Category: NEWS

Singapore President Halimah Yacob, Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, and Minister Edwin Tong have tested positive for Covid-19. Madam Halimah, 67, said in a Facebook post on Monday, “Just tested ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

Deputy Prime Minister urges business to promote staff not just on credentials, but on skills and actual work performance ... ( read original story ...)

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: 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 ...)

The execution of another Malaysian in late April sparked an international outcry because he was believed to be mentally disabled ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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’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's death penalty for drug trafficking is again sparking protests, as a second Malaysian is scheduled to be hanged. ( read original story ...)

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: 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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)