PUTRAJAYA: Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has filed an application to temporarily release his passport so that he can travel to Singapore and Taiwan. In his supporting affidavit, which was attached to the notice of motion filed on May 8, Syed Saddiq said he wanted to go to Singapore on May 18...
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was presented with a personalised 3D cake after Parliament adjourned on May 8, marking his final sitting in the house as prime minister. In a Facebook post, West Coast GRC MP Rachel Ong said: “Today being PM Lee’s last Parliament sitting as PM, we invited all members of Parliament to...
SINGAPORE: More than 30 flights operated by budget carrier Scoot were cancelled over a recent five-day period, which the airline said was due to operational reasons. From May 2 to 6, 33 Scoot flights were cancelled, according to data from Changi Airport’s website. Some of these flights were travelling to or from Bangkok in Thailand, Kuala...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that while he is stepping down from his role soon, he will continue to remain in the Government and serve as an MP. Singapore will have a new prime minister from May 15, when Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong takes over the role. Noting that several people...
SINGAPORE: The King and Queen of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, arrived in Singapore yesterday for a two-day state visit to the republic. The state visit, the first since His Majesty’s ascension as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 31, was at the invitation of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Sultan Ibrahim...
LAMC Productions has posted a statement on Instagram, where they wrote that Alex Gaskarth was sent to the hospital after the All Time Low concert and discharged early this morning (May 6). "We are working closely with All Time Low to bring them back to Singapore again as soon as possible," the statement read. "There will be...
Over the past weekend (May 4 and 5), you might have seen huge crowds gathering at some touristy spots in Singapore and wondered what was going on. It turns out that the Chinese travel reality TV show Divas Hit the Road — Good Friends is filming here. The show, which will feature Chinese actors Gulnezer Bextiyar, Qin Lan,...
K-pop girl group disbands after member works as hostess K-pop idol Haru from the girl group Nature shocked fans on April 26 when she appeared in a promotional video for an adult entertainment establishment in Japan. Introducing herself as Sakura Ruru, the 24-year-old revealed that she has been working there for three months. "When I was 18 years...
SINGAPORE: Zhang Ruijin, an accused in the S$3 billion money laundering case who told the court to put his lover in remand after their arrest, has been sentenced to 15 months’ jail. This is the highest jail term meted out in this case so far. The 45-year-old Chinese national, who also holds a passport issued by Saint...
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has a favourite saying. “He often says we cannot choose our neighbours like we choose our friends,” said Bey Machmudin, a former Indonesian presidential spokesman. “But he found a friend in Lee,” he added, referring to Singapore’s outgoing leader. “Singapore and Indonesia are both good neighbours – and good friends.” That personal friendship...
