Singapore confirms first nearby case of monkeypox infection
2022-07-06
The patient is a 45-year-old Malaysian man moving into Singapore.Continue Reading
COE premiums could carry on rising amid record-breaking rally, say car dealers and experts
2022-07-06
Ms Sabrina Sng, managing director at Wearnes Automobile, expected that the COE dole for August to October will be cut by between fifteen to 20 percent, amid a low variety of deregistrations from April to June. According to the newest Land Transport Power (LTA) data, 4, 131 and three orContinue Reading
22 men charged along with obstructing justice simply by alerting WhatsApp organizations about raids
2022-07-06
SINGAPORE: Twenty-two men had been on Wednesday (Jul 6) charged with obstructing the course of justice by showing off WhatsApp talk groups about ongoing law enforcement operations. The men are accused of delivering the messages understanding that the chat team members would likely take steps to prevent the detection ofContinue Reading
Individuals Park Centre on with en bloc selling at S$1. almost eight billion reserve price
2022-07-06
SINGAPORE: People’s Recreation area Centre in Chinatown has been put up for collective sale at a reserve price of S$1. 8 billion, real estate property agency ERA Real estate Network said on Wednesday (Jul 6). The asking price is higher than the S$1. 35 billion that was asked for duringContinue Reading
Singapore and Australia exploring ‘ambitious’ green economy agreement: Vivian Balakrishnan
2022-07-06
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Australia are aiming for an “ambitious” and “practical” green economy agreement that will make a difference to both countries, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Wednesday (Jul 6). Speaking at a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong, Dr Balakrishnan noted the “longstanding”Continue Reading
Man jailed for pointing phone camera up woman’s skirt in lift, punching her
2022-07-06
SINGAPORE: While driving to his girlfriend’s place, a man noticed a woman walking by in a skirt and decided to follow her first in his car, then on foot. He followed the stranger into a lift, where he pointed his phone camera up her skirt and later punched her whenContinue Reading
Owner of online retail shop fined for illegally importing food products from China
2022-07-06
SINGAPORE: The owner of an online retail shop was fined on Wednesday (Jul 6) for illegally importing seafood, meat products and processed food from China. Lui Whatt Beng, the sole proprietor of Lui Fammart, was fined S$8,000, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) in a media release. Officers from SFA hadContinue Reading
Public service will need to engage Singaporeans ‘in good faith’ during Forward Singapore exercise: DPM Wong
2022-07-06
Turning to COVID-19, Mr Wong said Singapore is not out of the woods yet, with the country currently in the midst of a new wave of infections due to the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. While most of the cases are not so severe and hospital capacity is still holding up,Continue Reading
COE premium for Open Category hits record high of S$110,524 as prices rise across the board
2022-07-06
SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums hit an all-time high of S$110,524 in the Open Category on Wednesday (Jul 6). This surpasses the previous record 28 years ago, when prices in the then-Category Four classification reached S$110,500 in December 1994. Open Category COEs can be used for any vehicle type but end up beingContinue Reading
Felicia Teo case: Suspect’s guilty plea adjourned as defence says ‘multiple issues to resolve’
2022-07-06
SINGAPORE: A court hearing for a suspect who was set to plead guilty in the case of Ms Felicia Teo Wei Ling, who was reported missing in 2007 and later presumed dead, was adjourned on Wednesday (Jul 6). Speaking to the media, the defence counsel for Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa’ee,Continue Reading