Man set up devices in Singapore blasting 50,000 scam calls in 50 minutes; victims lost S$1.6 million

The syndicated operation involved masterminds believed to be Taiwanese, drawing from a SIM pool purportedly located in Malaysia that housed multiple SIM cards in a single system.

The devices and a CCTV camera in one of the raided bedrooms. (Photo: Court documents)

Lydia Lam
02 Apr 2026

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian electrician was recruited by a syndicate and travelled to Singapore to set up devices in a rented house that would blast thousands of automated scam calls, with call origins masked to appear like they were being made locally.

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Final pour: Tiger Beer to end production in Singapore after 96 years

The brewing of Heineken and Tiger Beer in Singapore will be progressively phased out over the next two years. 
PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK

Mar 26, 2026

SINGAPORE - Tiger Beer may be winding down its Singapore brewing operations after a 96-year run, but the home-grown beer brand will continue to be managed and led from Singapore, where key decisions will still be made, Heineken Asia Pacific managing director Kenneth Choo told The Straits Times.

“Singapore will continue to be home for Tiger Beer. This is not going to change,” he said in an exclusive interview on March 25.

China does not plan to invade Taiwan in 2027: US intel report

The Annual Threat Assessment report said that Chinese leaders "do not currently plan to execute an invasion of Taiwan in 2027, nor do they have a fixed timeline for achieving unification".

Chinese ships patrol as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conduct military drills on Pingtan island,
in eastern China’s Fujian province, the closest point to Taiwan, on Dec 30, 2025.
(Photo: AFP/Adek Berry)

19 Mar 2026 

WASHINGTON: China does not currently plan to invade Taiwan in 2027 but seeks to take control of the self-ruled island without force, said an annual US intelligence report, which drew ire from Beijing on Thursday (Mar 19).

Over 800 women in S’pore have frozen their eggs for non-medical reasons since 2023

In Singapore, women aged between 21 and 37 – regardless of their marital status – are allowed to undergo the procedure,
which preserves their fertility.

Summary

• Since Singapore allowed elective egg freezing in June 2023, over 800 women have undergone the procedure by end of December 2025, according to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
• 57% of women freezing their eggs are 35 years of age and older, 39% are 30-34, and 4% are under 30. The procedure allows women to preserve fertility as egg quality declines with age.
• Elective egg freezing costs about $10,000 per cycle in public hospitals, is not subsidised, and is available to women aged 21-37.

Feb 04, 2026

Is Singapore really a Blue Zone? Experts weigh in on how healthy Singaporeans are

A Blue Zone is a place where people live longer and enjoy better health well into old age. We look at whether and how Singapore steps up to this latest accolade. 

People walk and cycle through the Bay East Garden in Singapore on Aug 9, 2021. (File photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)

Singapore was recently named a Blue Zone 2.0, where people live longer and lead healthier lives. But unlike other Blue Zones where traditional ways of life have naturally led people to longevity, it is an “engineered” Blue Zone

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has said that the country should strive to be a Blue Zone 3.0
Health and longevity experts weigh in on what has worked so far and how Singaporeans can lead healthier lives

Chew Hui Min

17 Oct 2023 

The Anti-Vaxxer

Andrew Wakefield has been a boon for the tiny coffin industry. The motherfucker belongs in prison. Don’t recognize the name?
He created the modern antivaccine movement. 

'You shouldn't let me back': Amos Yee pleads with Singapore government against deportation

February 05, 2026

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Singaporean child sex offender Amos Yee, 27, who is facing deportation from the United States, has published a blog post urging the Singapore government not to accept his return, claiming that doing so could create political complications.