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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

Are presumptive 4G PM Heng Swee Keat’s views on foreign workers contradictory to Lee Kuan Yew’s views?

Li Hongyi: “Singapore has a lot of problems, but we have political stability and resources.”

Kind bus driver distributes bread to construction workers as he plies his route

Tan Cheng Bock and party members meet with Costa Rican diplomat and other ambassadors

Consultant familiar with Lee Hsien Yang describes him as a “man rallying his family under intense persecution”

PAP MP: Someone has deliberately circulated a falsehood following our Father’s Day walkabout

Loving father shares a video of his son’s aggressive meltdown to raise autism awareness

11 people help manage PM Lee’s Facebook page but he is still not the PAP politician with the most social media managers

Fake news that Singaporean slept with 57 women in 24 hours re-circulates online

MARUAH calls on Government to do more for the elderly in Singapore