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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Singapore, covering politics, economy, society and the city state’s relationships with China, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian countries.

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President Tharman Shanmugaratnam

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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong

Former nominated member of parliament Calvin Cheng was criticised for his comments about sending pro-Palestine activists to Gaza. Photo: Facebook/Calvin Cheng

Singapore’s top officials, PM, criticise ex-NMP Calvin Cheng over Gaza post

The former nominated member of parliament on Thursday apologised for Facebook comments in March in which he offered to send pro-Palestine activists to Gaza.

11 Apr 2025 - 12:10AMvideocam

World’s No 2 coconut water bottler applies for Hong Kong IPO

10 Apr 2025 - 6:12PM

Food and Drinks

Singapore’s food hub status at risk amid wave of restaurant closures

10 Apr 2025 - 4:25PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong airport ranked first for immigration services; sixth best terminal

Singapore Changi Airport reclaims position as world’s best at the Skytrax World Airport Awards.

10 Apr 2025 - 6:09PM

Hong Kong International Airport. Organised by Skytrax, the awards were determined by votes cast by 13 million air travellers from more than 100 jurisdictions. Photo: Dickson Lee

US-China trade war

Can backchannel diplomacy rescue US-China ties from brutal tariff war?

Rapidly escalating tit-for-tat exchanges are making it hard to see how leadership talks could occur, observers say.

10 Apr 2025 - 11:43AMvideocam

Diversity or detachment? Singapore’s civil service a political talent pool

From ex-army chief to clinical psychologist, the public sector has been a reliable hunting ground for new candidates for the PAP, and now the opposition.

10 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM

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Singapore general election 2025

4 in 10 Singaporean voters have decided on PAP if election held tomorrow: survey

About 22 per cent of the respondents say the ruling party has been in power for too long, and change is necessary.

9 Apr 2025 - 2:08PM

Four in 10 Singaporean voters would vote for the ruling People’s Action Party, according to a survey. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘I caught the baby’: migrant heroes hailed after Singapore shophouse fire rescue

Risking their lives and without safety gear, construction workers scaled a burning building to save children trapped on a third-storey ledge.

9 Apr 2025 - 1:30PM

US memory chipmaker Micron to impose tariff surcharge on products

Micron’s overseas manufacturing sites are largely based in Asia, including mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

9 Apr 2025 - 9:46AM

Chinese overseas

Chinese residents and developer spot green shoots at Malaysian ‘ghost city’

Luxury compound still has no supermarket, but more Singaporeans are making day trips on weekends.

9 Apr 2025 - 9:31AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

From robot nurses to diagnoses, 5 ways AI is changing healthcare

Doctors say using artificial intelligence will make future healthcare more effective, such as by rapid diagnosis and tailored treatments.

9 Apr 2025 - 1:00PMvideocam

Missi, the AI-powered robot nurse helping to minimise healthcare worker burnout. Photo: NUHS

Opinion | What the Asian Tigers can teach Trump

The US president is interested in making America bigger. But human talent, not land, is the asset most worth investing in.

9 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

2025 Myanmar earthquake

Myanmar earthquake: Singapore deploys cyborg cockroaches in rescue efforts

The insect-robot hybrids are fitted with tiny ‘backpacks’ containing infrared cameras and sensors to detect human heat signatures.

8 Apr 2025 - 9:36PM

Trump’s tariffs: Asean urged to explore trade diversification, tap FTAs

The call by analysts comes as Asean countries are among the hardest hit by US President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs.

9 Apr 2025 - 3:47PMvideocam

Asean is facing growing calls for the 10-member bloc to step up its trade diversification and seal more free trade agreements. Photo: Reuters

Trump’s tariffs: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong slams US – ‘not actions by a friend’

Wong says Washington’s tariffs are a repudiation of the global trade system that the US once championed.

8 Apr 2025 - 6:28PMvideocam

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has criticised the move by US President Donald Trump to impose a trade tariff on the city state. Photos: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore, AFP

Banking & finance

Singapore’s insolvency reforms take aim at shareholder dissent

As Singapore seeks to become Asia’s go-to for distressed businesses, its proposed insolvency overhaul tackles shareholder dissent head-on.

8 Apr 2025 - 1:39PMvideocam

South China Sea

South China Sea: is Beijing’s code of conduct ‘milestone’ progress or a tactic?

In all likelihood, the negotiations will be kicked further down the road just as in the past, analyst says.

8 Apr 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam

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Sexual harassment and assault

2 men in Singapore jailed for raping drunk 16-year-old girl in a public toilet

A third man involved in the ‘cluster assault’ is also on trial.

7 Apr 2025 - 9:23PM

Photo: AFP

Millionaires and billionaires

Singapore tycoon Robert Ng, 3 children named as politically significant persons

Ng, chairman of Sino Group, and his children have held positions in committees of China’s top political advisory body, according to public records.

7 Apr 2025 - 9:10PM

‘It’s not good news’: Singapore’s leaders warn over Trump tariff bombshell

PM Lawrence Wong warned of a rising global trade war threat, as his predecessor Lee Hsien Loong predicted long-term tariff fallout.

7 Apr 2025 - 2:49PM

Hong Kong property

Residential landlords get support from workers at hedge funds, crypto: Savills

Savills says Hong Kong residential landlords receive support from hedge funders and crypto workers as traditional sources remain sluggish.

7 Apr 2025 - 10:30AM

A man passes a property agency in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: May Tse

Scams and swindles

Brunei royal, moneyed, cancer patient: Singapore court unmasks ‘Con Mum’ star

In Singapore, Hanna, 84, is believed to be involved in at least five cheating cases with losses amounting to US$149,000.

6 Apr 2025 - 10:32AM

Pastry chef Graham Hornigold was reportedly scammed by his mother, who featured in a Netflix documentary. Photo: Instagram/ghornigold

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s economy needs a lean and mean civil service

While the government is doing its best to reinvigorate the economy, the city’s competitiveness is hampered by a labour shortage and high salaries.

6 Apr 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

Asian Angle | Can Indonesia’s Batam hold its own against Johor-Singapore SEZ?

Batam has struggled to attract investment, stymied by local-level dysfunctions and a lack of connections to major Indonesian cities.

5 Apr 2025 - 3:00PM

Beyond the sea: Malaysia’s rail port project targets a trade corridor shake-up

Perlis Inland Port aims to offer Southeast Asia a viable land-based trade alternative to the instability of current shipping routes.

5 Apr 2025 - 12:39PM

A goods train arrives at a container terminal in Malaysia’s Perlis state. Photo: Joseph Sipalan

US-China trade war

Will Trump tariffs open door for China to improve ties with Vietnam?

The ‘very damaging’ move could take a heavy toll on the country and may prompt Hanoi to move to boost economic ties with its neighbour.

5 Apr 2025 - 6:51AMvideocam

The tariffs could hit US firms with manufacturing operations based in Vietnam. Photo: EPA-EFE

Ahead of Trump’s tariffs, most MNCs in Singapore worry about slowdown: survey

The survey by AmChamSG, conducted before Trump’s 10 per cent universal tariff move, reveals fears over rising costs and supply disruptions.

7 Apr 2025 - 1:33PMvideocam

Video | Singapore floats hi-tech fish farm to meet food demands

4 Apr 2025 - 5:00PM

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