SINGAPORE: This week’s parliamentary sittings opened with some important news, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announcing on Sept 8 (Tuesday) a significant increase in salaries for those in political office. This is the first time in 15 years for such a pay raise, and it came after recommendat...
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All in, The Straits Times swept up five golds and seven silvers at the awards.
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The collision involved five cars, an SBS Transit bus and a tipper truck.
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SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority, SBS Transit Rail and SMRT Trains have signed a Collaboration Agreement to jointly administer the Singapore Rail Academy (SGRA) from Nov 1, 2026, giving the academy an expanded mandate to strengthen the training and professional development...
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Workers' Party (WP) Member of Parliament Jamus Lim replied to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's comments that the WP's policy position "shifts with the political winds", in an Instagram post on Oct. 25. PM Wong made the remarks earlier that day at the People's Action Party (PAP) Awa...
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Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of a child abuse case. Editor's note: The article has been updated for accuracy. A woman, who watched as four-year-old Megan Khung was fatally abused by her mother and her mother's boyfriend, has admitted to helping disp...
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"How much responsibility do Singaporeans have to support their own film industry?" Veteran Singapore film producer Daniel Yun raised this question in an Instagram post on Oct. 18, and argued against overemphasising the need to support local films. He was responding to a recent in...
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A 23-year-old full-time police national serviceman (NSF) was arrested after he allegedly trespassed into a female toilet at the Police Training Command, where he worked at. In response to Mothership 's queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at the police tra...
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"Singapore will not be able to insulate ourselves from global or regional shocks", said Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry), Tan See Leng, in his Singapore Energy Lecture at the start of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) on Oct. 26. Tan elab...
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Heavy rain in Penang Island on the night of Oct. 24 buried 73-year-old Wong Kar Lin in a landslide the next morning. The Penang Fire and Rescue Department responded to a distress call at 8:36am and a rescue team arrived at the scene just two minutes later, reported The Star . Won...
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The 37-year-old female driver of one of the cars was earlier arrested for drink driving.
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A man, who appeared to be in his 60s or 70s, has been seen picking up leftover food from the Our Tampines Hub Hawker Centre on a daily basis. A resident tipped Shin Min Daily News off after seeing the man pack food left on the hawker centre tables by diners. He said the man was n...
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The cuts fall within the minimum contractual limits of around 91 to 92 per cent of exports, says Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia....
