The Independent SG

Singapore News

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

TikToker draws mixed reactions after questioning Singapore’s ‘cleanest city in the world’ tag

SINGAPORE: A TikToker has drawn mixed reactions online after...

Business

‘I’m just a burden,’ 35 year-old Singaporean mum feels defeated after months of job rejections following redundancy

SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old Singaporean mum of two felt completely...

New DBS CEO says businesses should ‘look at new opportunities where they can grow’ amid trade tensions

SINGAPORE: DBS Bank’s new CEO Tan Su Shan said...

4 Singapore tour bus operators suspended from entering Malaysia for unauthorised express services and selling tickets online

SINGAPORE: Four tour bus companies based in Singapore had...

What fresh grads can do in the face of fewer vacancies, tougher job market

SINGAPORE: Amid the current tough job market, recent graduates...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Tag: Immigration and Checkpoints Authority

Singapore passport-less immigration clearance starts Dec 16 at Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints and MBCCS

ICA: Singapore to launch passport-less immigration clearance for traveller convenience

Man drags ICA officer ‘several metres’ with car at Woodlands Checkpoint after being caught for not complying with 3/4 tank rule

Singaporeans exempted from Malaysia Digital Arrival Card process; exemption applies at all entry points

ICA forecasts heavy congestion at Woodlands & Tuas checkpoints during Hari Raya weekend

Malaysian driver who rushed into bus lane and ignored auxiliary police at Woodlands checkpoint banned from entering Singapore

Sex worker offers her service for free & bribes ICA officer, hoping to get Special Pass to legally stay in S’pore

Surge in Vaccinated Travel Lane applications causes ICA website to crash for hours

32 ICA officers deployed at Changi Airport quarantined by authorities after colleague tests positive for Covid-19

S’pore to move away from fingerprint scanning at ICA and eventually do away with passports when travelling