47 countries to attend 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to deliver this year’s keynote speech on the evening of May 30, the first time a European leader will give the keynote address at…
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$600 SG60 vouchers for Singapore citizens aged 21 to 59; $800 for those 60 and above
The SG60 vouchers are estimated to cost the Government a total of $2.02 billion.
Singapore’s opposition leader Pritam Singh fined $7,000 for each of two charges after conviction for lying to committee
Speaking to reporters after the hearing, the Leader of the Opposition said he “will be running for the general election."
Singaporean Ministers to send letters of demand to Bloomberg, other media outlets over ‘libellous’ statements
Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng are taking legal action against Bloomberg and other media outlets for publishing statements…
Singapore PM Wong to take over as ruling party chief; SM Lee to remain in executive committee
When the party’s central executive committee next meets, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong would propose that it elects Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to take over from him as the…
Laws passed to grant more parental leave, tackle abuses of court processes in Singapore
With the amendment, parents-to-be will get 10 weeks of shared leave on top of their current leave entitlement, bringing the total amount of government-paid parental leave to 30…
Judge rules Singapore Workers’ party chief Pritam Singh has case to answer
The prosecution wrapped up its case on Oct 24 after calling on four witnesses, including former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan.
Cappuccino, papaya and people: What fuels Pope Francis on his historic 12-day Asia-Pacific tour
But the winners are the people who surround him – whether his close Vatican aides or the common folk, they energise him all the same.
Singapore cannot be laissez-faire with race, religion issues: Law and Home Affairs Minister
Singapore intervenes heavily to ensure social cohesion and has “a tough set of laws” to deal with the minority who choose to be nasty towards people with different…
‘It’s about supporting the very end of war’: Ukraine’s Zelensky seeks Asia’s backing for its peace plan
That the civilised world has not allowed Ukraine to be seized by an aggressor shows that the international community puts stock in the rules-based order and respect for human…