Singapore maintains its status as one of the world's safest nations through a zero-leniency police force. With severe penalties like judicial caning and mandatory capital punishment for drugs, the city-state enforces strict public order, resulting in exceptionally low crime rates.

‘Zero leniency policies’: Which country has the most strict police in the world

A French teen in Singapore was charged after allegedly licking and returning a vending machine straw, posting the act on Instagram. The video sparked outrage, prompting the vending machine operator's company to replace all straws and file a police report.

French teen faces jail, fines after he licked vending machine straw in Singapore

Singapore sentences Indian man for bigamy: Vaithialingam Muthukumar was married to his first wife when he tied the knot with his second wife. He kept her in the dark about it, while promising the second woman that he would get a divorce.

Singapore: Indian man's secret second marriage exposed after first wife spots him at delivery ward of hospital where she worked

The Singapore home buying spree came despite the government’s July 4 revision of the Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD), which extended the minimum holding period for private residential properties from three to four years and raised SSD rates by four percentage points across all tiers.

Singapore home sales surge to five-month high despite new cooling measures

Two former bank employees, both Chinese nationals, were charged in Singapore on Thursday in connection with the city-state's biggest money laundering case, police said.

Ex-bankers charged in Singapore’s largest $2.3 billion money laundering case

A Singapore Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence recently, according to a preliminary investigation. The plane rapidly descended over 54 meters (177 feet) in less than five seconds.

Singapore Airlines plane fall 54 meters in seconds, flight data reveals

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 72, is stepping down, marking the end of a political era. After two decades in office, Lee will officially pass leadership to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (May 15) evening.

Singapore bids farewell to Lee era as PM prepares to hand over power

An Indian-origin former lawyer in Singapore has been given 3 years and 11 months in jail after he was found guilty of misappropriating funds worth SGD 480,000 entrusted to him by three clients.

Singapore: Indian-origin ex-lawyer sentenced to jail for misappropriating S$480,000

An Indian-origin worker with Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has been jailed for five weeks for asking an ex-colleague at DBS bank to access the remuneration details of his colleagues.

Singapore: Indian-origin worker jailed for seeking salary details of colleagues

Two Indian-origin cabinet ministers of Singapore have sued the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for defamation. Lee Hsien Yang had earlier alleged that the two ministers managed to get preferential treatment from the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) over the rental of two state-owned bungalows.

Singapore: Two Indian-origin ministers sue PM’s brother for defamation

Jolovan Wham, a civil rights activist, was charged at a Singapore court with an illegal public assembly for holding up a cardboard sign with a smiley face on it near a police station.

Jolovan Wham: Singapore charges activist who held up a smiley-face sign

Singapore's September exports rise 5.9% y-o-y, slower than the forecasts. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, exports contracted 11.3% in September after a 10.5% rise in the previous month.

Singapore exports rise slower than expected: 10.8% rise in exports expected by economists

The case of a maid called Parti Liyani battling the millionaire chairman of Changi Airport Group, Liew Mun Leong has gripped Singapore. The chairman of Singapore's airport operator has stepped aside after he faced a public backlash when a judge cleared an Indonesian maid accused of stealing from his family and criticised the case.

The case of this maid battling a millionaire has gripped Singapore

Singaporeans wearing masks and gloves cast their ballots on Friday under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic that is pushing the city-state's economy towards its worst-ever recession, making saving jobs the focus of the election.

Singapore goes to polls amid COVID-19 pandemic

Singaporeans wearing masks and gloves cast their ballots on Friday amid the COVID-19 pandemic that is pushing the city-state's economy towards its worst-ever recession, making saving jobs the focus of the election.

Polling underway in Singapore amid COVID-19 pandemic

World is one News, WION in an exclusive conversation speaks to Singapore's Minister of Home Affairs and law, ,Mr K Shanmugam

WION Exclusively speaks to K Shanmugam |  Minister of Home affairs & law, singapore

The number of coronavirus cases has spiked across Asia, crushing hopes that the region had contained the outbreak.

Big blow for Singapore since COVID-19 Pandemic: 728 new coronavirus cases

Second wave of Coronavirus hits Singapore

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