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 PM warns of regional fallout from US-China tensions
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 to Open New Islamic College to Nurture Future Leaders
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 ...
NDR 2024: Govt to further support Singapore athletes, build new facilities to strengthen sporting culture
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 ...
Heroic Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny announces international retirement
Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny -- who went viral earlier this year -- has retired from international football.
‘I’ve seen an entirely different side to this city, and it’s wild’ – what Singapore can teach us about how to live in nature
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 ...
Singapore, Taguig sign health care agreements
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 court allows trustee to recoup S$1.18mil in income that was overpaid to trust beneficiaries
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 crack down on surge in housebreakings in affluent neighbourhoods linked to Chinese syndicates, on the hunt for 14
Singapore police reported yesterday that the recent rise in housebreaking cases at private residential estates seems to be the work of foreign ...
Chinese nationals linked to foreign crime rings behind wave of burglaries in Singapore
The suspects, believed to be transient travellers, operate in small groups and would break into residences by scaling the perimeter walls or fences.
Singapore looking to develop healthier rice varieties with the Philippines
MANILA: Singapore is looking to work with the Philippines to develop rice varieties that are more resistant to droughts and floods, and are also healthier to tackle a diabetes epidemic sweeping across ...
Singapore Police Force to increase measures like patrols, cameras, drones against housebreaking
The Singapore Police Force is increasing security measures such as added patrols, cameras and the use of drones in private estates across Singapore. This comes after a recent spate of housebreaking ...
Low immediate risk of mpox, but Singapore likely to see cases due to global connectivity: Ong Ye Kung
Mpox is expected to spread to Europe and the Middle East, and "probably Singapore will be one of the first places to find cases because of our flight connections", says the Health Minister.
Mpox outbreak in Africa and other countries ‘very worrying’, virus expected to arrive in Singapore: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE - The mpox outbreak in Africa and other countries is a "very worrying" situation, and Singapore should expect the virus to arrive at its shores. Giving an update on Aug 17, Health Minister ...
Software Firm AvePoint Said to Weigh Second Listing in Singapore
AvePoint Inc. is considering a second listing in Singapore, people with knowledge of the matter said, in a deal that would bring the US infrastructure software firm a step closer to some of its ...
I bought a one-way ticket to Singapore and tried to put roots down. Now, I’m saying goodbye to years of being an expat and going home to be an English girl in England.
She loved being an expat, so she bought a one-way ticket to Singapore. But dating hurdles and missing family and friends made her move back home.