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Swiss Parliament approves compensation for Crans-Montana bar fire victims

A makeshift memorial at the entrance to Le Constellation bar, its windows covered with MDF panels following a New Year fire that killed 14 people, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
A makeshift memorial at the entrance to Le Constellation bar, its windows covered with MDF panels following a New Year fire that killed 14 people, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

Crans-Montana bar fire: Swiss probe widens to 5 more local officials, including mayor

Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud is among the five current and former local officials under criminal investigation.
Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud is among the five current and former local officials under criminal investigation.

Swiss government to pay $81.7k to each victim of Crans-Montana bar fire

The New Year bar fire in the ski resort of Crans-Montana killed 41 people and injured over 100 more.
The New Year bar fire in the ski resort of Crans-Montana killed 41 people and injured over 100 more.

The dance floor is disappearing in a sea of phones

People dance and use their cell phones in Mexico on Dec 14, 2025.
People dance and use their cell phones in Mexico on Dec 14, 2025.

Sentosa beach club Tipsy Unicorn closes down after operator is wound up by High Court

Tipsy Unicorn, a beach club on Sentosa, is seen shuttered and with a closure notice pasted at its entrance.
Tipsy Unicorn, a beach club on Sentosa, is seen shuttered and with a closure notice pasted at its entrance.

Swiss bar owner quizzed by lawyers over fatal Crans-Montana inferno

The owners of 'Le Constellation' bar in Crans-Montana, Jacques,and Jessica Moretti of France, arrive at a hearing before the public prosecutor of the canton of Valais.
The owners of 'Le Constellation' bar in Crans-Montana, Jacques,and Jessica Moretti of France, arrive at a hearing before the public prosecutor of the canton of Valais.

Crans-Montana fire: Grieving parents protest at Swiss handling of autopsies for victims

Vinciane Stucky, mother of 17-year-old Trystan Pidoux, who died in the bar fire at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana last month, looks on during an interview in her home in Pully, Switzerland, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani
Vinciane Stucky, mother of 17-year-old Trystan Pidoux, who died in the bar fire at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana last month, looks on during an interview in her home in Pully, Switzerland, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Cecile Mantovani

Good food, better value: Wine bars in Singapore up their game

Les Climats (left), a wine and cheese shop in Tessensohn Rd and Wildcard, a bistro-cum-wine bar in Furama RiverFront.
Les Climats (left), a wine and cheese shop in Tessensohn Rd and Wildcard, a bistro-cum-wine bar in Furama RiverFront.

Italy’s anger over bar manager release understandable, Swiss president says

A blaze that erupted early on Jan 1 at a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana killed 40 people, including six Italian nationals.
A blaze that erupted early on Jan 1 at a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana killed 40 people, including six Italian nationals.

Shock, anger as bar owner linked to fatal Swiss fire is bailed

(FILES) Owners of Le Constellation bar Jacques Moretti (L) and Jessica Moretti arrive for a hearing at the Office of the public prosecutor of the Canton of Valais, in Sion, on January 9, 2026. A court in the canton of Valais (south-western Switzerland) ordered on January 23, 2026, the release on bail of Jacques Moretti, co-owner with his wife of the bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort, which was the scene of a deadly fire on New Year's Eve. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
(FILES) Owners of Le Constellation bar Jacques Moretti (L) and Jessica Moretti arrive for a hearing at the Office of the public prosecutor of the Canton of Valais, in Sion, on January 9, 2026. A court in the canton of Valais (south-western Switzerland) ordered on January 23, 2026, the release on bail of Jacques Moretti, co-owner with his wife of the bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort, which was the scene of a deadly fire on New Year's Eve. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.