Stories from Singapore

A 43-year-old man, allegedly intoxicated, will be charged for kicking a police officer in Sembawang, Singapore. The charges are related to alleged corruption within the police force.

Singapore's Prime Minister has urged citizens to prepare for inflation.

A strike force has frozen $580 million in cryptocurrency assets linked to Southeast Asian scam networks. This action comes as Bitcoin has fallen significantly from its peak, with capital outflows from crypto funds continuing for the fourth consecutive month.

A new species of box jellyfish, Chironex blakangmati, has been discovered off the coast of Singapore.

DayOne, a spinoff of China's largest data center operator GDS Holdings, is planning dual initial public offerings in Singapore and New York. The company aims to raise $5 billion and is seeking a valuation of approximately $20 billion.

Singapore is experiencing project delays and rising costs for road paving materials due to a tightening supply of bitumen. Global oil disruptions have impacted the key material.

A bus crash occurred while the barrier appeared stuck in place, causing the vehicle to ignite. The crash also ensnared several other vehicles, dragging them along the tracks. The incident has caused disruption to public transport.

More than 9,000 new Build-To-Order flats are expected to be released in the coming months. These new flats are anticipated to continue attracting buyers in Singapore.

A strike force has frozen $580 million in cryptocurrency assets linked to Southeast Asian scam networks. This action comes as Bitcoin has fallen significantly from its peak, with capital outflows from crypto funds continuing for a fourth consecutive month.

Singapore's InfoCom Media Development Authority issued an advisory on the agentic AI platform OpenClaw. The authority cited limited built-in security controls, including authentication gaps. New guidance from the UK government advises that keeping code secret will not effectively protect against AI-powered vulnerability searches.