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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...

SG Economy

Bidding wars at the void deck: Are we pricing out the heart of our heartlands?

Singaporeans on possibility of S$ parity with US$

Analysts: Lady Gaga’s Singapore Mayhem Ball concert to bring in 200K visitors and up to S$250M in revenue

Singapore’s growth engine sputters, analysts spot fatigue as global trade clouds gather

MAS eases monetary policy again in April amid global trade tensions; GDP growth forecast down to 0–2%

Bloomberg writer calls Hyflux saga a “tale of corporate ruin” with...

Financial Times calls Singapore’s “disturbing” fake news law a “mistake”

Netizen blasted for saying wheelchair users and those with prams shouldn’t...

Facebook to crack down on groups spreading misinformation

PM Lee extols the value of Gurkha Contingent weeks after saying...

Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand buck worldwide trend with more executions, not...

SPH loses advertisers and investors as its net profit plunges by...

Dr Tan Cheng Bock gears up for next GE by announcing...

Coffeeshop patron caught harassing stall worker and calling him “low class”

Apex court rules that by-election is not required if single seat...