Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose by 24.2 per cent in July compared to a year earlier, extending the 20.8 per cent growth recorded in June, Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) announced on Monday (Aug 18).The growth was led by electronic NODX, which grew by 112 per cent, up from the 105.1 per cent increase in June.According to Enterprise SG, the increase was supported by «robust artificial intelligence related demand» such as disk media products — which rose by 339.1 per cent or $1.6 billion, and integrated circuits — which grew by 84.5 per cent or $1.4 billion.Meanwhile, non-electronic NODX fell by 2.3 per cent, easing slightly from the 2.8 per cent in June.Overall, NODX grew by 19.4 per cent in the first seven months of this year.Of the top 10 markets for NODX exports, the US was Singapore's top market, following by China and Taiwan.Non-oil re-exports (NORX) grew by 51.3 per cent in July, down slightly from the 60.3 per cent growth recorded in June. The expansion was also primarily driven by the electronics sector, EnterpriseSG said.

The long arms of the law caught up with a 37-year-old Australian man on Aug 4, some nine months after he stole from a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 2.A day later, a 50-year-old American man was arrested for the same offence, this time at the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 1.Police said in a news release on Sunday (Aug 16) afternoon that the two cases happened on November 19, 2025, and Aug 5 respectively.In the first case, a retail assistant had reviewed the shop's closed-circuit television (CCTV) after noticing two boxes of perfumes missing from the display shelf.The Australian man was seen taking two boxes of perfumes, worth about $430, before leaving without making payment.According to the police, about two hours had lapsed between the time of alleged offence and the report being made. By then, the man had departed from Singapore.He was arrested on Aug 4 while in Changi Airport again on transit.The second case took place at a retail outlet in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 1 at about 12.40am on Aug 5.

A group of more than 10 cyclists were seen on video being chased by Traffic Police (TP) officers in the wee hours of Saturday (Aug 15) morning.Footage of the incident posted on social media shows the group riding without helmets along West Coast Avenue near West Coast Park.Some of the bicycles appear to be fixies, or fixed-gear bicycles, which do not come with hand-operated brakes.At least four TP officers are seen giving chase, with their sirens sounding, as the group spreads out across three lanes. At one point, a TP officer overtakes the group, while another officer boxes them in from behind.However, the group speeds up in an attempt to evade the officers. It is unclear how many riders were eventually stopped by TP officers, although the video's ending shows at least two TP outriders stopping along the road — behind the main group of cyclists.On TikTok, where the video was posted, several users commented on the issue of road safety, but some comments thought different.

A 16-year-old will be among 20 people to be charged in court from Monday (Aug 17) to Thursday for their alleged involved in various scams.The 17 men and three women, aged between 16 and 64, are said to be involved in various scams such as job and investment scam, government official impersonation scam, internet love scam, and sexual services scam. Police did not disclose the total amount of losses they are linked to, but said that their offences include: abetment to cheating, acquiring another person's benefits from criminal proceeds, assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct, abetting unauthorised access to computer material, unlawful disclosure of passwords or access codes, and knowingly providing fraudulently registered postpaid SIM cards for monetary gain.They are believed to have facilitated scam activities by relinquishing or selling their bank accounts, assisting in receiving or transferring funds or collecting cash from scam victims, and enabling criminal syndicates to commit money laundering.

A group of more than 10 cyclists were seen on video being chased down by Traffic Police (TP) officers in the wee hours of Saturday (Aug 15) morning.Footage of the incident posted on social media shows the group riding without helmets along West Coast Avenue near West Coast Park.Some of the bicycles appear to be fixies, or fixed-gear bicycles, which do not come with hand-operated brakes.At least four TP officers are seen giving chase, with their sirens sounding, as the group spreads out across three lanes. At one point, a TP officer overtakes the group, while another officer boxes them in from behind.However, the group speeds up in an attempt to evade the officers. It is unclear how many riders were eventually stopped by TP officers, although the video's ending shows at least two TP outriders stopping along the road — behind the main group of cyclists.On TikTok, where the video was posted, several users commented on the issue of road safety, but some comments thought different.

A woman mistakenly discarded her mobile phone in the trash, but successfully retrieved it later thanks to a town council worker.Choa Chu Kang resident Carnis, 35, told AsiaOne that her mother was clearing out some unwanted kitchen items and had unknowingly wrapped her phone with a table cloth.Several minutes after the items were thrown down the rubbish chute, the woman realised her phone was missing.«She was worried if we couldn't find it or if it's not in usable condition...she'd lose important contacts and photo memories,» the content creator shared.Carnis said she found the incident «amusing», and laughed with her mother «that such things could happen».They tried searching for an estate worker below their block but did not see anyone. Carnis then called the town council for help, which sent a worker to open the chute.Told that they would have to find the phone themselves, Carnis and her mother even donned gloves in preparation. In a video posted to TikTok on Aug 12, the conservancy worker is seen pulling out the refuse chute bin as Carnis' mother stood beside.

Getai performer Raybe Oh, who was left with severe burns after dashing into a burning car to save her fiance in a 2021 accident, told 8world that she had wondered at the time if stopping her partner would make her seem like a «party pooper» who was «ruining everyone's fun».The former flight attendant's fiance, 29-year-old Jonathan Long Junwei, was driving a white BMW in the early hours of Feb 13, 2021, when the car skidded, slammed into a shophouse along Tanjong Pagar Road, and burst into flames.Oh dashed into the blaze to save Long, sustaining burns to 80 per cent of her body. A coroner's inquiry later revealed that Long had consumed alcohol before the fatal crash, which claimed the lives of five men.In February, Oh announced that she would be returning to the getai stage after five years, calling for public understanding during her comeback.Five months and over 30 getai performances later, she took to the stage again for the Seventh Lunar Month getai season in August, with over 20 more bookings confirmed.

A pair of livestreamers in Singapore has come under fire after launching into a vulgarity-laden rant directed at customers who apparently cancelled their order at 3am.The two members of the livestreaming team @vedawinfam, Winnie Heng and Vadalene Eng, were slammed for their response to customers who apparently wanted to return highly sought-after items after the livestream ended.An 11-minute screen recording of the scene was uploaded on the SgTea subreddit on Aug 14, where Eng says in Mandarin: «Do you know how many people couldn't buy it and left? Then you left it until later and cancelled?»Heng then refers to the viewers as «f******» twice before repeating «f*** you» to the camera four times.«I shouted until I had no voice left,» she adds.«I curse you from the bottom of my heart. From the bottom of Winnie Heng's heart,» she repeats forcefully, calling out three of the customers by their TikTok handle.Stepping back, she takes a sip of a drink and raises her hands as she «transfers» her «suay-ness» - Hokkien for unluckiness - to the customer.

In the middle of a friendly basketball game in Yishun, a player suddenly fell and went into cardiac arrest.As a crowd formed around the man, three off-duty nurses from the nearby Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) stepped in to assess the situation and perform first aid.Staff nurse Eroe Berbenzana, senior staff nurse Benson Salvador Li Hian and senior enrolled nurse Dioanes Barcelon Urcia received commendation from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) for their life-saving actions, said KTPH on Friday (Aug 14).According to the hospital, the trio was waiting to join the game at the basketball court near the Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre when the incident occurred.It initially appeared that the player had simply tripped.But when the nurses checked on the growing commotion, they purportedly realised that the man's body was stiffening. His face had turned blue, and he was gasping for air.«Eroe recognised it immediately: a heart attack — but when they checked for a pulse, there was nothing. The man was in cardiac arrest,» said KTPH.Timely and coordinated responseThe nurses immediately acted.

A Jurong East resident died after a fire broke out in a flat in the early hours of Sunday (Aug 16).The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on Facebook that it was alerted to the blaze at Block 339 Jurong East Avenue 1 at about 3.55am.The fire, which involved items in the living room of a unit on the third floor, caused black smoke to spread outside the house.Firefighters forcefully entered the flat and extinguished the flames with a water jet.A person who was found lying unresponsive in the living room was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.The deceased is believed to be a man in his 60s or 70s, reported Lianhe Zaobao.About 50 residents from the affected block were evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precaution.SCDF is investigating the cause of the fire.[[nid:742042]]lim.kewei@asiaone.com

SINGAPORE - Muhammad Ridhwaan Radzi's first lesson in investing came early in life at age 17, when he invested $1,000 in an Islamic fixed deposit with CIMB Bank.His interest in Islamic finance deepened as he began creating content, conducting research and organising community events on the subject in Singapore in 2023.«(I realised that) discussions around halal investing consistently drew the highest engagement, yet practical tools and access remained limited,» said Ridhwaan.This led him to start building RizqX in his final year at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where he was pursuing a business degree specialising in international trade and a minor in entrepreneurship. He graduated in 2023.Ridhwaan, now 30, co-founded Rizqx with a partner he met during national service, who is now an Oxford PhD candidate specialising in AI and machine learning. Their investment platform is designed to give Muslims in South-east Asia access to halal, or syariah-compliant, investment opportunities that are often fragmented, under-publicised or difficult to evaluate.

A 27-year-old male van driver was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs after a four-vehicle accident in Bukit Panjang on Friday (Aug 14) night.The incident happened at about 8.55pm along Bukit Panjang Road towards Bukit Panjang Ring Road. Map showing where the accident took place. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, Telegram Visuals of the incident circulating on social media show a motorcycle sandwiched between a van and a red saloon car. The van is seen stopped in a position against the flow of traffic.Further back, another saloon car is seen stopped behind the three motor vehicles.

Ilhan Fandi gave Singapore hope with a superb late goal as the Lions fell 3-1 to Thailand in the first leg of their Asean Championship semi-final at Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday (Aug 15).Singapore appeared to be heading to Bangkok with a daunting three-goal deficit after a Teerasak Poeiphimai first-half double and Seksan Ratree's strike shortly after the restart put the record seven-time champions firmly in control.But Ilhan sparked hope in the 84th minute, cutting inside before curling an effort into the far corner off the post to score the first goal Thailand have conceded at this year's tournament.The goal breathed life into the sold-out Jalan Besar Stadium, with the crowd roaring the Lions on with chants of «satu nada» («one heartbeat») in the closing minutes.It was not enough to prevent Singapore's first defeat of the tournament, but Ilhan's strike narrowed the deficit for Gavin Lee's world number 148 team to overturn against the world number 94 at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium on Tuesday.

The Marriage and Parenthood Reset Workgroup will be rolling out interim measures which will be announced at the upcoming National Day Rally.These measures come ahead of the workgroup's full report that will be released early next year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah during the Pasir Ris-Changi National Day dinner on Saturday (Aug 15).Addressing attendees at the event, Indranee, who chairs the workgroup, said these policies will ensure the government does not lose time in addressing the important issue of Singapore's declining birth and marriage rates.Over the past few months, the inter-ministry workgroup has been speaking with Singaporeans regarding their aspirations and concerns towards settling down and starting families, she added.These chats revealed that while many Singaporeans aspire to get married and have children, they encounter various challenges related to finances, housing and childcare.