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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

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...

S$701M exits Singapore banks in April as institutions turn to telecommunications and industrial stocks

SINGAPORE: Outflows from Singapore's banking sector reached S$701 million...

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

Photo of LHL and Ho Ching taking the train resurfaces; netizens still question their intentions

Motorcyclist alights from bike to help elderly man cross the road in Yishun; #MakeYishunGreatAgain trends

Netizens point out that return of S$15.3 million in pilfered 1MDB money is more than M’sia’s HSR penalty of S$15 million

Singaporeans slam activist Jolovan Wham for saying burning the state flag should come under freedom of expression

Singaporeans surprisingly sympathetic to women arrested for prostitution

PM Lee launches gyms for the elderly who must pay for entry

Singaporeans slam speed guns deployed to catch reckless cyclists and e-scooter riders

Yakult flies off shelves because of feature in Netflix movie ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’

Snatch-theft in JB ends up with victims being horrifyingly run over by thieves’ car

Trump exhorts Kim to “prove everyone wrong” by denuclearizing North Korea