Dozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. Health and food safety officials in the city state are investigating the incident, which left 60 people with symptoms…
Singapore Airlines turbulence victims offered payouts
Singapore Airlines has offered to pay compensation to those who were injured on a London to Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence. The airline said it will pay $10,000 (£7,800) to those who sustained minor injuries, in a Facebook post.…
Singaporean jailed, fined for laundering fraudulent VAT refunds from UK
A 40-year-old Singaporean man has been convicted for offences including the laundering of fraudulent value-added tax (VAT) refunds, the police said on Saturday. Some time in December 2020, Kelvin Ng Wai Wah was recruited by Alan Yeo, a co-accused Singaporean,…
‘Dangerous paedophile’ who sexually abused 11 schoolboys gets 42 years’ jail, caning
A tip-off by the Australian authorities to the Singapore police led to the arrest of a teaching assistant who systematically groomed and sexually abused 11 boys he met at an after-school care centre over a seven-year period. On Monday (Aug…
The Kashmir Files movie banned in Singapore
A controversial Hindi-language movie released in India in March has been banned in Singapore as it could potentially cause enmity between different communities and disrupt religious harmony here. The Infocomm Media Development Authority, which classifies films, said it had assessed…
Singapore offers ‘pandemic baby bonus’ to boost births
Singapore is offering a one-off payment to encourage people to have babies during the coronavirus pandemic. The worry is that citizens are putting off parenthood as they struggle with financial stress and job layoffs. Details of the amount that could…
Scientists invent new method to treat cancer without drugs
A research team in Singapore has devised an experimental treatment approach that causes cancer cells to self-destruct without the use of drugs, according to a paper published in the scientific, peer-reviewed journal Small. The treatment, which is still only in…
Super Eagles hold Brazil in Singapore (Nation)
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday afternoon drew 1-1 against Brazil in Singapore. Joe Aribo scored the first goal of the game in the 34th minute to gift the Super Eagles the lead Moses Simon had controlled Victor Osimhen’s…
Super Eagles challenge Brazil in Singapore (Thisday)
Three-time African champions, Nigeria’s Super Eagles, will this afternoon in Singapore take on arguably football’s most glamorous national team, Brazil, in a mouthwatering friendly encounter. Fresh off a 2-2 draw with Ukraine in another international friendly last month, the Super…
Brazil coach picks out Iwobi as ‘dangerous’ Eagle (ThisDay)
Brazil’s Assistant Coach Cleber Xavier has picked out Alex Iwobi as the most dangerous player in the current Super Eagles expected to take on the South Americans in Singapore on Sunday. Speaking ahead of the Brazil versus Nigeria international friendly…