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Bill Gates spotted trying out durian during Singapore visit

SINGAPORE: While very popular in many parts of Southeast...

Hot dog bun goes up from $1.70 to $2, the seller even asks for the bun’s plastic bag back

SINGAPORE: A Facebook user wrote that he was amused...

Elderly man with dementia missing since May 1, caregivers seek help

SINGAPORE: After an elderly man went missing last week,...

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...

Business

Singapore’s HDB resale flat price growth continues to slow at 1.6% in Q1 2025

SINGAPORE: HDB resale flat prices in Singapore rose by...

‘At my wits’ end’ — 30-ish Singaporean struggles to find job after 1.5 years of being unemployed

SINGAPORE: A jobless Singaporean in their early 30s took...

Career dead end at 40? Here’s how to reinvent yourself before it’s too late

A netizen posted on Reddit and talked about his...

Credit Suisse agrees to pay over US$510M in US tax case involving Singapore accounts

Credit Suisse Services, a unit of the Swiss banking...

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)...

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PAP Minister Ng Chee Meng spotted conducting walkabout at Potong Pasir SMC

Bus and train fares could possibly see 7 per cent increase next year

“UNITY IS STRENGTH” – Singaporeans praise the bond between Tan Cheng Bock and the WP

Time Magazine brings up Singapore’s press freedom rankings as it covers PM Lee’s warning to TOC

Aunties in Yishun hug and kiss Law Minister K Shanmugam during walkabout

IN FULL: PM Lee’s warning letter to The Online Citizen

“PM Lee shouldn’t have one standard for his family and another for the rest of us” – Activists respond to PM Lee’s warning to TOC

Amos Yee resurfaces after long hiatus, says, “Most pedophiles just want a friendly, loving relationship with children”

PAP MP set to ask PM Lee about making foreigners who invest in Singapore “honorary citizens”

PM Lee may not sue his siblings but asks TOC to remove article repeating Lee Wei Ling’s allegations or face legal action

Singapore News

Bill Gates spotted trying out durian during Singapore visit

Hot dog bun goes up from $1.70 to $2, the seller even asks for the bun’s plastic bag back

Elderly man with dementia missing since May 1, caregivers seek help

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

Business

Singapore’s HDB resale flat price growth continues to slow at 1.6% in Q1 2025

‘At my wits’ end’ — 30-ish Singaporean struggles to find job after 1.5 years of being unemployed

Career dead end at 40? Here’s how to reinvent yourself before it’s too late

Credit Suisse agrees to pay over US$510M in US tax case involving Singapore accounts

Singapore Politics

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

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