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Forum: Boatman refused to take us from Ubin unless we paid more Sep 01, 2025 Pulau Ubin is touted as a rustic getaway with thriving biodiversity for visitors to enjoy. But it may not be worth it to invest in a location like this if issues with transportation to and from the place discourage...

Rents for privately held HDB shops double in past year; prices hold steady for those leased from HDB HDB shop units can either be rented from private owners or the state. Sep 01, 2025 SINGAPORE - Rental rates have more than doubled for privately held HDB shop units, particularly over the...

Rents for privately held HDB shops double in past year; prices hold steady for those leased from HDB HDB shop units can either be rented from private owners or the state. Sep 01, 2025 SINGAPORE - Rental rates have more than doubled for privately held HDB shop units, particularly over the...

Rents for privately held HDB shops double in past year; prices hold steady for those leased from HDB HDB shop units can either be rented from private owners or the state. Sep 01, 2025 SINGAPORE - Rental rates have more than doubled for privately held HDB shop units, particularly over the past...

S’pore clubgoers continue to vape despite tight security and news of tougher penalties A woman vaping in a smoking room at Marquee on Aug 22. Aug 31, 2025 SINGAPORE – Security around clubs and bars has been tightened but vaping has persisted despite heightened enforcement action by the...

S’pore clubgoers continue to vape despite tight security and news of tougher penalties A woman vaping in a smoking room at Marquee on Aug 22. Aug 31, 2025 SINGAPORE – Security around clubs and bars has been tightened but vaping has persisted despite heightened enforcement action by the...

S’pore clubgoers continue to vape despite tight security and news of tougher penalties A woman vaping in a smoking room at Marquee on Aug 22. Aug 31, 2025 SINGAPORE – Security around clubs and bars has been tightened but vaping has persisted despite heightened enforcement action by the...

Quote: "The Government is concerned about these fires, and may consider stiffer action against the owners and retailers of non-compliant AMDs." As usual, the government will react only when the problem becomes serious. Like vaping, enforcement was tightened up only when the vapes were laced...

AMD battery packs, electrical faults likely causes of recent residential fires: Goh Pei Ming Aug 30, 2025 SINGAPORE – Battery packs from some active mobility devices (AMDs) and electrical faults were found to be the likely causes of a recent spate of residential fires, said Minister of State...

Woman who left S’pore in 2023 after stealing perfume at Changi Airport fined $750 Australian Raj Varsha stole a bottle of Chanel perfume worth nearly $250 at the airport’s Terminal 1 departure transit area in March 2023. Apr 11, 2025 SINGAPORE – A woman who stole a bottle of perfume from a...

2 women caught stealing at Changi Airport while in transit; one jailed, the other fined $700 One of the two travellers, Garg Prasha, was fined $700 after pleading guilty to one count of theft. Jun 16, 2025 SINGAPORE – Two travellers flew into Singapore from Kolkata, India, on June 2 and...

Chinese national jailed for stealing from passenger on Scoot flight from Jeju to S’pore Zhang Youqi, 30, searched a woman's bag on board a flight and took over $1,000 from it. Feb 25, 2025 SINGAPORE – A Chinese national decided to search a woman’s bag for valuables after he spotted her with...

Traveller who stole credit card, over $200 in cash during Scoot flight gets 10 months’ jail Chinese national Zhang Kun had retrieved the victim’s bag from an overhead compartment while the latter was away from his seat. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PEXELS May 28, 2025 SINGAPORE – A traveller was on...

Man jailed for stealing debit cards, cash aboard Scoot flight to Singapore Liu Xitang was sentenced to 10 months’ jail after pleading guilty to one charge of theft. Summary Liu Xitang, a Chinese national, was jailed for 10 months for stealing a passenger's debit cards and cash on a Scoot...

Jail for dentist and engineer wife over shop theft while in transit at Changi Airport American couple Kapadia Husain Zoher and Kapadia Amatullah committed offences at Changi Airport while they were waiting for their connecting flight on June 23. Summary A dentist and his engineer wife - both...

Fine and/or jail for Sinkies, warning for foreign talents. Italian swimmers let off with warning after alleged shoplifting case at Changi Airport: Reports Benedetta Pilato (above) is one of two Italian swimmers who were stopped by police before boarding their flight to Italy on Aug 14. Aug...

Fine and/or jail for Sinkies, warning for foreign talents. Italian swimmers let off with warning after alleged shoplifting case at Changi Airport: Reports Benedetta Pilato (above) is one of two Italian swimmers who were stopped by police before boarding their flight to Italy on Aug 14. Aug...

Fine and/or jail for Sinkies, warning for foreign talents. Italian swimmers let off with warning after alleged shoplifting case at Changi Airport: Reports Benedetta Pilato (above) is one of two Italian swimmers who were stopped by police before boarding their flight to Italy on Aug 14. Aug...

Italian swimmers let off with warning after alleged shoplifting case at Changi Airport: Reports Benedetta Pilato (above) is one of two Italian swimmers who were stopped by police before boarding their flight to Italy on Aug 14. Aug 30, 202 SINGAPORE – Two Italian swimmers were detained in...