SINGAPORE, April 23 — With less than a day before nomination proceedings close for Singapore’s general election, the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and opposition Workers’ Party (WP) have yet to ...
Singapore Dollar Weakens Slightly on Possible Technical Correction
The Singapore dollar weakens slightly against its U.S. counterpart in the Asian session on a possible technical correction following recent strength of Singapore’s exchange rate. The broad USD Index ...
Singapore election: eleventh-hour ministerial switches expected as candidates head to nomination centre
Singapore’s Nomination Day begins on Wednesday with some uncertainty, as the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has yet to reveal its line-up in expected key battlegrounds, suggesting the possibility ...
Singapore GE2025: Workers Party slate of new candidates similar in terms of qualifications, diverse in experiences
SINGAPORE: When Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh unveiled his party's new faces for the upcoming election, he had described them as "a broad range of individuals from different walks of life, ...
Singapore seizes illegal health products worth over $38,000
Singapore recently conducted a raid in its southern part, seizing illegally manufactured health products and related items worth about S$51,000 (US$39,000), its Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said ...
Singapore Holds an Election Amidst a World at (Trade) War
Although Singapore’s long-ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) had until later this year to call a national election, the PAP called the election for May 3 amidst uncertainty about global trade, tariffs ...
Singapore election: are opposition candidates closing talent gap with ruling PAP?
The opposition has fielded more candidates ahead of the May 3 election that are seen by analysts as a ‘step-up in the calibre’.
No more ‘riff-raff’? Singapore’s opposition narrows talent gap with ruling PAP
The opposition has fielded more candidates ahead of the May 3 election that are seen by analysts as a ‘step-up in the calibre’.
Puan Noor Aishah, wife of Singapore’s first President, honoured with State-assisted funeral
Puan Noor Aishah, the wife of Singapore’s first President, Yusof Ishak, was laid to rest at the Kranji State Cemetery on Apr 22. She died at the age 91, more than five decades after the death of her ...
Recalcitrant offender who kicked seven-year-old girl gets six weeks’ jail in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Feeling agitated about what had happened to him earlier, a recalcitrant offender in July 2024 decided to vent his frustration on someone he did not know, and kicked a seven-year-old girl, ...
Singapore mourns Pope Francis, less than a year after his visit
By bno - Surabaya Office Singapore’s top leaders have paid heartfelt tributes to Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88, following a brief period of illness, The Straits Times ...
Indian Man, 20, Charged for Allegedly Molesting Air Stewardess on Singapore Airlines Flight
An offender faces up to three years in prison, a fine, and the possibility of caning for each offense of molestation.
GE2025: Singapore People’s Party confirms slate for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, including 2 new faces
In the 2020 election, the SPP team attained 32.77 per cent of the vote, losing to the PAP team led by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen.
‘A force of good’: Singapore’s leaders pay respects at funeral of late Puan Noor Aishah
Other prominent figures who paid their respects on Tuesday included Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Defence Zaqy Mohamad ...
Singapore’s oncology landscape to advance with histotripsy technology
The approach is an ultrasound-based technique that offers a pain-free alternative. Singapore’s oncology field is set for a significant transformation with the introduction of non-invasive, ...
Anwar offers condolences to family of Singapore’s former First Lady
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended condolences to the family of Singapore’s former First Lady, Noor Aishah Mohammad Salim, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 91. In ...