Microsoft outage disrupts Singapore government and bank e-mails

A global Microsoft outage on Nov 13 disrupted e-mail services across Singapore government agencies, major banks, and the courts, though emergency services, Singpass, and core banking remained unaffected. GovTech is working with Microsoft to restore affected systems, while public officers can still use Teams internally. E-mail delays may slow replies to public enquiries, and agencies advised contacting call centres for urgent matters. Microsoft is investigating a traffic influx affecting backend infrastructure, with no signs of malicious activity. IRAS, IMDA, and the Singapore Courts reported disruptions, while UOB, DBS, and Maybank confirmed e-mail delays but safe banking operations.