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Singapore has never stayed neutral and does take positions on trade with US and China: DPM Gan

DPM Gan Kim Yong, who is also the Trade and Industry Minister, added that Singapore values doing business with the US and with China. However, it is becoming “increasingly…

  • Published: May 23, 202510:10 am
  • Author Chor Khieng Yuit
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Missing for 2 years, wife of former Singapore basketball coach confirmed dead in Japan

Ms Patricia Wu-Murad was reported missing on April 10, 2023, after failing to show up at another inn where she had a reservation.

  • Published: May 23, 20259:58 am
  • Author Lok Jian Wen
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US government revokes Harvard’s right to enrol foreign students in major escalation

The university in Cambridge, Massachusetts quickly slammed the move as “unlawful” and said it would cause “serious harm” to both the campus and the country as a whole.

  • Published: May 23, 20259:10 am
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‘I saw a ship dropping many people into the sea’: India accused of returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

The UN has launched an inquiry into reports that the refugees were forced off an Indian Navy vessel and into the Andaman Sea, which it called “unconscionable” and “an…

  • Published: May 23, 20258:15 am
  • Author Rohini Mohan
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Foreign embassies in Singapore should not incite local reactions to global issues: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The May 21 statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came after the US and Chinese embassies in Singapore engaged in an exchange of videos and words on social media on the…

  • Published: May 22, 202512:44 pm
  • Author Ho Ai Li
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Making traditional bread in modern Singapore: How one bakery is rising to the challenge

The decades-old Sweetlands Confectionery and Bakery is one of only a handful that continue to produce and supply the traditional bread used in kaya toast at popular cafe chains.

  • Published: May 22, 202510:50 am
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Mammoth road rage: Elephants attack car in Malaysia allegedly after getting horned at

It happened on the same highway where an elephant calf was killed earlier in May after it was hit by a lorry.

  • Published: May 22, 20259:16 am
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China and Pakistan reaffirm ironclad ties in FM Dar’s first trip after conflict with India

Mr Dar is the first high-level Pakistani official to visit China after the India-Pakistan conflict drew international attention to the reported performance of Chinese fighter jets…

  • Published: May 22, 20259:00 am
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PM Lawrence Wong unveils new Cabinet, says it’s the ‘strongest team’ for Singapore

This is PM Wong’s first Cabinet reshuffle after a general election. He had led his PAP team to win 65.57 percent of the nationwide vote share at the polls on May 3.

  • Published: May 22, 20258:15 am
  • Author Goh Yan Han
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Singapore PM Wong, Australian PM Albanese agree to uphold rules-based multilateral system

The two leaders also exchanged views on key regional and global developments.

  • Published: May 21, 202510:47 am
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