Heavy rain triggers flash flood warnings across Singapore; some flights at Changi Airport affected

SINGAPORE: Heavy rain has resulted in flash flood warnings in a number of locations across Singapore on Saturday (May 4). PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, issued mid-morning alerts asking people to avoid the junction of Wan Lee Road and Enterprise Road in the west of Singapore as well as Jalan Pokok Serunai off Upper East Coast … Read more

Qantas First lounge at Changi Airport: Meet Linda Sim, the executive chef behind the food

Qantas’ in-flight and lounge menus are created in partnership with Australian celebrity chef Neil Perry, who was so impressed with the stir-fried black pepper beef in the Qantas Business Lounge that he launched “Chef Linda’s specials” on the debut menu of Qantas First Lounge when it opened in 2019. Dry prawn and pork noodles, prawn … Read more

US$80,000 stolen from passenger on flight from Hong Kong to Singapore; man arrested

SINGAPORE: A 54-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing US$80,000 (S$107,000) in cash from a passenger on board a flight from Hong Kong to Singapore, the police said on Wednesday (Mar 6). The passenger discovered that the cash was missing from his bag after he disembarked at Changi Airport on Tuesday.  “Preliminary investigations revealed … Read more

Woman arrested for misusing boarding pass to meet K-pop idol in Changi Airport

SINGAPORE: A woman was arrested on Jan 22 for misusing her boarding pass to enter the transit area of Changi Airport to meet her idol from K-pop group Enhypen.  The 25-year-old allegedly purchased an air ticket to obtain a boarding pass, although she had no intention of leaving Singapore, the police said in a media … Read more

177 people arriving at Changi Airport found with vapes in multi-day operation

HSA and ICA will be conducting operations at land and sea checkpoints in the coming months. “Besides passengers arriving in Singapore with e-vaporisers, ICA will continue to conduct security checks and work with relevant authorities to detect and deter smuggling attempts to keep Singapore safe,” they said. Enforcement against possession and use of e-vaporisers has … Read more

Changi Airport Terminal 2 introduces fully automated baggage storage facility for early check-ins

SINGAPORE: You’re at least three hours early for your flight at Changi Airport and have dropped off your luggage at the early check-in lounge. The bag then rolls into a storage facility with a complex network of conveyor belts, to be screened and sorted. This is now a fully automated process at the revamped early … Read more