SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Putrajaya on Tuesday (July 19) for the signing of an agreement on the much-anticipated high-speed rail (HSR) that will connect Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Mr
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Pow Sing Restaurant at Serangoon Gardens suspended as 29 cases of gastric flu surface
SINGAPORE – Several cases of gastroenteritis reported at Pow Sing Restaurant are being investigated, the authorities said on Wednesday (July 13). Commonly known as gastric flu, the illness can cause diarrhoea, vomiting, fever and abdominal
Read moreSingapore-registered car catches fire at Malaysia customs
JOHOR BARU – A Singapore-registered car with cartons of cigarettes in its engine compartment caught fire at the exit lane of the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at Sultan Iskandar Building on Tuesday night
Read moreSuspected Standard Chartered Bank robber arrested in Bangkok
SINGAPORE: The man who allegedly made off with S$30,000 from the Holland Village branch of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has been arrested in Bangkok, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) announced on Monday (Jul 11). Police
Read moreSingapore Money scam foiled by moneychanger
SINGAPORE: Police have commended staff from a moneychanger and a remittance company for their “timely interventions” in foiling a scam attempt involving S$25,000. In a news release on Friday (Jul 8), police said Mr Malik
Read moreTwo US funds sue DBS Bank, OCBC for Singapore rate rigging
SINGAPORE: Two US-based investment funds have filed a lawsuit in New York against dozens of banks accusing them of conspiring to rig derivative prices incorporating Singapore interest rate benchmarks, a court filing showed. The suit
Read moreBrexit vote a ‘turning point’: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) is a turning point, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (Jun 24), after the UK voted in a referendum to leave the EU. The
Read moreTaking the taste of Singapore to Seoul
It was love at first bite for Korean actor-singer Jang Soo Won the moment he sank his teeth into the Singapore zi char favourite – cereal prawn. Four years on, he has become such a
Read moreSingapore central bank to set up dedicated teams to combat money laundering
SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will set up dedicated departments to combat money laundering and strengthen enforcement, it said on Monday. This will take effect on Aug 1. Singapore’s financial sector faces the
Read moreFive facts about the Great Singapore Sale
SINGAPORE – This year’s Great Singapore Sale, which started on Friday (June 3), will run for a longer period – 10 weeks, up from eight for the past 12 years – and have a new official
Read moreSingapore Driver crashes car into railtracks.
Singapore car crashed onto Causeway railway tracks; train service between Singapore and Malaysia disrupted for an hour. SINGAPORE – A Singapore-registered car crashed onto the railway tracks on the Causeway on Monday (June 6) morning,
Read moreMan arrested for online scams involving supermarket vouchers, gift cards
SINGAPORE – A 33-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in online purchase scams, the police announced in a news release on Friday (June 3). Police said it had received several reports since
Read moreCyclist’s death casts spotlight on road safety awareness
Coroner highlights need for road users to note features of other vehicles after e-bike rider died in crash with lorry. Even as power-aided bicycles become a more ubiquitous sight on roads here, the death of
Read moreDBS signs cross-referral agreements for crowdfunding platforms
SINGAPORE – DBS Bank has signed cross-referral agreements with peer-to-peer (p2p) lending platforms Funding Societies and MoolahSense, it announced on Tuesday (April 19). DBS said it is the first Singapore bank to collaborate with such
Read moreTimeshare Trustees we explain
An explanation of the role of timeshare trustees. When a consumer purchases timeshare, they purchase ‘occupancy rights’ in respect of certain holiday accommodation belonging to the developer. The nature of the ‘occupancy rights’ is defined
Read moreA star-studded treat for Singapore Olympic Foundation
Special guests Ms Logan Tom and players and legends from Valencia Club de Futbol (VCF) joined 308 student-athletes and their family members at the ITE College East for the annual Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim (SOF-PL)
Read moreSingapore films debut at Cannes: A look in pictures
SINGAPORE – Two Singapore films that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival this week have earned good reviews and – in the case of one – received a standing ovation at its premiere. The audience’s
Read moreHard Rock Cafe’s Cadillac comes down
SINGAPORE – The flaming purple 1961 Cadillac sticking out of the Hard Rock Cafe Singapore was taken down on Monday (May 16), as one of Singapore’s most iconic culinary destinations is closed for renovations until August.
Read moreFraud Warning
ATTENTION: all ITRA clients’ current, pending and potential. Please be aware that ITRA has discovered a fraudulent operator in the north of England claiming to be an ITRA agent. This scammer seems to have illegally
Read moreOfficial Facebook page of Singapore Police
This is the new Facebook site for Singapore police https://www.facebook.com/singaporepoliceforce Link to this post!
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