable to log in.t
Taylor Swift lands in Singapore ahead of first concert on March 2, convoy arrives at Capella
Even before her first concert at the National Stadium on March 2, Taylormania has swiftly drummed up excitement in the singer’s sole South-east Asian destination.
Businessman Philip Chan designated politically significant person under S’pore’s foreign interference law
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that Mr Chan should be designated as a politically significant person, as his activities are “directed towards a political end in Singapore”.
Month-old baby with heart defect had 2 strokes, 2 ops; parents raising money for treatment
Leon was born with pulmonary atresia – a condition in which the valve of the pulmonary artery, the main blood vessel to the lungs, is not developed and blocks essential blood…
World’s most powerful passports: Singapore shares top spot with 5 other countries
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain – have visa-free entry to 194 out of 227 travel destinations.
Woman in India stabs husband over refusal to take her to Singapore
The incident took place on January 6 in the city of Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka state, and arose after a marital dispute involving her standards of housekeeping.