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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...

40 days jail for married man who fell in love with his maid, then threatened her with a knife after she rejected him

SINGAPORE: A 37-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to 40...

Business

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...

Outgoing WPP CEO says AI is ‘disrupting’ the advertising industry and will soon make the world’s expertise available to everybody at low cost

INTERNATIONAL: Artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked debate over its...

Myntra Global launches in Singapore as prelude to broader internationalisation

SINGAPORE: India's leading fashion and e-commerce platform, Myntra, has...

MAS end-June deadline for overseas crypto players aligns with global moves

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore...

Singapore Politics

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...

‘Big party promotion!’: Singaporeans react to Desmond Lee’s appointment as PAP chair, but some look for DPM Gan

SINGAPORE: The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) announced on...

Malaysia

Singaporean woman’s car window was smashed and her luggage was stolen at Paradigm Mall in JB

Singaporean cyclist was run over by lorry in Kulai after hitting pothole, resulting in fatality

Teacher found dead in Johor—Malaysian authorities seek her aunt in Singapore to be notified

Viral JB road rage ends in S$2.7k fine for S’porean who kicked car, spat at driver

‘Please teach Singaporeans how to drive a car on the highway’ video goes viral

Najib using Singapore’s playbook to muzzle opponents ahead of crucial polls

Scoot to kick off brand new Malaysian destinations

Poor education, unproductive workers sets Malaysia apart from neighbours

Malaysia faces backlash on arbitrary detentions, deportations

Three questions 1MDB has to answer over IPIC payment default

Is Malaysia next after Sri Lanka falls knee deep in China’s...

Najib the ‘global moderate leader’ rapped for banning book on moderation

Malaysian opposition zooms in on bread butter issues

Bigger split in pro-Najib camp on 1MDB RCI

Mahathir outsmarts Najib in Video response on public transport