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Singapore disappointed by Trump tariff, economy could fare worse than expected, says DPM Gan

April 4, 2025
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French deputy calls for the return of the Statue of Liberty, sparking international debate

March 17, 2025
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Warren Buffett claims he could eliminate the U.S. deficit in just 5 minutes

February 25, 2025
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Trump administration orders Federal employees to submit weekly accomplishments by Feb 24 or risk termination

February 24, 2025
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‘I was let go today—but not because I was a low performer’: Former Meta employee encourages others affected by job cuts

February 12, 2025
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Bill Gates, a big Kamala Harris donor, now all praise for Trump

January 20, 2025
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Pope appoints Trump critic as Washington archbishop

January 9, 2025
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US investor calls on Donald Trump to envision Puerto Rico as the ‘American Singapore’

December 20, 2024
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US startup lets employees secretly ‘scold’ bosses—and China’s netizens are demanding the same service

November 21, 2024
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China vows to ‘pulverize’ any foreign incursion into the South China Sea including the U.S.

September 13, 2024
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Middle-class jobs at risk: Over 600,000 positions to disappear from the American market by 2033

September 10, 2024
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Singapore-flagged ship collision; US bridge collapses, MPA assisting in investigations

March 27, 2024
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TikTok’s Singaporean CEO Shou Chew vows to fight against US ban

March 15, 2024
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Study: Gen Z Americans say Singapore is 5th most desirable country for expats

November 1, 2023
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Ho Ching: Singapore is not a democracy in the American sense of liberal democracy; SG is a social democracy

September 13, 2023
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KF Seetoh invites US Ambassador to ‘uniquely Singaporean’ Hungry Ghost Festival Getai in Toa Payoh

August 24, 2023
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More Americans than Chinese now buying private apartments in Singapore

July 21, 2023
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Singaporean-born TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gets grilled by US Congress

March 24, 2023
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Microsoft retrenches 1,000 employees across regions and offices globally

October 20, 2022
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Singaporeans shocked over new TikTok Challenge of cooking chicken in cold medicine; netizen suggests “Act ‘Normal & Sensible’ Challenge” instead

September 24, 2022
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Netizen: “In US I can own 2 story bungalow & 2 BMWs. In SG I can only buy 3 room flat”; other netizens say “but SG has no gun violence & mass shootings”

September 23, 2022
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KF Seetoh: ‘We want to hire them’ — Urban Hawker in New York offering jobs to migrants deported from other US states

September 21, 2022
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Netizens on pros & cons of life in Singapore: ‘SG isn’t looking too bad these days especially for building a family, but there are still drawbacks’

September 16, 2022
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‘Finally, with bated breath, we exhale,’ Kf Seetoh announces Urban Hawker opening to open NY Sept 21

September 11, 2022
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‘If not managed well by the parties concerned, the Taiwan question will spiral out of control, no good will come out of this’ warns Goh Chok Tong

August 15, 2022
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KF Seetoh: Heartening for hawkers & Makansutra that gahmen agencies got our backs in NYC

July 22, 2022
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Kf Seetoh: I salute all you Pioneer world class hawkerpreneurs making this mark in New York 

July 10, 2022
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Singapore professor missing for 3 nights rescued from New York swamp

July 4, 2022
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Women call for sex strike against men in retaliation for overturning Roe v Wade (women’s right to abortion)

June 29, 2022
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200 teenagers break into $8M mansion to party

June 29, 2022
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AWARE says ‘no right can be taken for granted’ after Roe v Wade (women’s right to abortion) overturned in the US

June 29, 2022
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PM Lee Hsien Loong Denies Being a Beijing Whisperer to TIME Reporter During US Visit

April 2, 2022
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Biden invites 110 countries including Malaysia, Indonesia & Philippines to democracy summit, but not Singapore?

November 24, 2021
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The world’s eyes are on Singapore’s COVID endgame

November 10, 2021
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Airlines gear up for travel surge as US reopens

November 8, 2021
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Mum says toddler live-streamed her accidentally while she was in the shower

October 13, 2021
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60 mn Americans now eligible for Pfizer booster shots, Biden says

October 1, 2021
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Biden says US not seeking ‘Cold War’ as he vows to lead

September 22, 2021
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Elementary school teacher who was unvaccinated, unmasked, spread Covid to half her students

September 1, 2021
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“You get a big old tank and then just f*cking run you guys over”: S’porean shares disturbing experience with boys who hurled racial slurs against Asians

July 10, 2021
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TikToker asks James Corden to cancel segment that shows Asian food as ‘disgusting’

June 23, 2021
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Friends TV star, James Michael Tyler diagnosed with prostate cancer, no longer able to walk

June 23, 2021
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Singaporean jailed in US last year for spying for China detained by ISA for acting as paid agent of foreign state

June 15, 2021
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US concert offers $980 ‘discount’ for vaccinated fans

May 31, 2021
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US House backs 9/11-style probe of Capitol riot

May 22, 2021
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Bakery puts suspect’s image on cookies after robbery, post goes viral

May 16, 2021
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US ends masks, social distancing for those fully vaccinated

May 15, 2021
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US hospital arranges ‘retirement paw-ty’ for therapy doggo. ‘Aww’s guaranteed

May 7, 2021
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First emergency Covid-19 relief shipment from US arrives in India amid second wave

May 1, 2021
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Top Hollywood talent agency to represent ‘pop music superstar’ JJ Lin

April 29, 2021