Jail, fine for man who used counterfeit money to buy 2 packets of cigarettes
[Straits Times] - 03/10/2025
Muhammad Fairuz Surian bought the cigarettes with a combination of genuine money and fake notes.
In Singaporean newspapers
Over 40 bats dropped to the ground at NTU in past 6 months; students trying to find out why
The bat groundings in NTU involve only the Javan pipistrelle, one of the 25 or so species of bats found in Singapore.
[Straits Times] - 9/03/2025
More options for people with disabilities to live independently at home from 2025
Up to 250 of these individuals will take part in MSF's two pilot programmes.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Record $143b Budget passed; S’pore’s good outcomes over time due to ‘prudent fiscal policy’: Indranee
She rounded up two weeks of debate by recapping the 12 Budgets passed between 2020 and 2025.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Hawkers must operate stalls personally to prevent subletting, in move to safeguard hawker culture
Physical presence is the most practical and fair way to ensure a stall is not being sublet, said Dr Koh Poh Koon.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Permissive attitudes towards cannabis likely due to pervasive misinformation: Josephine Teo
She said one in four prisoners convicted of non-drug crimes in Singapore had drug-related prior offences.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Grab partners 4 autonomous tech firms to study self-driving vehicles in S-E Asia, including Singapore
The studies will look at the use of autonomous vehicles and their benefits, among other things.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
New advisory panel for Islamic college among 5 key updates in Malay/Muslim affairs
This was among the moves announced during the debate on MCCY's budget.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Man who preyed on 3 girls, including sister, gets 16 years’ jail, caning for sex offences
He molested his sister when she was 11 years old.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Coffee shop operator, 76, jailed for pushing man, 80, at Singapore Pools outlet, killing him
The victim hit his head against a cabinet, sustained a skull fracture and later died.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Facebook advertisers must verify their identities by end-June following rise of scam ads
There was a 12% increase in reports about scam ads on FB from June to December 2024.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
Singapore working with Indonesia on extraditing fugitive businessman: Shanmugam
Paulus Tannos, also known as Tjhin Thian Po, is wanted in Indonesia over corruption charges and was arrested here.
[Straits Times] - 10/03/2025
