Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu wins Singapore’s first gold in Paris Paralympic Games; Changi Airport great for red-eye flights: Singapore live news

Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu wins Singapore’s first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. (PHOTO: Getty)

First up, a huge congratulations to swimmer Yip Pin Xiu, who has won Singapore’s first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Singapore also scores in a different kind of competition – it’s ranked, in an entirely unofficial list, as one of the best airports to have a red-eye flight. Read on to find out why Changi Airport is great for tired travellers on nighttime flights.

Meanwhile, a woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to rob a customer at a Thomson Road restaurant with a knife. Another woman was charged on Thursday (29 August) with attempted unlawful possession of firearms. Read on to find out more about both cases.

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