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Questions raised after Ong Ye Kung and Chee Hong Tat issued statement saying they don’t know Fujian gang member Su Haijin

SINGAPORE: Health Minister Ong Ye Kung and Transport Minister...

Gates Foundation to open an office in Singapore with support from EDB

SINGAPORE: The Gates Foundation announced plans to open an...

Maid says her employer did not give her Labour Day off, even though her contract includes PH entitlements

SINGAPORE: A domestic helper has raised concerns about the...

“When you vote for RDU, you are voting for yourself” – RDU makes resounding final appeal at Nee Soon GRC rally

GE2025: After nine days of walking the ground, knocking...

Business

Retirees beware: 7 hidden money traps that can wipe out your savings fast

For most people, retirement is the most-awaited finish line,...

Singapore’s F&B sector continues decline in March, sales down to S$960M

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) sector saw another...

General Motors appoints Alpine Motors as its official distributor in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Alpine Motors has been appointed the official distributor...

Singapore-headquartered Shein ends contracts with Brunswick and FGS, signalling delay in London IPO plans

LONDON: Singapore-headquartered Shein has ended its contracts with Brunswick...

Singapore Politics

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

After polling day, Singaporeans look for ‘silver lining’ and ‘bright side’ of poll results

SINGAPORE: In the aftermath of the May 3 polls,...

‘We won something deeper’: Harpreet Singh’s post leaves people hopeful that he’ll stay in politics

SINGAPORE: After the slate from the Workers’ Party (WP)...

Jamus Lim says Sengkang MPs will work harder than ever

SINGAPORE: In the speech he delivered after it was...

Featured News

‘They’ve got the food, the goods, and now—they’ve got me’ — Loh Kean Yew is Grab Singapore’s first brand ambassador

Singapore Airlines passenger makes bomb threat and assaults flight crew; fighter jets escort SIA plane to Changi Airport

Workers’ Party invites all Singaporeans aged 40 and below to participate in the WP Policy Challenge 2022

Richest City in the World: Singapore Ranks Fifth Globally in Wealth, Trails Only Tokyo in Asia

Customer ‘really shocked’ that 1 chicken wing, 1 chilli fish cake, 1 ‘kosong’ mee goreng cost $9 at Kopitiam

Lawrence Wong says he’s honoured by ‘succession choice’ and sees himself as a ‘servant-leader’

Adjustable desk chairs in China let students take power naps; an idea that should be adopted worldwide

“You’re living off the labour of a repressed underclass” — Footage of Anthony Bourdain calling Singaporeans out for relying on maids, resurfaces online

Singaporean woman in Thailand mistakenly eats cannabis in noodle soup, says ‘It looked like kangkung’

“Two Ministers in this pic — me and guess who?” — Ng Eng Hen posts throwback school photo; Singaporeans guess who is who