In-depth reporting on Malaysia and the region.
British trip-hop band Massive Attack reported being detained and questioned by Singapore authorities after displaying a Palestinian flag at a concert. Police warned members and barred them from re-entering.
Singapore authorities have arrested and will charge nine people—eight men and one woman aged 20 to 41—for their alleged involvement in sexually exploiting two minors. The woman faces human trafficking charges.
Indonesia emphasises ground operations for fire control while addressing urban slums. The Philippines raises alerts as tropical depression intensifies. Singapore expands mother tongue language programmes and infrastructure investment.
A 20-year-old Singaporean woman missing in Cambodia for days has been found safe in Phnom Penh. Authorities ruled out kidnapping, confirming she left voluntarily to escape family stress.
A 31-year-old Singapore woman has been sentenced to two weeks in jail and fined S$2,400 for abandoning her damaged vehicle at an accident scene in Bugis to go out for supper with friends, highlighting persistent road safety concerns.
Singapore's police have filed charges against a company and its director for registering a ship blacklisted by the UN Security Council for transporting prohibited North Korean cargo, highlighting enforcement of international sanctions.
A 19-year-old Singaporean was fined $600 after pleading guilty to causing public nuisance by filming himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine, forcing the operator to replace 500 straws.
Singapore has arrested three teenagers for allegedly planning separate violent attacks including shootings, stabbings and bombings. Officials warn of growing youth radicalisation threats in the island nation.
A 45-year-old secondary school PE teacher in Singapore has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a student aged 14 to 15, with incidents occurring at a hotel and school premises between 2022 and 2023.
A 41-year-old former teacher in Singapore has been sentenced to two years in jail after being found guilty of performing indecent acts with a child and sexual grooming. The offences involved a student he targeted from age 13.
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has announced a major cabinet reshuffle and new political appointments, reflecting the government's ongoing leadership transition following recent ministerial departures.
A 59-year-old man faces murder charges after allegedly killing his neighbour at a Singapore residential block. The victim was found in a lift lobby on the 16th floor and later died at hospital.
A 29-year-old Indonesian woman appeared in Singapore's district court facing five counts of child ill-treatment and three voyeurism charges. She allegedly abused two young boys and recorded a six-year-old girl without clothing.
A battery-powered vehicle ignited near a Woodlands HDB carpark on July 21, with firefighters rapidly controlling the blaze. No casualties were recorded, though authorities are examining the incident's origins.
An Indonesian court has convicted all 19 members of a human-trafficking syndicate accused of smuggling babies to Singapore and beyond. The mastermind, 70-year-old Lie Siu Luan, received a seven-year prison sentence for coordinating the illegal operation.
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has congratulated Andy Burnham on his appointment as the United Kingdom's new prime minister, highlighting the nations' enduring Strategic Partnership and expressing confidence in deepening cooperation.
Indonesian authorities have arrested a 34-year-old Singaporean man following a raid on a Jakarta house used to manufacture etomidate vapes, with the operation traced back to a drug smuggling case originating from Malaysia.
Four Singapore primary school students have transformed their neighbourhood through daily patrols targeting littering, vandalism and safety hazards. Their efforts have impressed residents and earned them a place in Singapore's National Day Parade.
A 66-year-old wheelchair-using double amputee in Singapore has been sentenced to 12 years and 11 months imprisonment for sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy over three years, exploiting the child with cash and cigarettes.
A Singapore coroner has determined that two teenagers died from consuming methamphetamine they had manufactured themselves, with fatal levels of the drug found in their bodies.
A former corporate services firm owner has been sentenced to 32 weeks in jail for fabricating financial records for shell companies connected to Singapore's S$3 billion money laundering scandal involving 10 foreign nationals.
A hornet nest in a tree near Redhill Market in Singapore left four people hospitalised on July 10. Authorities quickly cordoned the area and removed the nest safely. The incident echoes similar attacks across the region.
A Singapore bus driver has been jailed for eight weeks after an elderly woman died when he drove off while she was alighting from his vehicle, striking her head fatally in the incident.
A Singapore man has been sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment and 24 cane strokes for the systematic sexual exploitation of a 13-year-old girl, including torture and coercion into prostitution between May and July 2023.
After a six-year legal battle, Singapore's High Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge by the Free to Be (LFL), ruling it lacks jurisdiction to compel government assistance against Pofma directives.
A 24-year-old man has died after being struck by lightning while paddleboarding off Singapore's Pasir Ris Beach. Six others were hospitalized with injuries from the same incident on Sunday afternoon.
Singapore police and cryptocurrency exchanges prevented losses exceeding S$2.9 million in June, protecting more than 130 scam victims through coordinated investigative efforts and blockchain analysis.
A cybersecurity incident has exposed the personal information of approximately 70,000 people in Singapore through an IBM-managed cloud infrastructure, highlighting vulnerabilities in enterprise data protection practices.
Singapore's Land Authority disclosed that unauthorised access to a testing database exposed the personal details of approximately 70,000 residents. The incident occurred within an IBM-managed cloud system but did not compromise operational platforms.
The owner of a popular Geylang porridge restaurant in Singapore has been charged with evading nearly S$3.8 million in taxes and money laundering, with investigators seizing over S$2.4 million in cash and luxury assets.
Singapore and Timor-Leste have signed a bilateral cooperation framework during PM Lawrence Wong's historic first visit as a Singapore prime minister, establishing mechanisms for economic collaboration and announcing worker access from 2027.
Singapore's High Court has rejected Standard Chartered's bid to dismiss a $2.7 billion lawsuit connected to the 1MDB scandal, clearing the way for the case to proceed to full trial on allegations of dishonest assistance and breaches of anti-money laundering obligations.
Singapore police have seized a luxury bungalow valued at over US$40 million as part of fraud investigations connected to the unauthorised transfer of artificial intelligence chips that may have violated US export restrictions.