SINGAPORE, March 6 — Singapore’s Parliament on Friday approved Budget 2026, the city-state’s largest annual budget to date, totalling over S$207.9 billion (RM643 billion). The passing comes amid heightened global uncertainty, with geopolitical tensions, trade
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Tariff twist: US 10pc levy on Singapore stays after court clips Trump’s powers
SINGAPORE, Feb — Singapore exports to the United States will continue to face a 10 per cent tariff even after the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs imposed under emergency
Read moreSingapore govt says institutionalising Opposition Leader role should wait for ‘sound practice’ to form
SINGAPORE, Feb — The Singapore government is open to further steps to embed the office of the Leader of the Opposition (LO) in law, but only when the country’s relatively new Opposition system has matured
Read moreAfter Pritam Singh’s removal, Workers’ Party rejects Singapore PM’s call to name new Opposition Leader
SINGAPORE, Jan — The Workers’ Party has declined Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s request to nominate a new Leader of the Opposition (LO), setting up an unusual standoff over a role that has become a
Read moreEconomic achievement in first quarter 2024 very encouraging, says PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, — Malaysia recorded an encouraging economic achievement in the first quarter of 2024 at 4.2 per cent, surpassing the expectations of many parties who projected the growth rate at 3.9 per cent, said
Read moreSingapore man gets seven years jail for killing pregnant wife, after attempted suicide when accounting error made him think business was doomed
Delivering his decision of seven years’ jail, Justice Pang Khang Chau said that it was relevant to note that the killing was not due to animosity, jealousy or any kind of malice towards the victim.
Read morePresidential hopeful Tharman to Singapore youths: Good to be socially aware but ‘make haste slowly’ when changing social norms
SINGAPORE— Being “woke” can be a good thing, if it means making people more socially aware of issues. But when it comes to changing social norms, it is better for the country to “make haste
Read moreSingapore Temasek Holdings cautious over investing in ‘nascent’ generative AI tech, reports 5.2pc fall in net value of portfolio
SINGAPORE, — Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been the “biggest surprise” in a recent market upswing but Temasek Holdings said today that it’s more interested in firms reaping the benefits of AI than investing directly in the
Read more‘Helped me survive the pandemic’: Singapore customers lament closure of Amazon’s online bookseller Book Depository
SINGAPORE, April 8 — During the Covid-19 circuit breaker period, content creator Natalie Tan ordered five or six books “every other week” from Book Depository, as it was the cheapest online bookstore and going to
Read moreSingapore national serviceman convicted of corruption after asking social escort for sex in return for not reporting her
SINGAPORE, April 6 — A full-time national serviceman (NSF) with the Singapore Police Force has been convicted of corruption after he tried to obtain sexual services from a social escort in exchange for not taking
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