SINGAPORE – A Singapore court jailed a former wealth manager of Swiss bank BSI for four and a half years on Wednesday for money laundering and cheating in a case linked to an investigation involving
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Crowdfunding campaign for Singaporean humanitarian worker passes $100,000 target
A crowdfunding campaign for a stricken Singaporean humanitarian worker in Chiang Mai, Thailand, has surpassed its target of $100,000 since it started on June 27. The campaign closed on Friday, with $103,798.56 in donations collected.
Read moreSingapore Night Festival 2017 celebrates 10 years by bringing back its popular acts
Singapore Night Festival (SNF), which turns 10 this year, will be looking towards the future by reflecting on its past. To commemorate the festival’s journey, SNF invites visitors to take a walk down memory lane
Read moreMan jailed, caned for attempted rape of tourist at Choa Chu Kang Park
SINGAPORE: She said “no” and put up a struggle, but Indian national Daler Singh paid no mind to the victim’s pleas. He pinned her to the ground and forced himself on her. The 29-year-old Indonesian
Read moreGeneral waste disposal facilities to be licensed from August
SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday (Jul 11) said it will start licensing general waste disposal facilities from August. These facilities are defined as those that receive, store, process or treat general waste
Read moreBe the next Miss Universe Singapore
HOW TO ENTER Register online for Miss Universe Singapore 2017 at www.missuniversesingapore.com.sg by July 10. The event is organised by The New Paper and Miss Universe Singapore Organisation B.V. requently ASKED QUESTIONS We have complied a list
Read moreTrump, PM Lee hold first bilateral meeting at G20 summit
HAMBURG, Germany: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Donald Trump held their first bilateral meeting on Saturday (Jul 8), on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Hamburg. Both leaders reaffirmed
Read moreNew project launched to support terminally ill patients who want to die at home
SINGAPORE – After fighting for her life for three months in a hospital, all Ms Noorhizah Abdul Rahman wanted to do was to go home. Her body was breaking down and doctors said there was
Read morere National Day Parade 2017 to feature 300 unmanned drones
SINGAPORE: Three hundred unmanned drones will take to the skies at the National Day Parade (NDP) for the first time in the parade’s history, organisers said on Thursday (Jul 6). It will be Southeast Asia’s
Read moreResidents surprised by ‘drug house’ in HDB flat as 3 arrested
Three men who allegedly broke into an empty flat in Toa Payoh and used it as a “drug house” have been arrested. The men had been seen entering the unit several times in the past
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