The Latest Breaking News from Singapore

Teen boy faces 2 years in Singapore prison for licking straw, putting it back with clean ones for others to use

Absolutely disgusting.

We Got This Covered · Apr 30

French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

A French teen faces charges in Singapore after posting a video of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back

The Independent UK · Apr 30

Pete Hegseth Questioned Why Minesweepers Were Sent to Singapore Weeks Before Iran War

The Pentagon is under scrutiny for positioning US Navy mine-clearing ships far from the Strait of Hormuz before conflict with Iran, raising questions about strategic preparedness.

International Business Times UK · Apr 29

Could the Strait of Malacca be the next global flashpoint?

While recent global attention has focused on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively held closed since late February in a move that has disrupted world energy supplies, a quieter but also important development has been taking shape in south-east Asia.

The Conversation · Apr 27

French Teenager Faces Jail In Singapore After Posting Video Of His “Disgusting” Vending Machine Prank

A French student is facing criminal charges in Singapore after his bizarre actions were caught on camera. Viewers were left horrified by his actions.

Bored Panda · Apr 27

The Crunch: Children’s TV, Cuba’s dwindling fuel supply, and dating in Singapore

Data crunched on 200 TV shows. Plus: the disturbing world of TikTok child skincare influencers

The Guardian - AU · Apr 24

How Chris Ong helped Seatrium emerge from a messy merger between two shipyards to become a profitable offshore oil and wind giant

CEO Chris Ong has to balance customers like Brazil’s Petrobras, Royal Caribbean, and the U.S. Navy.

Fortune · Apr 23

The Ubisoft studio that spent 10 years making Black Flag spinoff Skull and Bones comes full circle by remaking Black Flag

Ubisoft Singapore is leading the development of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and surely by now they're getting tired of the whole "pirates!" thing.

PC Gamer · Apr 23

The Iran war is pushing Southeast Asia to debate the once unthinkable: Whether ships will need to pay to transit the Strait of Malacca

Indonesia’s finance minister has floated the idea. Singapore and Malaysia are pushing back. Thailand sees an opportunity.

Fortune · Apr 23

The Strait of Hormuz chaos is just a ‘dry run’ for if war breaks out between the U.S. and China, Singapore foreign minister says

Vivian Balakrishnan said Singapore has a unique balancing act between prioritizing its own needs and maintaining close ties with both countries, even as tensions mount.

Fortune · Apr 22