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The scheme will give laid off workers up to SG$6000 (USD$4,561) per month for six months, subject to conditions.

Lawrence Wong used his first major policy speech since becoming Singapore’s prime minister to dish out new social benefits for citizens, while pledging to simplify compliance and regulatory processes ...

Four weeks of government-paid paternity leave will be made mandatory from April 2025 Eligible working fathers with Singaporean children born on or after the date will ...

For many, Singapore is synonymous with luxury, with everything from top-tier accommodations to high-end shopping and restaurants.

Singapore Sunday welcomed 177 new citizens, including Sudhan Vincent from Tamil Nadu, encouraging them to contribute to the city state’s common causes and help the nation to function as a “viable society”.

In first rally speech, he called for a mindset change and support in charting a new way forward. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Parents in Singapore will get 10 additional weeks of shared parental leave, announced Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his National Day Rally 2024 speech on Aug 18. Either fathers or mothers can take ...

Singapore’s prime minister has warned that raising tensions between the US and China will have an impact on the city state’s economy and the broader region. Lawrence Wong, who took office in May, said ...

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the establishment of the Singapore College of Islamic Studies to train future Islamic leaders in the diverse city-state. The initiative, first proposed ...

To encourage Singaporeans to participate in sports as well as to better support the nation's athletes, new facilities will be constructed under the Kallang Alive Masterplan, announced Prime Minister ...

Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny -- who went viral earlier this year -- has retired from international football.

Driving along the highway in Singapore is a curiously tranquil experience. To begin with, I’m not sure why I feel so relaxed after a 12 hour night flight, but as I observe the landscape dreamily ...

MANILA, Philippines — Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam visited Taguig City as part of his state visit in the country to reinforce bilateral relations focusing on sustainability, health care ...

SINGAPORE: For almost two decades, many descendants of a wealthy Arab trader who lived in Singapore in the early 1900s received more money than they should be getting from the family trust he set up.

Singapore police reported yesterday that the recent rise in housebreaking cases at private residential estates seems to be the work of foreign ...

The suspects, believed to be transient travellers, operate in small groups and would break into residences by scaling the perimeter walls or fences.