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PUBLISHED ON July 03, 2026 5:43 AM BY Bhavya Rawat A tourist from the US took to social media to share his views about his travels in Southeast Asia. In a TikTok video posted on Tuesday (June 30), the man, who goes by Oliverpelle, shared that he has determined what each Southeast Asian country is

A Hong Kong school principal is under fire after a viral video showed him yelling and swearing at security personnel over a supposed parking dispute during a school trip to Singapore. The video uploaded to Threads on Saturday (May 23) shows the man, who was standing at the door of a parked excursion bus, telling

PUBLISHED ON May 23, 2026 5:24 AM BY Bhavya Rawat By sheer luck, a woman from Singapore reportedly won the 31.9 million ringgit (S$10.3 million) jackpot at a Genting casino. She had been gambling at one of the casino's 30 "Dragon Link" slot machines at about 2pm on Thursday (May 21) when she won the

A man in Singapore lost $3,999 to a scam on TikTok, after believing a woman who claimed to be held captive in Singapore.  In a Dec 27 report by Shin Min Daily News, a 49-year-old air-con technician surnamed Lin (transliterated) said he was scrolling on TikTok when he received a message on Dec 16 from

Is it possible for school to be less stressful? And can Singapore bring in South Korean boy band BigBang to perform here in 2026? These were among the burning questions posed by netizens, which Prime Minister Lawrence Wong answered in a social media clip uploaded on Wednesday (Dec 17). The video starts rolling with a

Singapore's passport has once again been named as the world's most powerful going into 2026, according to the Henley Passport Index, published on Tuesday (Jan 13).  The index, which ranks 199 passports, places Singapore in first place with visa-free travel to 192 out of 227 destinations.  Japan and South Korea are ranked joint second with

Malaysia will not permit Singapore tour buses to operate express bus services in the country, its transport minister Anthony Loke said on Tuesday (Dec 2).  He told Malaysia's Parliament that under a reciprocal arrangement, Singapore tour buses can bring tourists into Malaysia, just as Malaysia's tour buses are allowed into Singapore, reported The Star.  Loke

At 17, Jemina (not her real name) packed her bags and left home. After her father died and her mother remarried, the house no longer felt safe to her. There was often no food at home for her after school or during holidays, and she would stay in her room. She moved into her junior