'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.

‘Law works quickly in Singapore’ — LA Times writer sounds shocked that man who grabbed Ariana Grande is already in jail

ByAnna Maria Romero

November 19, 2025



SINGAPORE: At the Asia premiere of Wicked: For Good in Singapore on Thursday (Nov 13), Ariana Grande, who plays one of the movie’s leading roles, was accosted by a man who jumped over a barricade. The incident left Grande and her co-stars, including Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum, visibly upset, and fans who came to the event can be heard calling out to the actress to ask if she was all right.

After a promising beginning, is Singapore's cultivated meat industry on the way to the slaughterhouse?

What is next for the nascent industry that seemed off to such a good start?

A chef prepares Good Meat's cultivated chicken at the Eat Just office in Alameda, California, on Jun 14, 2023.
(File photo: AP/Jeff Chiu)

Justin Ong Guang-Xi

17 May 2024


SINGAPORE: It was June 2022, and the lab-grown meat industry looked like it had a sizzling future.

The largest cultivated chicken meat facility in Asia broke ground in Singapore, with a 30,000 sq ft complex at Bedok Food City, set to produce "tens of thousands of pounds" of meat a year. 

Singapore drops ‘30 by 30’ farming goal, sets revised targets for fibre and protein by 2035

One of the new targets is for Singapore to by 2035 produce 20 per cent of the country’s consumption of fibre – a category
that comprises leafy and fruited vegetables, beansprouts and mushrooms.

Nov 04, 2025

SINGAPORE - Singapore has replaced its original 2030 farming goal with new targets for fibre and protein production by 2035, amid headwinds confronting the local agricultural sector.

Singapore appoints UK firm Mott MacDonald to study nuclear energy technologies

The Energy Market Authority said no decision had been made to deploy nuclear energy in Singapore.

A photo of nuclear power plants. (File photo: iStock)

Chelsea Ong

02 Sep 2025 

SINGAPORE: The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has appointed the Singapore office of British firm Mott MacDonald to study advanced nuclear energy technologies, it announced on Tuesday (Sep 2).

'So tiring' to be friends with Singaporeans, says French woman

Amandine Honvault got lots of responses to her cheeky video.
SCREENGRAB: NEWTOSINGAPORE/TIKTOK

Sep 1, 2025

"Their expectations are unmatched," says the woman, tongue in cheek.

Sammy Obeid - Censorship Allegations

Comedian Sammy Obeid alleges censorship as shows cancelled; IMDA cites late licence application

IMDA said it had not requested any edits to be made to the script and that the licence was rejected because it was submitted late.

Stand-up comedian Sammy Obeid and a screenshot of his Instagram post on Aug 27, 2025, about his event's cancellation.
(File photos: Mr Sammy Obeid's website and Instagram/@sammyobeid)

28 Aug 2025

SINGAPORE: The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said on Thursday (Aug 28) that several allegations by a comedian about his Singapore shows’ cancellation were "inaccurate".

The authority said the licence application for Mr Sammy Obeid's shows on Sunday was rejected because it was submitted late.