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One of our most beloved mascots, Singa was launched in 1982 as the face of the National Courtesy Campaign with the slogan, “Courtesy is part of our tradition, it’s so nice to be courteous”. In 1997, ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Both Singapore teams in the table tennis women's doubles reached the semi-finals of the 2022 Commonwealth Games after overcoming their opponents on Saturday (Aug 6). Feng Tianwei and Zeng ... ( read original story ...)

Four local writers pen stories responding to the nation at middle age, between recovery from Covid-19 and the resurgence of the virus. Where do we go from here? Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Most of what you know about the Singapore Sling is wrong. And also maybe right. It’s hard to say. Some cocktails have a history so contested, so laden with switchbacks and apocrypha, the general ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew crashed out of the Commonwealth Games men’s singles event on Saturday (Aug 6) after losing to Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong in the quarter ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters): A senior US Treasury Department official will visit Indonesia and Singapore next week to talk with counterparts about the potential price cap on Russian oil exports planned as a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore reported 5,633 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,754,777. Of the new cases, 613 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 5,020 ... ( read original story ...)

The Sri Lanka government has requested Singapore authorities to allow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country for another 14 days, local media reported on Saturday citing sources. ( read original story ...)

Nurses in Singapore are seeing their pay go up as efforts are made to retain them in the face of a continued global shortage. ( read original story ...)

Singapore could repeal a longstanding legislation that criminalises sex between men in the midst of rising backlash from religious groups. ( read original story ...)

Despite China’s military exercises around Taiwan disrupting one of the world’s busiest shipping zones, shipping and semiconductor sector industry ... ( read original story ...)

For most of her 15 years in Singapore , Amy Nguyen, a creative designer from Vietnam , has been living in rental properties.She most recently shared a three-bedroom apartment with her husband and a ... ( read original story ...)

Two products of popular ice cream brand Haagen-Dazs are being recalled because of the presence of a pesticide, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Friday (Aug 5). ( read original story ...)

The Deputy Prime Minister also said he was looking forward to this year's National Day Parade, the first full-scale celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic began. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - On the way to work, Marcus Tan used to observe groups of teenagers dancing in public, using glass panels as mirrors or searching for a suitable place to follow a YouTube dance video. Read ... ( read original story ...)

"I wish somebody would adopt me as a resident playwright," says the 82-year-old writer. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)