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Singaporean man charged in Johor with trafficking over 10 kg of drugs

MALAYSIA: A Singaporean man has been charged with trafficking...

Tutor turns nasty after parent declines to make advance payment or loan him $500

SINGAPORE: A family's search for a private tutor ended...

Two arrested, weapons seized after video of vicious assault goes viral online

SINGAPORE: A man and a woman have been arrested...

24-year-old male student arrested in connection with voyeurism case at NTU

SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old has been arrested in connection with...

Business

Johor businesses urged to tap JS-SEZ for growth and investment opportunities

MALAYSIA: Businesses in Johor have been strongly encouraged to...

Sick of being broke? Eliminate these 8 silent budget killers now—before they sink you

Living paycheck to paycheck is like running on a...

Singapore SMEs eye JS-SEZ for growth amid rising costs and global trade tensions

SINGAPORE: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is emerging...

Fresh grads chasing $10K salaries? Singaporean asks: ‘Isn’t that unrealistic?’

SINGAPORE: A young local Reddit user took to the...

Singapore Politics

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...

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

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Punggol East SMC – which was wrested away from the WP by a thin margin – could be swallowed up by a GRC

Will Potong Pasir be absorbed into a GRC in the next GE since the number of voters falls below the limit for SMCs?

Alfian Sa’at responds after Yale-NUS cancels course on dissent and resistance

What fake animal is this Media Literacy Council?

SPH editor Warren Fernandez says new ways are needed to fund quality journalism

“3 years too late to retract what you said” – Singaporeans remain unimpressed with Josephine Teo’s “private joke”

“The media need room to operate so we can be credible” – Warren Fernandez on SPH’s ties with the Govt

The ‘sex in small spaces’ comment was “meant as a private joke” – Josephine Teo

“Snap elections in December or early January would give the ruling party an advantage” – Ex-PAP MP Inderjit Singh

Former SIA pilot who shared photo of dead maid found to be guilty under Official Secrets Act