Headlines
  • On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
  • US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
  • Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
  • The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf ​ is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
  • Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
  • Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.

Tag: Singapore

February 16, 2026

After Their Request for “Less Ice”...

An staff allegedly refused a LiHo customer’s request for less ice, causing her to hurl a drink into the floor and a bunch of straws at her.

January 15, 2026

After Being Criticized for “Panic Attack”...

A social media influencer who shared a video of herself yelling on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) aircraft was called “fake” and “attention-seeking” by sine netizens. She later revealed that the trauma from a previous flight that had extreme turbulence was what caused the panic attack.

October 28, 2025

Eight Hours Spent by TikToker Saving...

TikToker to free a kitten stuck in a drain has won over hearts on social media. TikTok user @thespicyducky posted a video of herself spending hours trying to save a black kitten that was hiding in a drain.

October 24, 2025

Monkeys Spotted Scaling Apartment Block’s Walls...

Monkeys have been spotted climbing the walls of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block. Some monkeys are shown relaxing on the ledges of various flats in a one-minute video that has gone viral online, The NewPaper reports.

October 16, 2025

For Leaving Door of Private-Hire Car...

A passenger who got out of the car without shutting the door behind him has come under fire on the internet, with others supporting up for drivers of private vehicles.

May 21, 2025

Despite Ban of Pets,Man Releases snakes...

Despite several complaints to housing management over the years, a man in Thailand has been compelled to live with the disruption created by a neighbor’s noisy dog in a condominium with a no-pets policy.

May 14, 2025

Diner Demands Compensation After Blaming Restaurant’s...

A diner at a Singaporean restaurant reported that his dinner had become a torturous experience after the chopsticks the restaurant had provided suddenly shattered in his mouth.

March 13, 2025

Jail for Stealing Woman’s Garments Writing...

The man had stolen a number of undergarments from a clothes rack that a woman put in a corridor. He then left offensive letters and explicit photos of himself in some of the underwear for her to see. The court imposed a nine-week jail sentence on him.

June 7, 2024

Asia Weekly:Bridging Education Gaps on Pacific...

PM Modi’s party in India fails to secure an absolute majority. The PM of Pakistan is in China. The US and South Korea conduct precision-guided bombing for the first time in seven years. Chinatown in Singapore is still a vibrant hub.

February 23, 2024

Asia Weekly:The Pollution Migrants in New...

Tensions between China and Taiwan flare up near Kinmen islands. Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea claimed around twenty-dozen lives.Nearly three-quarters of South Korean trainee doctors walk off the job.Some people decide to leave India’s capital city of New Delhi due to severe air pollution there. Major turning point for China’s passenger airplane industry in Singapore

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