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A media demonstration of the passport-free immigration clearance at Marina Bay Cruise Centre on July 31, 2024. — TODAY pic

What you should know about: Passport-less immigration clearance at Changi Airport from Aug 5

A screengrab showing an Artificial Intelligence-generated image posted by the Ministry of Finance on social media platform X. — TODAY pic

Singapore MOF’s AI-generated ad draws flak for looking like a ‘scam’, ministry says it was a pilot test

The Singapore Bytedance office. — Screenshot from Google Street View

‘The whole office smelled like vomit’: Chaos at Singapore’s ByteDance HQ after 60 employees hit with food poisoning from canteen lunch

Screenshots of videos posted on Facebook of Mohamed Faizal Mohamed Ariff holding a woman hostage at knifepoint in a standoff with 10 police officers in Yishun. — Facebook screenshots via TODAY

Over eight years jail, caning for Singapore man who took ‘ice’, held woman at knifepoint in standoff with 10 cops in Yishun

Michael Raj outside the State Courts on July 30, 2024. — TODAY pic

Singapore taxi driver steals S$200,000 of luxury watches from sleeping passengers, jewellery from his mum, gets 17 months’ jail

Overall, the median gross monthly income for full-time employed residents in Singapore rose by 2.5 per cent year-on-year in 2023, according to MOM data released in January. — Reuters pic

Singapore wage report: Oil and bunker traders highest-earner at over RM50,000 a month, hairdressers see over 75pc increase

Ramamoorthy was fined S$1,000 for obstructing an authorised officer from exercising their power. — TODAY pic

‘I didn’t know it’s an offence’: Singapore man, 53, eats teen’s cigarette to thwart enforcement officers, ends up with S$1,000 fine

A chef garnishes a plate of fried rice with house crickets during a showcase of insect-based dishes at the House of Seafood restaurant in Singapore. — Reuters pic

Cricket satay anyone? Singapore’s House of Seafood dishes out insects in bold culinary first

Wong Kim Cheong knew where his neighbour kept the key to her safe at home. — Pixabay pic

In Singapore, jail for man who helped neighbour to fix safe, then burgled her home for cash, jewellery

About 22 per cent of Temasek’s investments are in the Americas, or US$63 billion. — Reuters pic

Singapore’s Temasek plans to invest up to US$30b in US over next five years

A coroner has found that a 72-year-old woman who died a day after taking her first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination succumbed to heart failure not linked to the vaccine.

Woman, 72, who died a day after Covid-19 jab suffered heart failure unlinked to vaccine, Singapore coroner rules

Singapore’s consumer watchdog announced on July 25 that both parties had said the deal was off after it had raised some concerns about the merger's possible impact on competition. — TODAY pic

Explainer: What Grab’s failed takeover of Singapore taxi operator Trans-cab means for consumers and the industry

K-pop group Enhypen performed in Singapore in January this year. — Picture via X/Enhypen Official

Singapore fines overanxious father for impersonating royal bodyguard just to escort ‘Selangor princess’ daughter to Enhypen concert

Customers browsing items at a Singapore thrift store on July 18, 2024. — TODAY pic

Where did this secondhand shirt come from? As thrift shops expand in Singapore, youths question source

Ainul Md Razib, a software engineer, actively posts on TikTok about coding, jobs in the technology field, as well as career advice for the young. — TODAY pic

Singaporean Malay-Muslim woman, Ainul Razib, shows outsiders how she broke into the cliquey tech sector

On Friday (July 26), Teo, 27, was sentenced to eight months and eight weeks in jail after pleading guilty to two charges: One of entering into a marriage to assist a party in obtaining an immigration advantage in exchange for gratification, and one of making a false statement to obtain a pass for another person. — Picture from pexels.com

Singaporean man faces jail time after getting paid for sham marriage with foreigner to settle S$100,000 gambling debts