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2 months ago | 
straitstimes.com | Gabrielle Andres
The man allegedly received scam proceeds in bank accounts under his control. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
thestar.com.my | Gabrielle Andres |Anjali Raguraman
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The home addresses of about 60 people were changed online without their knowledge, after scammers obtained their NRIC and Singpass details. Scammers had used compromised Singpass accounts to circumvent several security safeguards in Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s (ICA) change of address system. ICA has temporarily suspended the change of address function on its website to implement additional security measures to prevent further abuse.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman |Gabrielle Andres
SINGAPORE - The home addresses of about 80 people were changed online without their knowledge, after scammers had obtained their NRIC and Singpass details. Scammers had used compromised Singpass accounts to circumvent several security safeguards in the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s (ICA) change of address system. Initially, only several cases were reported in 2024.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Gabrielle Andres
SINGAPORE – Mr Tan Kong Hwee will take over as Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) from March 1, taking over from Mrs Rena Lee. Prior to this, he will be appointed Chief Executive (Designate) from Feb 10, the Ministry of Law said in a news release on Jan 10. Mr Tan is a member of the Economic Development Board’s (EDB) executive committee and the Executive Vice-President overseeing the Global Enterprises and Marketing Group.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Gabrielle Andres
SINGAPORE - People visiting Chinatown in the days leading up to Chinese New Year are encouraged to check a live crowd map before heading down, the police said on Jan 10. This is because large crowds are expected around the Chinatown Street Bazaar, held between Jan 8 and the eve of Chinese New Year on Jan 28. Visitors should check the Crowd@Chinatown map at go.gov.sg/crowd-at-chinatown to see information on crowd levels and closures in the area, the police added.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Gabrielle Andres
SINGAPORE - The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) called for stronger animal protection laws and enforcement, as the number of confirmed reports of animal cruelty and welfare concerns hit a 12-year high. A total of 961 confirmed reports were recorded in 2024, according to SPCA’s first full report released on Jan 7 on the state of animal cruelty and welfare in Singapore.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Gabrielle Andres
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Civil servants will get 1.05 months of year-end bonus, the Public Service Division (PSD) announced in a statement on Nov 25. Junior officers in grades equivalent to MX15 and MX16, as well as those in the Operations Support Scheme, will also receive an additional one-time payment of $600. Together with the mid-year bonus of 0.45 month, civil servants will receive a total of 1.5 months of bonus in 2024, up from 0.9 month in 2023.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
asiaone.com | Gabrielle Andres
SINGAPORE – Heavy rains resulted in a flash flood in Bukit Timah Road on the afternoon of Nov 16, amid a downpour in several parts of Singapore.
National water agency PUB said in a Facebook post that the flash flood was caused by high water levels in the adjacent drains and Bukit Timah Canal.
It said: “PUB deployed our Quick Response Team to direct traffic away from floodwaters.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Gabrielle Andres
MANILA: A hotel in the Philippines now has something to crow about - a Guinness Book of World Records accolade for the biggest chicken-shaped building in the world. The quirky hotel is a recent addition to the Campuestohan Highland Resort, a local tourist attraction, in the central province of Negros Occidental. The building is 12m in width, 28m in length and 35m tall. This height is about 13 floors in a Housing Board block, with each floor about 2.6m high.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Gabrielle Andres
Samples of Shine Muscat grapes being sold in Thailand have been found to contain pesticide residues above legal limits. PHOTO: AFP Updated Oct 29, 2024, 05:14 PM Published Oct 29, 2024, 05:14 PM Thai authorities and groups have issued a warning after samples of Shine Muscat grapes were found to contain hazardous chemical residues over maximum permitted levels.
