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Rena Lee elected to International Court of Justice, becoming first Singaporean judge
Ms Lee, 57, secured the highest number of votes in the UN General Assembly with 151 out of 191 votes, and the joint-highest number in the Security Council with 13 out of 15 votes....
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Commentary: When stock analysts move markets, should retail investors follow?
Retail investors should be cautious about buying or selling shares simply because they read in the news that an analyst has changed a recommendation, says NTU finance professor Roger Loh....
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The Oscars of watchmaking: Who decides which watches deserve to win?
From the judging process to the seven watches that caught our attention, here’s a closer look at the GPHG 2026, with two Singaporeans among this year’s jurors....
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Rena Lee becomes first S’porean elected as International Court of Justice judge
She is only the second candidate from South-east Asia to be elected into the world court based in the Hague, Netherlands, since its founding in 1945.
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Beware of phishing scams impersonating courier companies via Apple iMessage
The messages would inform recipients of failed deliveries due to invalid addresses.
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Almost 30% of eligible S'poreans collected free N95 masks, govt to continue prioritising vulnerable residents: Grace Fu
As the haze situation in Singapore improves, almost 30 per cent of eligible Singaporeans have collected free N95 masks as part of the government's mask distribution exercise as of Oct. 29. According to environment minister Grace Fu, nearly one-third of Singapore's population are ...
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The reality is that we cannot grow the car population in S'pore much further: Jeffrey Siow
A proposed Certificate of Entitlement (COE) scheme to introduce rebates and surcharges on mass-market and luxury cars, respectively, has been supported by the majority of respondents, said Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance, Jeffrey Siow, on Nov. 3. Siow, spea...
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5-room HDB flat with 94 years left on lease sold for S$1.8 billion; highest resale price ever in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A five-room flat in Queenstown broke records as the most expensive resale HDB unit in Singapore’s history, changing hands for S$1.818 million, or a whopping $1,521 per square foot (psf). According to reporting from EdgeProp, the Oct 30 transaction was for a unit at Blo...
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SBS Transit makes police report on man who allegedly taped phone to bus to film TikTok video
To follow a "trend", a man in Singapore made a TikTok where he was seen taping a phone to the back of an SBS Transit bus while it was stationary along Jalan Besar. The rest of the video, supposedly filmed from the taped phone, showed him on a motorbike apparently following behind...