Singapore news headlines

More than 3.2 million passengers took to the skies on international flights in April this year according to newly released data- these are the airlines that got them going.

The 38-year-old man is set to be the first Japanese national to be caned in the city state.

Keith Davis and his wife Kerry Jordan from Adelaide are among those who were injured on the flight that hit extreme turbulence last month.

At least one man died and dozens were injured when flight SQ321, from London to Singapore, encountered severe turbulence over Myanmar on May 20.

The man allegedly hijacked 19 million Windows computers in 200 hundred countries to commit "a staggering array of crimes".

After examining the plane's black box, investigators said SQ321 was a normal flight until a "slight vibration" just seconds before disaster struck.

The changes include suspending both hot beverage and meal services when the seatbelt sign is on.

Keith Davis has described the 'absolute carnage' during the plane's freefall, revealing his wife suffered a serious spinal injury.

One man told 9News he had five family members on board, four of whom were injured, including his wife, who suffered a broken jaw.

Australian passengers who were on the "traumatic" Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by severe turbulence have begun returning home.

Goh Choon Phong said his airline is cooperating with investigations into the incident and apologised for the "traumatic experience".

The man died as a plane carrying dozens of Aussies dropped 6000 feet during food service.

The change in flight path is due to fears Iran is planning an imminent attack on Israel.

The move, if it goes through, could spark a price war that would benefit Australian customers.

The homes you can buy around the world with $1.6 million will stun you.

European countries have made a resurgence in the most prized travel papers, the company behind world passport rankings says.

The favourite holiday destinations of Aussies have been revealed. Travel insurers Bupa have revealed where Aussies like to go for a break, according to data from people buying their all-important policies.

The 56-metre vessel will be assessed for damage, Singapore authorities said.

A superyacht owned by mining magnate Clive Palmer has run aground after colliding with a reef.

A West Australian man has reportedly been charged after a bomb threat forced a passenger plane bound for Perth to return to Singapore under fighter jet escort.

It now costs $170,000 in Singapore simply for the paperwork needed to buy a car. Here is a look at the costliest countries for vehicle owners.

The exploits of soldiers and sailors who sailed from Australia to strike deep behind enemy lines 80 years ago are being commemorated today.

Singapore hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the first execution of a female prisoner in nearly two decades.

The company behind the rankings says the latest trends offer a warning to countries such as Australia.

The world's best airlines for 2023 have been unveiled at the Paris Air Show. Asian and Middle-Eastern carriers dominated the top five, with Qantas narrowly making it into the top 20.

An Air New Zealand customer says his Thailand holiday was cut short after the airline wrongly said one of his flights had been cancelled.

Australia is a sought after country in the global property market, with millions of people travelling across the continent every year. Now, new data has revealed exactly where non-Australian homeowners are who have property down under.

To some, it's an important means of social justice and holding powerful figures to account. But to others, it's often "misused and misdirected" and has become a form of mob rule.

Singapore has executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.

Housing affordability has become a major issue for Australians, but countries across the globe have also been faced with it. This is how some of them have responded.

Monkeys with human-like hands fall are more likely to fall for a simple magic trick than primates without opposable thumbs.

The city state is proving a perfect breeding ground for the mosquito-borne disease.

Passengers on a Qantas plane travelling from Singapore to London have spent the night in Athens, Greece after their flight was diverted.

Qantas passengers will spend the night in Azerbaijan after their flight was diverted due to a fault in the cockpit.

Australian travellers to Singapore no longer have to queue for manual immigration clearance.

It's no secret that cost of living pressures have stung Aussies at the hip pocket this year, but overseas, many nations have also found themselves in a similar crisis.

Five Melbourne students have been arrested in Singapore, accused of shoplifting from Victoria's Secret and Crocs shoes stores.

The airline has had to fork out for 100 hotel rooms after a cancelled flight misery hundreds of kilometres from home.

The agency earlier this month announced an investigation into the massive cyber attack in which hackers stole data from almost 10 million customers.

Optus is owned by Singaporean telecommunications giant Singtel, which is majority owned by a government investment fund.

Some of the top countries for Australians travelling overseas are also among the most dangerous countries when it comes to cybersecurity.

Hackers targeted the Singapore hotel that Defence Minister Richard Marles and senior officials were staying in.

Singapore will not allow same-sex marriages but has announced it will decriminalise sex between men.

More surveillance is needed of a new virus detected in dozens of people in eastern China.

Rajapaksa landed in Singapore on a flight from Maldives after fleeing his country in the wake of anti-government protests.

China's defence minister accused the United States of trying to "hijack" the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing.

Experts are warning that it's a grim figure for Singapore, whose tropical climate is a natural breeding ground for the Aedes mosquitoes that carry the virus, and for the rest of the world

A psychologist assessed his IQ to be 69. Malaysia's Prime Minister and British billionaire Richard Branson have decried the proceedings.

In 2019, Andrew Gosling launched a bottle from the second floor of a block of units, which hit 73-year-old Naziari Sunee on the head and his wife on the arm as they were about to eat dinner.

British-born Mehraab Nazir, 49, and his nine-year-old son were killed when a shelf of rock fell on his family on a path near Wentworth Falls on Monday.