Microsoft restores Singapore government Outlook services after global outage

Microsoft restores Singapore government Outlook services after global outage

Microsoft said it had fully restored Outlook and other related services for Singapore government agencies, banks and schools on 14 November, ending a outage that had lasted more than a day. The disruption began on 13 November, when the Government Technology Agency reported Outlook failures that delayed email communications for ministries, the Inland Revenue Authority, the courts and major banks, although emergency services and core banking remained operational. CNA noted that the incident was part of a worldwide outage affecting users in 74 countries.

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November 14, 2026
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Singapore government Outlook services restored after global Microsoft outage
Singapore government Outlook services restored after global Microsoft outage

CNA • 14 Nov 05:04

Microsoft Outlook for Singapore's government was fully restored late Friday after a worldwide outage that affected the company's services in dozens of countries.

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Microsoft restores most Singapore services after 24-hour outage
Microsoft restores most Singapore services after 24-hour outage

The Straits Times • 14 Nov 03:09

Microsoft confirmed that Outlook and other services for Singapore government agencies, banks and schools were fully restored after a global outage that lasted more than a day.

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November 13, 2026
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Microsoft Outlook outage impacts government and business services worldwide
Microsoft Outlook outage impacts government and business services worldwide

CNA • 13 Nov 19:42

A global outage of Microsoft Outlook and related applications disrupted government agencies and banks in Singapore and affected users in 74 countries.

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Microsoft outage hampers email services at Singapore government agencies and banks
Microsoft outage hampers email services at Singapore government agencies and banks

The Straits Times • 13 Nov 04:28

A worldwide Microsoft service disruption on Nov. 13 caused email delays for several Singapore government bodies, courts and banks, while emergency services and core banking remained operational.

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Singapore government services experience email outage amid global Microsoft disruption
Singapore government services experience email outage amid global Microsoft disruption

CNA • 13 Nov 04:27

The Government Technology Agency said a Microsoft Outlook outage affected some government email systems, but emergency services and Singpass remained operational.

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