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WORLD10h agoSingapore 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
WORLD1d agoSingapore 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
WORLD5d agoSingapore 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
WORLD6d ago4 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]
WORLDSep 3Brazil, Japan to play World Cup rematch at Singapore tournamentJapan will get a chance to avenge their heart-breaking World Cup defeat to Brazil when they take part in a four-team international tournament in Singapore in November, organisers…Japan Today
WORLDSep 2Singapore jails Indian man who hid US$154,000 diamond in mouth during heistA thief was sentenced to 26 months and two weeks’ jail on Tuesday for his role in a Singapore Chinatown diamond heist. He had hidden a custom-made fake gem in his mouth, switched it for the real diamond and concealed the genuine stone the same way. Serasiya Milan Ramnikbhai, a 30-year-old from India, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft with common intention. His accomplice, 41-year-old Mangroliya Manojkumar Kurjibha, was handed the same jail term in July. The pair had commissioned a counterfeit...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 31Singapore is scrambling to stabilize birth rates . Experts see lessons for the U . S . wclk.com · United States
WORLDAug 31Singapore is scrambling to stabilize birthrates . Experts say there are lessons for the U . S . Singapore is actively working to stabilize its birthrates, with experts suggesting its efforts could offer insights for the U.S. This highlights ongoing demographic challenges and policy responses in developed nations.tspr.org · United States
WORLDAug 31Singapore is scrambling to stabilize birthrates. Experts say there are lessons for the U.S.Singapore has unveiled a national initiative built entirely around its collapsing birth rate. Some demographers say the plan includes policy ideas that could help American parents.NPR News
WORLDAug 26What Kenya must learn from Singapore affordable housing modelKenya is advised to consider lessons from Singapore's successful affordable housing model. This suggests a potential policy transfer to address housing challenges.standardmedia.co.ke · Kenya
WORLDAug 26Asian Games : Ray of hope for Dayne as GOA urges review after Singapore sailor withdrawal | Goa NewsThere is renewed hope for Dayne at the Asian Games following a request by GOA for a review after a Singaporean sailor withdrew. This development could impact the competition outcome for Dayne.timesofindia.indiatimes.com · India
WORLDAug 26Singapore’s future island plan stirs concern over reefs and old fishing groundsFew have spent as much time in the waters surrounding Singapore’s southwestern islands as fisherman Hamzah Mohamad, 71. The former resident of Pulau Sudong has been fishing, primarily by setting up bubu – wire fish traps in Malay – in the rocky coral reefs surrounding Sudong, Bukom and Semakau for more than half a century. He knows the underwater reefs by heart, what the wind changes mean for visibility and which fish species are in season. But the seascape he has long known may be set for...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 26Singapore court hands Amos Yee 4 new charges for posts on race, child pornSingaporean online commentator Amos Yee Pang Sang on Wednesday received four fresh charges linked to posts he made about race and children. This brings his total number of charges to seven, including three for allegedly dodging national service. According to charge sheets, the 27-year-old allegedly promoted feelings of disharmony between racial and religious groups in Singapore in two blog posts in April. In the posts, he allegedly discussed racial discrimination, commented on crimes and...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 25Singapore - Vietnam Strategic Dialogue to be enduring platform for next - gen leaders to connect : Chan Chun SingA strategic dialogue between Singapore and Vietnam is established as a lasting platform for future leaders to foster connections and cooperation.businesstimes.com.sg · Singapore
WORLDAug 25Singaporean who filmed couple on rooftop and demanded sex, cash gets jailA man who hid behind some plants to film a couple having extramarital sex at a rooftop garden in Singapore later used the video to threaten the woman while asking for sex and cash. When the police began investigating, the offender asked the woman to drop the case, even approaching her sister at a supermarket. Despite this ongoing investigation, the man targeted another couple having sex in a parked car and took a photograph of them before confronting them. On Tuesday, Mohammad Sharulnaim Miswan,...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 25In Singapore, molest, shoplifting and theft in dwelling rise in first half of 2026: policeThe number of theft cases in homes jumped by about 25 per cent in the first half of 2026, even as Singapore’s overall physical crime situation remained stable. There were 459 thefts in dwelling cases at residential premises in the first six months of the year, up 25.1 per cent from 367 cases over the same period in 2025, according to the Singapore police’s midyear crime brief for 2026. Theft in dwelling cases across all types of premises rose just slightly, by 0.6 per cent, from 726 cases in the...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 24Singapore , Ecuador ink deal to cooperate in human developmentSingapore and Ecuador have signed an agreement to collaborate on human development initiatives. This signifies a diplomatic effort to foster international cooperation.straitstimes.com · Singapore
WORLDAug 21Singapore jails and canes man for abusing boy, 6A man was sentenced to nine years and 10 months’ jail, and eight strokes of the cane on Friday for abusing multiple young boys who were under his care. The man beat his youngest victim – a six-year-old boy – with a hanger more than 600 times, forced him to hold a push-up position for hours, and made him sleep in the toilet and drink his own urine. The boy suffered severe injuries as a result, including to his ribs, lungs and kidneys, and was hospitalised for 46 days. The 31-year-old Singaporean...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 21‘No bandwidth left for the family’: why many Singaporeans want to be child-freeAs Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong prepares to unveil plans to ease the strain on families during his National Day Rally speech on Sunday, a new survey points to a difficult question behind the city state’s record-low fertility rate: what if a substantial share of residents no longer want children at all? Nearly one in four Singaporeans aged 18 to 44 surveyed by YouGov in July said they had no children and did not intend to have them in the future. Zahir Latif and his wife are among...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 17Singaporeans urge forest protection at rally as housing plans spur concernsThousands of people have rallied in Singapore against plans to build homes on two forested sites in a large public display of concern over how the land-scarce city state should balance housing demand with conservation. The projects have brought renewed urgency to a long-running debate over land use: activists say remaining mature forests should be protected, while the government says conserving more greenery would mean fewer homes for Singaporeans. Residents, nature lovers and conservation...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 15How Tiong Bahru became one of Singapore most desirable neighbourhoodsThis article discusses the transformation of Tiong Bahru into a highly sought-after neighborhood in Singapore. It provides insight into urban development and desirability factors.asiaone.com · Singapore
WORLDAug 15Indian Envoy leads celebration of Independence Day in SingaporeThe Hindu
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