Women are poised to score historic wins in Singapore’s elections, as a record number of females contest seats on Friday’s ballot. ( read original story ...)
Feud among Singapore’s first family adds colour to election campaign
The estranged brother of Singapore’s prime minister has taken aim at the family’s dominance of the city-state’s politics on the last day of campaigning ahead of general elec ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore governing party set to extend power in elections
Singaporeans vote Friday in Southeast Asia’s first election since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the health crisis and a grim economy expected to bolster Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s party ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore’s Ruling Party Easily Wins Big in Every Election
If anyone is wondering which party will win Singapore’s election on Friday, just listen to the opposition. Pritam Singh, the leader of the country’s only elected opposition party in Parliament, warned ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore Has One of the Highest Home Ownership Rates
Singapore’s affordable housing program worked so well that some of its subsidized apartments now resell for more than $700,000. ( read original story ...)
Gay rights: the taboo subject in Singapore’s election
Among a record eleven parties set to contest Singapore's election on Friday, there has been virtual silence on one of the conservative city-state's most controversial issues, gay rights. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s would-be leader tests electability in unsafe seat
For all the predictability of elections in Singapore, one result will be keenly watched when the city-state votes on Friday as finance minister Heng Swee Keat must win an unsafe seat to show people he ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM’s Brother Sees ‘Real Anger’ Brewing Before Election
The estranged brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made waves when he joined the opposition Singapore Progress Party last month. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Oil Trader ZenRock Said to Be Winding Down by August
Troubled Singapore-based oil trader ZenRock has plans to wind down its business, with employees across offices in the city-state and China set to depart by August, according to people with knowledge ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Challenge 2,700-Point Level
Volume was 1.86 billion shares worth 1.17 billion Singapore dollars. Among the actives, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding surged 3.70 percent, while Thai Beverage soared 3.60 percent, SembCorp Industries ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Finds Staycations Can’t Fill $20 Billion Tourism Hole
In Indonesia, locals can soon fly from Jakarta to the beaches of Bali for a domestic vacation. Tokyo residents can escape the pandemic stress with a hike up Mount Fuji, and New Yorkers can head to the ... ( read original story ...)
Virus tips Singapore politicians into social media face off
Packed rallies are out, along with their cheers and jeers. In comes the Internet, with its memes and trolls. The era of social distancing ushered in by the deadly coronavirus has forced Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore GE2020: PSP’s Tan Cheng Bock says perennial election issues cannot be pushed aside, even during Covid-19
Bread and butter issues like CPF, jobs and housing matters continue to be important at the election even during the Covid-19 crisis, said Progress Singapore Party chief Tan Cheng Bock (PSP).. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Indies Raises $100 Million for Third Asian Fund
Indies Capital Partners, a Singapore-based alternative asset manager, has raised more than $100 million at the first close of its third flagship fund for structured credit and private equity deals in ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Why one party dominates Singapore politics
Singaporeans are expected to return the People's Action Party to power in a July 10 general election, extending its unbroken rule since the Southeast Asian island's independence in 1965. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Singapore: Election campaigning without the handshakes
For some politicians, campaigning season is one of the few times they have to get up close and personal with the public, as they try to persuade people to vote them into office. But the global ... ( read original story ...)