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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

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...

141 HDB resale flats sold for at least $1 million in April

SINGAPORE: Last month saw the highest number of Housing...

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)...

Featured News

Tan Jee Say, Goh Meng Seng refute internet memes and naysayers of ‘Pakatan Tan Cheng Bock’

American woman forcibly removed from Korean Air for refusing to sit in Economy seat

Former SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek installed more ex-military personnel within SMRT before leaving his post

More Singaporeans flame Lawrence Khong as “creepy” call for 50,000 to pray for Singapore trends

Preschool at the centre of “priority access” for grassroots volunteers saga is a close partner of Temasek

Video of racist man trying to kick migrant worker out of lift angers many Singaporeans

Many push for change despite Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s cautioning words: “Please do not assume that you can change governments”

Ong Ye Kung: We need to embrace the double-edged sword that is technology

Khazanah boss rebukes Mahathir on UBS bank losses

Reddit users anonymity may have been compromised by major security breach