Son of Singapore's founder says he is now political refugee as family spat snowballs
Lee Hsien Yang says Britain has determined he faces a well-founded risk of persecution, and cannot safely return to Singapore.
Tue Oct 22 2024
CPF account closure for non-Singaporeans and non-PRs: Withdraw savings before interest ceases
According to Singapore's Central Provident Fund Board, after March 2027, these savings will no longer earn any interest.
Tue Sep 10 2024
Govt reviewing all water agreements with Singapore - DPM Fadillah
Fadillah Yusof said all existing agreements related to the issue of raw water from the Johor River being sold to Singapore is reviewed.
Tue Jul 16 2024
MACC reaches out to Singapore CPIB for information on 'flying container' mastermind
An MACC source revealed that the suspect is believed to have left Singapore and efforts to track him down were ongoing.
Tue Jun 11 2024
Shaken passengers arrive in Singapore after deadly turbulence-stricken flight
Singapore Airlines took 131 passengers and 12 crew on the relief flight from Bangkok to Singapore.
Wed May 22 2024
One dead as Singapore Airlines plane makes emergency landing due to turbulence, 30 reported injured
The aircraft with 211 passengers and 18 crew was headed to Singapore when it made the emergency landing, the airline said in a statement.
Tue May 21 2024
Chinese tourists flock to Southeast Asia as overseas travel bounces back
Bookings to Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia combined jumped more than 30% from Feb. 10-17 compared with 2019, according to travel website.
Tue Feb 20 2024
SST increased to 8 pct, capital tax at 10 pct and luxury goods introduced
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said tax collected by the govt is one of the lowest in ASEAN at 11.8 pct of GDP compared to Singapore and Thailand.
Fri Oct 13 2023
PM to participate in two special sessions at 10th Asia Summit today
The participation is part of the Prime Minister's programmes during his working visit to Singapore today.
Wed Sep 13 2023
Elmina plane crash: Anthony Loke says cockpit voice recorder sent to Singapore for analysis
Experts in Singapore would retrieve data from the final 30 minutes of voice recording captured in the memory puck before the crash happened.
Mon Aug 21 2023
Rosmah applies for temporary release of passport to go to Singapore
Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor applied for the return of the passport to enable her to visit her daughter who now resides in Singapore.
Wed Jun 14 2023
Singapore expects full tourism recovery by 2024
Tourism contributes about 4 pct to Singapore's annual gross domestic product, according to the STB.
Tue Jan 17 2023
Agong grants audience to Singapore Foreign Minister
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah granted an audience to Singapore Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at Istana Negara here today.
Mon Jan 16 2023
PM Lee invites Malaysia's new PM Anwar Ibrahim to Singapore
Lee said he had spoken to Anwar today to congratulate him on being sworn in as Malaysia's 10th Prime Minister.
Fri Nov 25 2022
Food of the future: A protein made of water and air is coming to Singapore in 2024
It has the appearance of wheat flour, but there isn't a grain of cereal used in the milling process.
Sat Oct 29 2022
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers
Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024
National squad to hold friendly matches for 2025 Indoor Hockey World Cup
The warm-up matches will involve matches against better ranked teams in the world, namely Austria (first) and Belgium (third).
Tue Nov 26 2024