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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

Lonely elderly Singaporean sits at HDB void deck for years so that someone might see him if he suffers another stroke

Editor accuses The Straits Times of omitting question on adultery Law Minister was allegedly asked at recent forum

White House: Trump is standing up to Russia’s malign activities and protecting America’s elections integrity

PM Lee: Boost productivity skills in this time of global trade instability

Meeting with Putin ‘really good’ for Israel, President Donald Trump

Arnold Schwarzenegger lambastes Trump as President acknowledges that he misspoke on Russian meddling

Najib’s fighting it off with fresh lawsuit against prosecutors

Ho Ching advocates for 19-year old French football player Kylian Mbappé, but what about homegrown Ben Davis?

Former NBA player sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for charity fraud scheme, filing false tax returns

Leading Republicans join Democrats in condemning President Trump for his performance in Helsinki with Putin

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