National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its subsidiary Scoot on Thursday (July 9) announced flight timing changes and cancellations on services operating to and from Sapporo, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo due to weather conditions caused by Super Typhoon Bavi. At least 16 flights scheduled for July 10 and 11 have been cancelled:TR874 and TR875 between Singapore and Tokyo's Narita Airport on July 10;TR872 and TR873 between Singapore and Seoul on July 10 and 11;TR866, TR874, TR867 and TR875 between Singapore and Tokyo's Narita Airport on July 11;TR892 and TR893 between Singapore and Sapporo via Taipei on July 11;SQ876, 877, 878, 879 between Singapore and Taipei on July 11.In addition, the following flights between Singapore and Taipei on July 10 have also been retimed: 

Eight people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a dormitory in Tuas on Wednesday (July 8), with two suffering minor burn injuries.The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the fire at No. 1 Tuas Avenue 8 at 11.40am that day. The fire involved items at the entrance of a dormitory unit on the second floor and was extinguished with a hose reel, according to the SCDF.Eight people were taken to Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation, including two of them, who sustained minor burn injuries.The cause of the fire is under investigation.More people were injured in fires — rising from 80 in 2024 to 94 in 2025 — according to SCDF's annual statistics report released on Feb 11.[[nid:737901]]helmy.saat@asiaone.com

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers called the bluff on the driver of a Malaysia-registered lorry during an inspection at Woodlands Checkpoint on June 27.Pictures posted on its Facebook on Thursday (July 9) show a refrigerated truck with cartons stacked on several pallets.Shrink wrap was also used to pack the cartons neatly together, giving the cargo a legitimate appearance. According to ICA, the lorry, driven by a 56-year-old Malaysian man, had its consignment of goods declared as «tube ice». Acting on information received from its Integrated Targeting Centre, and anomalies in the scanned images of the vehicle detected by an ICA image analyst, the truck was directed for enhanced checks, where search and examination officers found over 2,400 cartons and more than 3,000 lose packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes.In this instance, the driver was arrested and the case referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation.Buying, selling, conveying, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act. 

Two Malaysian men, aged 38 and 44, were arrested for their alleged involvement in overseas scam operations targeting Singapore residents on Wednesday (July 8), after they were brought back to Singapore from Malaysia by officers from the police's new Cyber Command.In a news release on Thursday morning, police said the State Courts of Singapore had issued Warrants to Arrest (WTA) for the duo.This follows a raid in Kuala Lumpur conducted by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) on January 13, 2025, where 16 Malaysian nationals were arrested for their suspected involvement in government official impersonation scams targeting Singaporeans.According to the police, they are believed to be linked to over 50 reported cases, with total losses exceeding $1.4 million.Responding to the WTAs issued for the two men, the RMP handed over the duo to officers from the police's Cyber Command on Wednesday.They will be charged in court on Thursday with the offence of being a member of a criminal conspiracy to cheat.

About 1.5 million eligible adult Singaporeans will receive up to $850 in GST Voucher (GSTV) while around 710,000 senior citizens will receive MediSave top-ups of up to $450 under the GSTV – MediSave scheme.In a statement on Thursday (July 9), the Ministry of Finance said the cash payouts will vary according to recipients' assessable income for the Year of Assessment 2025 and the annual value of their homes.Eligible seniors will receive between $150 and $450 in MediSave top-ups, depending on their age and the annual value of their place of residence. The funds will be credited automatically into their CPF MediSave accounts.Together, about $1.4 billion will be disbursed under the GSTV – cash and GSTV – MediSave schemes this year as part of the permanent GST Voucher scheme in 2026. 

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