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A Singaporean diver has gone missing following a diving incident in Palau on Sep. 7 A Mothership reader said that the diving expedition occurred on a motor yacht named Black Pearl. The missing person is also said to be a prominent figure in the Singapore dive industry. The Minist...
Seniors aged 70 and above who live alone were also given $100 to help them defray electricity bills.
Twelve MPs highlighted their proposals to enhance food resilience in Singapore.
Summary A SNEF survey found 54% of employers don’t plan to increase headcount in 2027, while 51% expect to freeze or moderate wages. The survey covered more than 300 companies employing nearly 160,000 workers across 20 industries between June and August 2026. Rising manpower cost...
Each person in Singapore generates about 128kg of food waste annually, said MP Poh Li San, one of the motion’s proposers.
Hong Kong’s first chief executive died on Sept 8 aged 89.
Utilisation of the scheme had generally remained low, averaging about 300 claims a year from 2023 to 2025, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
The objective is to ensure that Singaporeans can, even during disruptions, continue to have reliable access to essential food types.
Public service should not be driven primarily by pay, say the Progress Singapore Party, Singapore Democratic Party and Red Dot United.
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 8) that ministerial salaries will be going up by as much as 9% starting next month . The adjustment in pay is the first to occur in 15 years and is the government’s response to an independent review c...
A 14-day-old baby boy in Singapore died after he was found face down on his parents' bed. A coroner's inquiry on Sep. 8, where both parents were present, ruled that the case was non-criminal, reported Shin Min Daily News . The infant was found to have died by natural causes, the ...
Cinnabon will be closing its last Singapore outlet at ION Orchard on Sep. 22, 2026. The American bakery chain known for its baked cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting topping said on Instagram that the closure marks the end of its “chapter in Singapore”. “Until then, the ove...
SINGAPORE: Another complaint about a ‘garbage dump’ flat has been brought to the media when residents living in Tampines Avenue 2 reported that their neighbour’s apartment had become uninhabitable, causing the neighbour to sleep in the hallway or stairwell using mobility aids. Th...
As Singapore ages, the number of family caregivers is rising, making caregiver respite a key focus.
Malone Lam, 22, has been described as the ringleader of the criminal group in the US.
The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is a platform for the development and governance of the tech.
Climate advocates are in Singapore for the Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training, organised by former US Vice President Al Gore’s nonprofit organisation The Climate Reality Project....
Any import prohibition would have significant implications for Singapore’s trade, DPM Gan said.
SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party Member of Parliament (WP MP) Gerald Giam welcomed Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing to Bedok Reservoir, the ward he represents in Aljunied, over the weekend. Mr Giam wrote about it in a Sep 5 social media post, noting that it had been “a pleasure to welcom...
SIA said the two affected flights were diverted to Paris and Munich respectively.
Professional evaluations now support painting over the brick surfaces, Tampines Town Council said.
Izna will stage the Singapore leg of their Who Dat Girl? tour on Nov 8.
HDB has launched five CCA projects in the past five years, of which three were undersubscribed.
SINGAPORE: While in many parts of the world, and indeed, with many in Singapore, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s National Day Rally speech this year won cheers and applause, it certainly did not win over the opposition politician Chee Soon Juan. “If there’s a Nobel Prize for tone-...
SINGAPORE: Singapore is well known for its delicious cuisine, and Harpreet Singh appears to have a deep appreciation for its breakfast offerings, based on a recent social media post. According to Mr Singh, a Singapore Senior Counsel and a politician with the Workers’ Party, there...
The ministry is offering consular assistance to the missing person's family.
The cinnamon roll chain's last remaining outlet in Singapore will close with its last day on Sep 22.
SINGAPORE: After listening to a friend confess that marrying young for a Built-To-Order (BTO) flat was “the biggest mistake of his life,” a Singaporean man took to social media in search of answers, asking whether others who tied the knot early for housing have ever lived to regr...
The musical, which follows the creation of Michael Jackson's Dangerous World Tour and features some of his greatest hits, will open at Sands Theatre in August 2027....
The 22-year-old faces up to 20 years in prison.
SINGAPORE: In a recent TikTok video, a local property agent highlighted a problem that some have encountered in Singapore: neighbours dropping into an unfinished unit while it’s undergoing renovations and walking through it whilst workers are doing their jobs, with some even taki...
Tiger Brokers now offers a way to bring local and international holdings together on one platform.
While out on a joyride in town, a Singaporean man drove at 221 km/h and caused two collisions. 26-year-old Singaporean Jared-Kane Goh pleaded guilty on Sep. 8 to one count of dangerous driving. His speed was over double the legal limit on three road stretches. Goh will return to ...
Minister of Transport and Second Minister for Finance Jeffrey Siow and Workers' Party MP Kenneth Tiong exchanged views in Parliament over Singapore Airlines' (SIA) investment in Air India, with Siow saying there was no reason to doubt SIA's ability to deliver air services here, a...
SINGAPORE: A man was caught in the act of stealing money from a temple bowl in front of a statue, and eventually bowed, seemingly asking for forgiveness, before leaving the area as if nothing had happened. As reported by Shin Min Daily News , there were three staff members in the...
SINGAPORE: According to new data, Singapore is the second-best country to live in 2026. Across four pillars, the Little Red Dot scored just a shade below Estonia, which took pole position. Malaysia, Singapore’s nearest neighbour, placed third on the list published by RUMAVI, an a...
A man has earned S$80 by returning bottles and cans to a Beverage Container Return Scheme (BCRS) machine in Tampines. In a TikTok video on Sep. 5, the user, whose name is Arnel, shared a video of himself surrounded by trash bags full of recyclables, depositing the items into the ...
Mr Speaker, in December last year, the government appointed an independent committee to review the political salary framework. We are releasing the report today. At the same time, we are setting out the government’s response. It is important that members and Singaporeans see the ...
The former US vice-president was in Singapore an event run by The Climate Reality Project, a non-profit he founded.
