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Inuka, the first polar bear to be born in the tropics, seen at the Singapore Zoo. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

Southeast Asia

Inuka’s skeletal remains to be preserved for education purposes

26 Jun 2018 - 1:54pm

Southeast Asia

New tech system to detect prison fights rolled out in Singapore

25 Jun 2018 - 5:58pm

Singapore was the top cyber attack target around the world during the Trump-Kim summit, with the country experiencing close to 40,000 attacks during the June 12 meeting. Photo: TODAY file photo

Southeast Asia

Singapore was top cyber attack target during Trump-Kim talks

19 Jun 2018 - 2:56pm 1

Foo Siang Thian was jailed for four years, but the suspect is now too old to be caned

Southeast Asia

Armed robbery fugitive surrenders in Singapore after 20 years

14 Jun 2018 - 12:53pm 1

A screenshot of the messages sent by an unlicensed money lender to Madam Tan. Between January and April 2018, harassment cases without damage to property by loan sharks increased 17.5 per cent to 942 cases as compared to the same period in 2017. Photo: Singapore Police Force

Southeast Asia

Harassment cases in Singapore by loan sharks rise as they go digital

8 Jun 2018 - 2:50pm 1

The Car Free Sunday event in civic district in Central Singapore. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong/TODAY

Southeast Asia

In response to Elon Musk tweet, Singapore says it wants to go ‘car-lite’

6 Jun 2018 - 3:28pm 5

The seized items from the two men were shown during the press conference, and they included stacks of money in S$50 and S$100 denominations, a banknote counter, a hard disk consisting of CCTV footage belonging to the accused, and two mobile phones. Photo: Justin Ong/Today

Southeast Asia

US$443,000 cash seized in Singapore’s largest impersonation scam

6 Jun 2018 - 12:34pm 2

Deputy Singapore Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean. Photo: Today Online

Southeast Asia

All of Singapore’s government services will go digital by 2023

5 Jun 2018 - 4:32pm 4

Photo: Today

Southeast Asia

Singapore is the world’s best country for children to grow up in

4 Jun 2018 - 1:52pm 10

For the first time, a research team from National University of Singapore has observed that nanoplastics - particles less than 1 micrometre and invisible to human eye - consumed by larvae of a common barnacle, are retained and accumulated in the organism until they reach adulthood. Photo: NUS

Science & Research

Nanoplastics in marine life can threaten human health

1 Jun 2018 - 12:58pm 1

The gel was invented by a four-member research team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering. Photo: NUS

Southeast Asia

Forget aircon, there’s now a gel that lowers humidity

29 May 2018 - 12:15pm 12

Photo: Today file photo

Southeast Asia

Man in Singapore allegedly hires hitmen online to commit murder

28 May 2018 - 4:18pm

Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia

Singaporean steals Facebook details to ask for topless photos

23 May 2018 - 3:00pm 1

The video, which has been making its rounds on social media and on messaging platforms such as Whatsapp, showed a huge crowd at an immigration checkpoint. Photo: Facebook

Southeast Asia

Malaysia refutes video alleging stranded travellers at checkpoints

9 May 2018 - 7:20pm

Yee believes his channel was taken down because of his ‘views defending paedophilia’

Southeast Asia

YouTube terminates Singapore blogger Amos Yee’s account

8 May 2018 - 3:10pm 2

Photo: Reuters file photo

Southeast Asia

Lawyer suspended for ‘disgraceful’ behaviour in molestation trial

4 May 2018 - 12:56pm

SJADES 2018 member Muhammad Dzaki Safaruan holding a newly discovered giant sea cockroach. Photo: SJADES 2018

Southeast Asia

Singapore and Indonesia researchers uncover new deep sea species

18 Apr 2018 - 12:52pm

A demonstration of the fully automated Group Rapid Transit, which will operate a minibus service route connecting halls of residences with the main academic areas at Nanyang Technological University. It is targeted to serve 200 to 300 passengers daily. Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY

Southeast Asia

Singaporean university to have driverless bus by 2019

17 Apr 2018 - 5:07pm

Photo: Today Online

Southeast Asia

Man arrested for bomb threat on board Singapore passenger flight

6 Apr 2018 - 11:31am

Yan Jun is back in court for an alleged unlawful protest on February 22 at the Raffles Place area of Singapore Financial District. Phot: TODAY

Southeast Asia

Serial Singaporean protester turns his back to judge during trial

5 Apr 2018 - 4:24pm

Ofo staff clear away indiscriminately parked shared bicycles around the civic district. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

Southeast Asia

Shared bikes in Singapore used as clothing racks and abandoned

2 Apr 2018 - 3:34pm 5

Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia

Elderly Singaporean jailed for fatal knife attack on flatmate

27 Mar 2018 - 4:03pm

Seow Lam Seng was nabbed in Penang last Thursday by the Royal Malaysia Police after being on the run for 38 years. Photo: Koh Mui Fong/TODAY

Southeast Asia

Singaporean on the run for gun possession caught after 38 years

26 Mar 2018 - 1:39pm

Team will survey 29 sites over two weeks and share daily updates with colleagues...if they can get a good Wi-fi signal

Science & Research

Scientists from Singapore and Indonesia to explore secrets of the deep

23 Mar 2018 - 3:32pm 1

Muhd Iskandah Suhaimi was arrested for holding his girlfriend’s two-year-old son hostage in a Sembawang flat in September 2016. The standoff with the police lasted 17 hours. Photo: TODAY file photo

Southeast Asia

Man in Singapore who held toddler hostage jailed for five years

20 Mar 2018 - 5:24pm

Factory workers applying dyes to crocodile skins at a crocodile leather tannery in Singapore. The tannery supplies tanned crocodile leather for top international luxury brands, including Italian labels such as Prada, for the manufacture of watch straps, handbags, shoes, clothing and belts. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia

Singapore is Africa’s largest market for reptile skins in Asia

19 Mar 2018 - 2:50pm

Home Affairs Ministry cites terror attacks in Mumbai and Paris as cases where live broadcasts had compromised police operations

Southeast Asia

Proposal bars ‘serious security incidents’ being filmed in Singapore

27 Feb 2018 - 5:46pm

Cybersecurity manager found nine vulnerabilities in the ministry’s public-facing in just under a month

Southeast Asia

Singaporean shines in defence ministry’s bug-bounty programme

22 Feb 2018 - 4:30pm

Mr Kevin Goh, 26, spent S$3,500 (US$2,667) on his marriage proposal by hiring a planner to organise a romantic evening for him and his girlfriend. Photo: LightSmith/HelpYouMarry

Southeast Asia

More Singaporeans hiring services to plan a marriage proposal

15 Feb 2018 - 3:23pm

Researchers say lung tumours Asian patients are surprisingly more complex than initially thought

Southeast Asia

Singapore study links Asian genetics to cancer treatment resistance

13 Feb 2018 - 3:55pm

Pair orchestrated what could be one of Singapore’s biggest marriage-of-convenience cases involving six pairs of Vietnamese women and Singaporean men

Southeast Asia

Singaporean and Vietnamese pair arranged six sham marriages

12 Feb 2018 - 1:13pm 1

The country’s Central narcotics Bureau has also taken issue with the three-week-old ‘Escobar’

Southeast Asia

Colombian embassy condemns Singapore bar named after drug lord

7 Feb 2018 - 2:56pm

Enlarged graphic warnings for tobacco products in Singapore under new proposal

Southeast Asia

Bigger graphic warnings for tobacco products in Singapore

5 Feb 2018 - 4:02pm

First trip in April will be for 35 lawyers to Guangzhou

Southeast Asia

New programme launched to help Singapore lawyers venture abroad

1 Feb 2018 - 4:29pm

A Singapore Airlines cabin crew was arrested at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday for allegedly smuggling gold. Photo: REUTERS

Asia

Singapore Airlines steward arrested in New Delhi for smuggling gold

25 Jan 2018 - 4:07pm

Singapore study finds longtime Type 2 diabetes patients at risk of having colour vision impaired

Southeast Asia

Singapore study links Type 2 diabetes with impaired colour vision

17 Jan 2018 - 4:38pm

Photo: Today

Enterprises

oBike in Singapore to launch cryptocurrency

27 Dec 2017 - 11:36am 1

The Supreme Court of Singapore. Photo: Today

Southeast Asia

Singaporean millionaire tricked by wife into giving fortune away

18 Dec 2017 - 4:54pm 2

Photo: Today file photo

Gear

Smart lock, spending tracker among Singaporean students’ projects

14 Dec 2017 - 3:15pm

Dr Henry Leung, a senior lecturer and senior specialist at NYP’s School of Chemical and Life Sciences, has found a more sustainable way to turn coffee waste into biodegradable plastic. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

Southeast Asia

Coffee waste to help produce biodegradable plastics

12 Dec 2017 - 6:14pm 1

Photo: AP

E-Commerce

Singapore customers underwhelmed by Amazon Prime’s launch

7 Dec 2017 - 11:04am

Three man arrested for selling pirated cd's squat in the shop in Singapore. Photo: AFP

Southeast Asia

Technology puts pirates ahead of the curve in Singapore, experts say

6 Dec 2017 - 3:01pm

BlueSG, the company behind the initiative, will launch the service with 80 electric cars and 120 charging points at 30 locations across Singapore. Photo: BlueSG

Southeast Asia

Singapore’s first electric car-sharing service to begin

5 Dec 2017 - 1:05pm

Some countries have started to impose goods and services tax on overseas online purchases, requiring Internet retailers to collect such tax from residents, as long as their mailing addresses are based in these countries. Photo: REUTERS

E-Commerce

Taxing e-commerce players a potential minefield: Experts

22 Nov 2017 - 5:15pm

First row L-R: See Chye Huat, Seah Ee Lam, Seet Seo Boon. Second row L-R: Or Poh Soon, Lim Poi Hwa and Toh Hee Choye. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY

Southeast Asia

First organised crime group prosecuted in Singapore

16 Nov 2017 - 4:29pm 5

The “invasion” by the otters was captured on video which has been shared widely on social media. Changi Airport activated its Airside Safety team after its surveillance system detected the animals on its premises. Photo: TODAY reader

Southeast Asia

Otters ‘invade’ Singapore’s Changi Airport

15 Nov 2017 - 4:13pm 1

Photo: Today Online

Southeast Asia

Singapore to press private doctors to submit info to database

8 Nov 2017 - 3:24pm 2