No plans for govt to regulate secondhand smoke at home, says Janil Puthucheary

7 May 2026, 11:28 am

Enforcement faces the key issue of "intruding" in the privacy of what people can do in their own homes.

S’porean company director fined over S$1M for under-declaring value of imported vehicles

7 May 2026, 11:21 am

He underdeclared vehicle prices to evade duty and GST, and pay lesser ARF.

3-room flat in Geylang sold for S$872K, becomes most expensive of its kind in estate

7 May 2026, 3:54 am

The buyer paid a cash-over-valuation (COV) sum of S$52,000.

Govt to defer consideration of political office holders’ salary review due to Middle East conflict

7 May 2026, 2:42 am

The report will be released "at the appropriate time", said Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing.

12-year-old boy in Hong Kong arrested after social media videos showed him allegedly attempting to make explosives

6 May 2026, 6:36 pm

The boy had used baking soda and searched online for information on how to produce explosive materials.

‘Working here can change your fortune’: M’sian lecturer quits job to become cleaner in S’pore, earns 5x more

6 May 2026, 6:20 pm

Despite the nature of the job, the man said the higher income significantly improved his financial situation.

Tourist couple in Thailand allegedly used fake payment slip to dine & dash

6 May 2026, 5:55 pm

The couple would rush out of the restaurant before the staff could verify their payment.

Chinese man escapes scam centre in Myanmar, used cow dung to mask scent from tracking dogs

6 May 2026, 5:49 pm

He escaped in the middle of the night when the guards' patrols were lax, scaling a wall to break free.

Lorry crashes headfirst into Proton Saga in Penang, 46-year-old car driver dies at the scene

6 May 2026, 5:07 pm

CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral on social media.