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Singapore’s mainstream media: More trusted than followed online

Singapore’s mainstream media commands high public trust—but that trust...

Alamak! Why Singapore English is so colourful

Singaporeans are the most frequent users of colorful words...

S$700 fine for tourist who stole Charles & Keith backpack less than an hour after arriving at Changi Airport

SINGAPORE: A tourist who had been passing through Changi...

Civilian suffers gunshot injuries after wandering too close to SAF live-shooting exercises at Yishun

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has reported that...

Business

WhatsApp to roll out 3 new monetisation features within its Updates tab over the next few months

SAN FRANCISCO: WhatsApp is set to roll out three...

Centurion’s REIT listing signals hope for Singapore IPOs

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based Centurion Corporation announced plans to list a...

‘I’ve applied to 130 jobs’ — 23 y/o international student in Singapore opens up about her job hunt struggles

SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old international student currently doing her Master’s...

Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton says the age of AI is a great time to be a plumber

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the job market, Geoffrey...

Singapore Politics

WP announces changes to CEC; new NCMP Eileen Chong to lead Youth Wing

SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party (WP) issued an update concerning...

Better support system needed for Serangoon seniors for accessing public services, says WP MP Kenneth Tiong

SINGAPORE: Newly minted Member of Parliament (MP) from the...

Young Democrats to host panel on animal welfare amid rising cruelty cases

SINGAPORE: Following a disturbing rise in animal cruelty cases,...

PAP’s Goh Pei Ming is one of the highest election spenders with over S$100K spent, despite getting into Parliament by walkover

SINGAPORE: People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Goh Pei Ming...

Tag: Straits Times

Prominent blogger banned from FB for publishing local socio-political content

The Heng Swee Keat Watch

Facebook removed local socio-political posts which seems to have not violated...

Does public parking rate increase equal to more profits?

Leaving our internal security door wide open

Singaporeans surprised that man can retire at 46 in Singapore

Why DPM Tharman May Be Wrong About The Younger Generation in...

Is DPM Tharman right? Are the new breed of workers less...

1st time ever in history – S’poreans’ unemployment rate lower than...

Is this another Sermon on the Mount?