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Unlike the Baby Bonus cash gift, the new SG Child Support Package of up to S$62,000 will go to every Singaporean child, including those born to unmarried parents, NPTD told The Straits Times on 26 August.

Two Malaysian mobile phone shop employees, 25 and 47, were arrested on 25 August after police said they used customers' Singpass details to open LiquidPay wallets linked to about S$110,063 in scam earnings.

Foo Jia Hong, 37, pleaded guilty after making 1,035 silent calls to Yishun, Bedok, Geylang and Ang Mo Kio neighbourhood police centres between 21 and 29 April, using a SIM registered under a foreign worker's name.

A 68-year-old retiree lost S$70,755 after a woman he met on TikTok introduced him to a fake AI investment platform. Police figures released on 26 August show S$410.6 million was still lost to scams in the first half of 2026, even as overall cases fell.

A regular at Kai Fa Signature Lor Mee in Bukit Purmei keyed in the wrong amount on a payment app. Stall owner Vincent See flagged the overpayment to his bank and waited until the customer came back from overseas to return the money.

Two Chinese nationals were charged after a casino cashier spotted the word COPY on a $100 note. Police later found 121 counterfeit $100 bills with the same serial number, plus a printer, ink, paper and a cutter.

Taiwanese actress and host Tsai Yi-chen, better known to many as Wu-hsiung from KO One, was arrested when she returned to Japan in August. Police allege she poured a glycerin-based liquid on a national treasure at a Nara temple in April, while Tsai told investigators it was part of a personal prayer.

Amos Yee has been handed four new charges in Singapore over online content he allegedly published concerning race and sexual relationships involving children. He also...

Former Japan international Keisuke Honda has officially joined FC Jurong and said he wants the club to become Singapore’s top team. The 40-year-old midfielder is aiming to help the club win the Singapore Premier League title.

A woman filed a false police report after a dispute with her boyfriend, a 60-year-old bus captain, over S$400 she had previously borrowed from him. She claimed he stole the money and assaulted her while driving a bus, but later admitted the report was untrue.