Bus, train fares to rise by up to 13 cents for adults from Dec 26 due to higher energy prices

Sep 29, 2026 

SINGAPORE – Adult commuters will pay 12 or 13 cents more for bus and train rides from Dec 26, as public transport fares climb by 7% on the back of higher energy costs driven by the Middle East crisis.

Seniors and students, as well as commuters with disabilities who use the Persons with Disabilities card, will pay 5 cents more for each journey.

This is the highest fare increase so far, after fares rose by up to 11 cents in the 2023 fare review exercise.

Teen who licked iJooz straw and returned it to vending machine gets S$600 fine

The 19-year-old took the contaminated straw with him after collecting the drink.

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien arrives at the State Courts on Jul 30, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)

30 Jul 2026

Lydia Lam

SINGAPORE: A teenager who posted a video of himself licking a straw and returning it to an iJooz vending machine was fined S$600 (US$465) for public nuisance on Thursday (Jul 30).

What is ‘salad bar’ extremism, and is a new rehab playbook needed to tackle this form of radicalisation?

In the last 10 months, the Internal Security Department (ISD) has handled at least three instances of “salad bar” extremism under the Internal Security Act.
Those radicalised by "salad bar" extremism, or CoVE, assemble their own patchwork of ideologies, including conflicting ones such as pro-ISIS and far-right narratives (Illustration: CNA/Clara Ho)

Fabian Koh

30 Jul 2026 


SINGAPORE: As extremist threats shift beyond traditional ideological lines with the rise of “salad bar” extremism, detecting and rehabilitating radicalised individuals has become more difficult than before, said experts.

Also known as Composite Violent Extremism (CoVE), it has seen individuals assemble their own patchwork of ideologies, including conflicting ones such as pro-ISIS and far-right narratives, upon which they pursue violence.

Sixth Desalination Plant?

Video: Singapore studying feasibility of sixth Water Desalination Plant. (CNA)

Points from the video:

1. 1) Plant may be fully underground.
2. 2) Study will take about 10 months
3. 3) Plant to treat both seawater and fresh water
4. 4) Assess technical feasibility and economic viability of design
5. 5) Possibly located in Southwest to support industries, and be more energy efficient - currently 2.5 to 3.5 kWh, possibly with 20-30% energy savings. 

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).