72 Victims Lost at Least S$6.1 Million After Scammers Pretended to Be ICA and...
At least 72 people have lost a combined S$6.1 million since January 2026 to scammers impersonating officers from Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)...
Interior Designer Allegedly Offered Discounts for Direct Payments, With Losses Exceeding S$100K
A 51-year-old interior designer has been arrested after allegedly offering customers renovation discounts if they paid him directly instead of transferring the money to...
Childcare Isn’t Cheap, So Why Are Around 70 S’pore Preschools Closing Every Year?
An average of 70 preschools in Singapore ceased operations each year from 2023 to 2025, even though childcare can still represent a substantial monthly...
Consumers Reported Over S$1.9 Million in Beauty Package Losses in 6 Months, Nearly 18...
Consumers reported losing more than S$1.9 million on prepaid beauty services in the first half of 2026, according to the Consumers Association of Singapore...
What Happens When S’pore Prisoners Grow Old? Some Cells Have Handrails & Seated Showers
Singapore’s ageing population is also being reflected behind bars.
In 2025, about one in six inmates in Singapore was aged 60 or older, according to...
2 Men Arrested After Cigarettes & Over 120 Vapes Found Hidden in Motorcycles at...
Two motorcyclists were arrested after duty-unpaid cigarettes and more than 120 vapes and related components were found hidden in their motorcycles at Woodlands Checkpoint.
The...
Around 7,000 Travellers Stranded at Tokyo Narita After Record Rain, But Flights Were Scheduled...
Around 7,000 travellers were stranded overnight at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport after record-breaking rain disrupted rail and road connections across Chiba prefecture.
The airport itself...
‘Maradona Beef’ Is Now Being Served in S’pore, and It Is Officially Linked to...
“Maradona beef” has officially arrived in Singapore, and no, it is not merely a dish given a football-themed name.
Maradona Beef is a premium Argentine...
MRT Construction Too Noisy? Some Punggol Residents Can Borrow 2m-Long ‘Noise Blankets’
Residents whose homes are assessed to be severely affected by the noise can borrow large sound-insulating blankets for their homes.
Each “noise blanket” measures 2m...
S’pore Hospital Is Removing Sinks From ICU Rooms to Reduce Infection Risk
Sinks are usually associated with cleanliness, but Ng Teng Fong General Hospital is removing them from its adult intensive care unit rooms to reduce...
