Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz, 5, has become the youngest Singaporean to reach the Mount Everest base camp, completing the feat with his father, Zikri Ali, on Monday.

A 45-year-old man, Zhang Ruijin, linked to Singapore’s largest money laundering case, was sentenced to 15 months’ jail on Tuesday. The sentence is the harshest meted out so far in the US$2.2 billion case.

M Krishnan, 40, had a ‘propensity for abusing his domestic partners’, the court heard. He punched and kicked the victim to death after learning about her relationships with other men.

Shanmugam said The Economist could not resist “sneering” at Singapore and the British commentariat class cannot stand seeing the island nation “doing better”

He was responding to a parliamentary question after a Russian media outlet leaked a recording of a conversation between German military officials, one of whom was reportedly staying at a Singapore hotel.

Yang Chenguang, a Chinese national, was sentenced to three months’ jail, for cheating 3 travellers into thinking he gave them legitimate VIP tickets, and helped them gatecrash Taylor Swift’s concert.

A domestic helper punched, slapped and bit the 101-year-old woman in her care. She also taped the woman’s mouth to prevent her screams of pain from being heard.

Loo Peng Seng, 53, was remanded to the city state’s Institute of Mental Health after being charged with making false bomb threats against legislative speaker Han Kuo-yu and another politician.

The 27-year-old had been ‘provoked’ by his wife shouting vulgarities at him while he was on a video call with his brother and had acted in the ‘heat of the moment’, his lawyer said.

The victim depleted his savings, sold his property and personal possessions and borrowed money to raise over S$3.7 million (US$2.78 million) for James.

Wang Ye, 24, had initially tried to stab the victim with a pair of scissors, but went for a kitchen knife instead after the 45-year-old Singaporean homeowner intervened, the court heard.

Philip Chan, 59, is believed to be the first person to be served such a notice under the Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act that came into force in December.

The victim sustained burns to almost a third of his body, briefly lost consciousness, and required four skin grafts, and is likely to suffer permanent scarring.

Commuters faced delays during the upgrade, and were unhappy about no longer seeing their stored-value card balance and fare deduction at fare gates and bus card-readers.

Lim Si Hui was caught on closed-circuit television flipping a pot of boiling soup onto the victim after claiming he had damaged her mobile phone.

Thaddeus Thomas, a former Reform Party member, posted an apology on TikTok and Facebook, admitting the ‘scurrilous allegations’ he had shared about K Shanmugam were false.

The National Environment Agency is alleged to have failed to ensure the safety and health of its employees in connection with an explosion that occurred at the Tuas Incineration Plant two years ago.

Craig Clive Hilton was given six weeks jail time after he assaulted a security officer, who did not provide him details of his partner’s whereabouts after the pair had an argument.

Hui Sai Mun careered into the side of another scooter, causing it to flip on its side and sending the couple who were riding it tumbling to the ground, fracturing one of their ankles.

Sim Lek Yam and Tan Im Choon had frequent disputes before the incident. Sim was sentenced to 10 weeks’ jail and required to pay US$96 to Tan.

The higher property taxes to be incurred from January 1, 2024 are due to higher market rents and annual values for most homes, which are used to calculate property taxes.

Zeng Xiuying, 52, repeatedly tried to hand officials at Changi Airport around US$50 in cash to ‘help her’ board her flight after she and her companion were turned away for not having valid visas.

Jocelyn Lee Sock Hui, 28, felt unappreciated by her boss so she used his credit card details to buy thousands of dollars of goods for herself online, a court heard.

The man asked his son’s best friend for his number on the pretext of keeping tabs on his son’s progress in school, but then repeatedly asked the 13-year-old for nude pictures and sex.

Tan Wei Shan died in August, just days after she underwent a breast enhancement procedure performed by an unlicensed beautician in Malaysia.

Khoo Wei Yang, 24, was sentenced to five months’ jail for outraging the girl’s modesty. He claimed that he was unable to control his ‘urges’.

The victim was trying to break up the fight when Thangarasu Rengasamy bit down so hard on his finger that it was partially amputated.

Indah Nur Wahyuni told police that she was treated well by her employer and provided no reason for her multiple assaults, which were caught on closed-circuit television.

Tan Jeck Tuang, 69, instructed the maid to ‘sleep’ before his assaults, putting her in a depersonalised state of helplessness, the court heard.