Headline inflation rate was unchanged at 0.9%, while core inflation fell to 0.5% from 0.6%. The inflation reading comes as Singapore gears up for a general election on May 3, with campaigning starting ...
Singapore election: PAP bets big with Deputy PM in Punggol GRC to face Harpreet Singh’s WP team
Pritam Singh and WP chair Sylvia Lim have arrived at the nomination centre where candidates for Aljunied and Hougang will register, ruling out the possibility of the leaders moving to East Coast or ...
Singapore core inflation eases again to 0.5% in March
Both core and overall inflation came in lower than economists expected. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Netflix Singapore raises subscription prices, subscribers now paying extra S$2 to S$4 a month
From Apr 18, the price for Netflix's basic subscription plan has gone up from S$13.98 to S$15.98; the standard plan from S$19.98 to S$22.98 and the premium plan has increased from S$25.98 to S$29.98.
Singapore GE2025: Where will the big names land? East Coast and Punggol emerge as battlegrounds as PAP, WP stay mum on final candidate placements
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.