Microsoft services in Singapore restored after 24-hour outage

Microsoft services in Singapore have been largely restored after an outage lasting over 24 hours, with government Outlook services fully recovered since 11pm on Nov 13, according to GovTech. The disruption affected email for agencies, banks, and schools. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Singapore Land Authority, SingHealth, and Singapore Police Force confirmed their email services were operational, while banks including DBS, UOB, and Maybank also reported restoration. Microsoft stated services fully recovered across Teams, Outlook, and Copilot, apologizing for the disruption. The outage, caused by a network capacity upgrade issue unrelated to cyber or AI agents, peaked at 1,135 reports in Singapore on Nov 13. It was one of Microsoft's longest outages and its second in 2026, with over 7.4 million reports logged worldwide.