The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is mulling legal amendments to make it easier to establish that renovation fraud has occurred, after the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore DPM: Delaying GST hike would be ‘highly irresponsible’, risking persistent shortfall in govt funding
Any delay in increasing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be “highly irresponsible” since it would put Singapore at risk of a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Tiny Second Airport Eyes Future as a Flying Taxi Hub
Just 20 minutes north-west of Singapore’s Changi Airport -- regularly voted the world’s best -- is Seletar Airport, the city-state’s second, and far well less known, airfield. It’s predominantly where ... ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore’s meritocrity is in for a shake-up
Deputy Prime Minister urges business to promote staff not just on credentials, but on skills and actual work performance ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore govt urged to halt hanging of Punjab-origin Malaysian drug trafficker
he Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network delivered a statement to Singapore’s embassy urging that Kalwant’s execution be suspended to allow him an opportunity to file for clemency Kalwant Singh, who was ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s factory activity expands for 24th straight month in June, but at slower pace
SINGAPORE: Singapore's factory activity expanded for the 24th consecutive month in Jun, but at a slower rate than the month before. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped from 50.4 to 50.3, accor ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore urged to halt hanging of Indian-origin Malaysian drug trafficker
The execution of another Malaysian in late April sparked an international outcry because he was believed to be mentally disabled ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore president Halimah Yacob, Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin test positive for COVID-19
SINGAPORE — Singapore's president Halimah Yacob on Monday (4 July) evening announced that she had been infected with COVID-19. "Just tested positive for COVID-19 with mild flu-like symptoms," said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore urged to halt hanging of Malaysian drug trafficker
Anti-death penalty activists in Malaysia are urging Singapore’s government to halt the execution of a convicted Malaysian drug trafficker this week, the second in less than three months ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore govt confident there will be no no recession next year as country seeks to beat risks
Singapore’s economy is not at risk of recession or stagflation at this stage, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said, amid growing concerns about the impact of global monetary policy tightening to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore urged to halt hanging
Singapore's death penalty for drug trafficking is again sparking protests, as a second Malaysian is scheduled to be hanged. ( read original story ...)
Prison conditions in Singapore ‘acceptable’; no fans, mattresses in cells for security: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE: Prison conditions in Singapore are acceptable, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam told Parliament on Monday (Jul 4), adding that the prison regime is also made intentionally austere. ( read original story ...)
Singapore does not expect a recession or stagflation in 2023, but significant headwinds remain: MTI
SINGAPORE: Singapore does not expect its economy to slip into a recession or stagflation next year, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan in Parliament on Monday (Jul 4), although he ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Malaysia crossing trials automated immigration system
A new Automated Passenger In-Car Clearance System (APICS) is being trialled at Singapore's Woodlands Checkpoint on the Singapore-Malaysia border, a process that is expected to improve immigration ... ( read original story ...)
Masked woman goes Michael Myers on streaming Singapore couple (Video)
Twitch streamers Clarence Kang and Angie Mendoza said today that they were in Buona Vista when they were abruptly interrupted by a woman wearing a low-cost slasher costume – glasses over a sheet mask ... ( read original story ...)
Does Singapore need to execute drug traffickers?
Singapore’s Minister of Law K. Shanmugam appeared on the BBC’s HARDtalk programme and very robustly defended Singapore’s use of the ... ( read original story ...)