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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)...

Featured News

Bold Lianhe Zaobao editorial whacks MOH, SAF, SingPost, SMRT and Singapore Power as it calls on Govt to “restore public confidence”

Goh Chok Tong visits Tan Chuan-Jin’s photography exhibition that has already raised $600,000 for charities

MINDEF defends its safety record but neglects to mention 155mm howitzer accident that killed 2 NSFs and injured 12 NSmen 22 years ago

Girls High School Uniform Controversy: Nanyang Girls’ High Teacher’s Actions Spark Debate on NYGH Uniform Protocol

Local business owner consults lawyers after SingPost took 4 months to deliver Govt letter to him and jeopardised his business

Human Rights NGO criticises MOH for the lack of transparency in how it handled “reprehensible” HIV data leak

Lee Kuan Yew wrote “The only answer against a bad government that refuses to be voted out of office is armed revolution” in 1969 letter to veteran architect

Bold T-shirt about CPF goes viral as PAP group calls for higher CPF contribution rates for seniors who “need to be even more self-reliant”

Another ex-Straits Times heavyweight asks why MOH did not do more when it discovered “utterly cruel” HIV data leak years ago

Activist who coined the term “Chinese privilege” gets stern warning for police after calling Singapore a “terribly racist country”

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