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Singapore's rough sleeping population has shrunk by about 40 per cent, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on Nov 11, 2022. The nationwide, single-night street count found 530 rough sleepers,

Smoking in Singapore, one of the priciest places in the world to light up, has gotten more expensive. The cost of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages in the city-state increased 11% from a year earlier in March,

British tycoon Richard Branson Monday urged Singapore to halt the imminent execution of a man sentenced to death over one kilogram of cannabis, saying it "may be about to kill an innocent man". He was sentenced to death in 2018 and the Court of Appeal has upheld his sentence.

China and Singapore will hold a joint military exercise as soon as this week, their first combined drills since 2021, as Beijing deepens its defence and security ties with South-East Asia, a region with strong existing US alliances.

Singer-actress Celest Chong will be returning to Singapore for good.The 43-year-old told Shin Min Daily News in an article yesterday (April 23): "Due to the pandemic, I could not return for four years,

Core inflation rose at a slower pace on the back of lower price increases in services, food, retail and other goods. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Last Thursday, anti-death penalty activists in Singapore received notification that the government is preparing to execute Tangaraju Suppiah, a 46-year-old Singaporean convicted of conspiracy to traffick marijuana,

China and Singapore will hold a joint military exercise as soon as this week, their first combined drills since 2021, as Beijing deepens its defence and security ties with Southeast Asia, a region with strong existing U.

A Czech named Vojtech Voseckybmistakenly posted on LinkedIn photos of Kuala Lumpur and labelled them as "Singapore".In his April 19 post advocating "circular economy", Mr Vosecky wrote: "How we build ...

SINGAPORE — Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (17 to 23 April): Two new grandstands will be introduced at the Marina Bay Street Circuit for this year's Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix ...

Attorney General Sanjaya Rajaratnam has confirmed that the Attorney General’s Department will file legal action over the X-Press Pearl marine disaster before a commercial court in Singapore today. ..

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will be visiting Japan, Singapore, and the UK on a week-long tour after May 20, to att

Patients needing hospitalisation are waiting longer to get a bed due to a high number of patients, many with complex conditions. But the Ministry of Health (MOH) stressed that treatment begins even as they wait to get sent to a ward.

China and Singapore have taken a bold step in forging a groundbreaking financing collaboration to create a more sustainable future. The two major Asian economies have established the China-Singapore Green Finance Taskforce (GFTF) to deepen bilateral cooperation in green and transition finance.

Tuition centres say that more students are not turning up for class amid a new COVID-19 wave in Singapore. For some, about 10 per cent do not show up each day. Tan Si Hui finds out what these centres are doing to protect students and staff,

Some clinics have been reporting an uptick in the number of people getting vaccinated against influenza, continuing a trend observed during the Covid-19 pandemic.