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SINGAPORE: The hot weather and haze in Singapore have kept people from going outdoors, resulting in less foot traffic at public hawker centres. As reported by Shin Min Daily News , stall owners admitted that their businesses had dropped by about 20%, and some are preparing to wea...
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In a written reply to Workers' Party MP Gerald Giam, Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said that the government is open to considering measures including chemical castrations, if it is clear that such measures are effective in bringing down crime rates. However, Shanmugam noted t...
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The 22-year-old faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Halving the time a collective sale committee has to collect signatures shortens the campaign but does nothing to soften it, says NUS law professor Gabriel Kor....
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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...
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As preparations for working life start earlier and career paths become less linear, young Singaporeans and parents of Gen Zs share their perspectives on the transition from school to work....
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Tiger Brokers now offers a way to bring local and international holdings together on one platform.
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Low Ek Yong, the private-hire vehicle (PHV) driver who died a year after being assaulted by one of his passengers, is remembered by fellow drivers as a gentle and generous man who was always ready to lend a helping hand. Low died in June 2025 at the age of 66. The assault On Jun....
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ASIA: Hong Kong’s widening lead over Singapore as Asia’s most international city in the latest Asian Cities Internationality Index (ACII) sparked mixed reactions online. Last year, Singapore trailed Hong Kong by only 0.2 points, scoring 73.5 out of 100 against Hong Kong’s 73.7. H...
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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 ...
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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...
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A Singaporean doctor has been charged with molesting a 24-year-old woman at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun in 2023. Yeo Teng Yao, 29, was charged in court on Sep. 3. According to a report by The Straits Times (ST) , Yeo was previously employed by MOH Holdings (MOHH), th...
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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...
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"The cost to the country of mediocre leadership would be vastly greater than the cost of paying political leaders properly," said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. His remark came on the heels of the government's acceptance of the recommendations of an independent review committee...
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A weight loss product sold online has been found to contain banned substances and prescription-only medicinal ingredients that may be harmful to health. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public about a product named "Dermcare weight (D30 & Sstrong Set) Daily Heal...
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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...
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The Digital Infrastructure Bill had its first reading in Parliament on Sep. 8. Introduced by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), it sets up two new licensing regimes to be administered by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). One covers the secu...
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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 ...
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Three Singapore-registered cars were allegedly broken into at the car park of Adventure Waterpark Desaru Coast in Malaysia. Photos were shared online by a Singaporean man who was parked close to the affected vehicles. Syafiq Maselan wrote on Facebook: "Was incredibly lucky that m...
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Summary Prosecutors are seeking up to 13.5 years’ jail for Muhammad Syafie Ismail over a fatal Tampines collision on Apr 22, 2024. The 45-year-old car driver entered a junction at 129 km/h to 134 km/h after the traffic light had been red for 26 seconds. Two people died, while eig...
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Changes to the collective sale framework could have implications for VERS, some MPs noted.
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Minister for Defence and Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing set out the details of the government’s response to the 2026 Salary Review Committee’s report. Chan, echoing PM Wong's earlier statement, said the review is fundamentally about giving them a better ...
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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 ...
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The threshold will be lowered to 70 per cent for projects between 40 years and 59 years old.
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The evidence on whether chemical castration is effective in bringing down crime rates is so far "not conclusive", said Senior Minister K Shanmugam.
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The police advised the public to refrain from purchasing tickets from unverified sellers.
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The former US vice-president was in Singapore an event run by The Climate Reality Project, a non-profit he founded.
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The Government recognises that the area holds significance for former island communities, he said.
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Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad took questions in parliament on the recent sexual offences committed at a mosque, and delved into what more is being done. Zaqy condemned the assault in no uncertain terms, saying his heart goes out to the victims and their...
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An American content creator said Singapore is more restrictive than North Korea after his modified muscle car was denied entry into the country. Keith Sinclair, 29, took to Instagram on Sep. 1 explaining how he was disallowed from entering Singapore by the authorities. In the vid...
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South Korea said it had sent a fact-finding team to assess the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, but stressed that no decision had been made about potential troop deployment to the strategic waterway....
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In accepting a committee's recommendations to adjust political salaries, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Sep. 8 that they will not move immediately to the new salary benchmarks. Instead, they will make a one-off adjustment now of up to 9 per cent for political officeholders....
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SINGAPORE: On Tuesday (Sep 8), Prime Minister (PM) Lawrence Wong announced a salary increase for political office holders of as much as 9% beginning on Oct 15. For ministers in the lowest tier, it would mean an annual salary of around S$1.2 million. It is the first increase in mi...
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The government has accepted the recommendations of an independent review committee to raise ministerial salaries in line with benchmarks, and will update the MR4 reference annual salary to $1.8 million. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong mentioned earlier in parliament that the propose...
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Operators must now also specify permitted GIRO deductions in contracts with parents, with unauthorised deductions potentially leading to the suspension or termination of their services....
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There is also a cost to not attracting the talent needed to steer Singapore in more complicated times, says former Nominated Member of Parliament Nicholas Fang....
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Non-monetary factors such as loss of privacy are bigger deterrents to entering political life, say experts after the government's first ministerial pay revision since 2011....
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Authorities will investigate such attempts and take decisive action to neutralise the threat, said Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam....
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The government has accepted the recommendations by an independent committee to adjust political salaries. The proposed adjustments will not be immediately implemented in one step. More details will be touched on by Minister for Defence and Coordinating Minister for Public Service...
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Singapore ministers, among world's highest paid government officials, get first raise in 15 years ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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A woman was recently seen causing a disturbance at Liang Seah Street in Bugis and allegedly harassed nearly 20 restaurants along the single-lane stretch on more than one occasion. She was also apparently seen talking to herself and cursing at random people in public at some point...
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US President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social without explanation, showing the US, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico and the Caribbean coloured in with the US flag, with the entire landmass labelled "United States of America"....
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Replacement costs and support for elderly residents were also mentioned by MPs during the debate.
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Summary A 61-year-old businessman was sentenced to 14 months’ jail and ordered to pay S$1,426,808 for tax offences. Pang Chuan Wah directed his son to submit false income figures and conceal the business’s GST registration liability. The offences caused S$351,787 in income tax to...
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There was an average of at least one rape and four molestation cases a day in the first half of 2026.
