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City-state to give targeted household aid

THE city-state will enhance household support measures and roll out targeted aid for hard-hit sectors as part of steps to cushion the impact of the Middle East conflict on its import-dependent energy system.

One more individual with AI chip fraud charged

Prosecutors charged one more person with fraud for making false representations to US server supplier Dell Technologies, linking her to two other individuals charged with similar offences in February last year.

The new face of crime is artificial

From perfectly spelt phis­h­ing emails to fake videos of government officials, artificial intelligence is changing the game for Interpol's cat-and-mouse fight against cybercrime at its high-tech war rooms in Singapore.

Travellers still bringing vapes despite ban

The country's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) detected 42 cases of travellers found in possession of e-vaporisers, as well as those who voluntarily disposed of them, amid stepped-up inspections at the city-state's air, land, and sea checkpoints.

Over 830kg of Asian pangolin scales seized

Over 830kg of Asian pangolin scales hidden in a shipment bound for Cambodia have been seized here, authorities said, calling it the largest haul of its kind disco­vered in the city-state.

Govts move to secure energy supply chains

Australia has agreed to cooperate with the government in ensuring smooth supply chains of oil, LNG and diesel to help ­weather a global energy squeeze in the Middle East.

Second RSAF flight returns from Saudi Arabia

Shrapnel from an intercepted missile fell near Deanna Yusra Rashid's home in Jordan, a moment that underscored just how close the conflict had come.

Singapore turns tide in evolving fight against scams

Building his cryptocurrency holdings over eight years and helping out defrauded traders, Singaporean investor Mark Koh had thought he was savvy enough to spot a scam. Until he fell prey to one.

Singapore must train more people to build AI, top official says

Singapore has committed more than SG$1bil (US$782mil/RM3.07bil) to become a global hub for artificial intelligence. But one of the architects of that effort says the country's approach to AI readiness may not be sufficient.

Showers bring early pop of colour to the urban jungle

Clusters of pink, red and yellow are giving Singapore's streets zest earlier than usual.