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Singapore News

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...

Malaysia

Pasar malam stall in Malaysia charges extra if you ask for roti john ‘without vegetables’

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

1MDB: When 30-40 pairs of eyes scrutinising a document still failed...

A bicycle accident incident in 2017 and the case of an...

PUTRA: Malaysian Malays will suffer the same fate as Singapore &...

UMNO woos PM Sabri to break the opposition’s accord & call...

Missing DJ WONG BOLLYWOOD emerges 7 days later on Facebook, only...

VIDEO: Singaporean motorist alleges extortion by the Malaysian police

Opposition MP says she’s still traumatised by Pakatan’s 22 months rule...

A controversial artist arrested over a satirical monkey drawing

SG actor, Wang Lei helps to raise cash rewards up to...

Sue the Singaporeans breaching the law at pump stations, fuel association...