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Singapore News

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)...

Malaysia

11-year-old M’sian student suffers from nerve damage after teacher made him stand in the sun

Malaysia: Vehicles from Singapore will need entry permits to visit the country from October

Single mum disowns son after loansharks harass her family; her son borrowed money from at least 28 ‘ah longs’

Malaysian police condemn Facebook post encouraging Singapore drivers to put up anti-theft car signs

Malaysia PM, Berjaya Corp and Genting Group confirm casino plans in Forest City report as “false”

Anwar Ibrahim tells Malaysia’s civil servants that upcoming pay bump is ‘best ever’

Parasitic worms found in canned sardines imported from China via Singapore

Trial run for QR Code Immigration Clearance System for Johor-Singapore factory buses to start soon

Malaysia plans to build the largest integrated circuit design park in SEA to lure global tech giants and investors

Johor set to become most economically developed state in Malaysia: PM Anwar

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