Singapore
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Singapore will form a national task force to support businesses and workers in response to sweeping new US tariffs that could slow economic growth and impact jobs and wages, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Tuesday (Apr 8). The task force, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, will…
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Lee Hsien Yang — the younger son of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew — and his wife Lee Suet Fern are free to return to Singapore, the police said on Friday (Oct 11). “They are and have always been free to return to Singapore,” they said in response to media queries. Lee had said on Wednesday…
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A 63-year-old man was charged in court on Friday (Aug 23) with a slew of offences, including cheating, money laundering and failing to report movements of cash into Singapore. South Korean Kim Taek Hoon faces a total of 21 charges. Nine of them are for cheating several logistics providers, another four are for cheating Singapore Customs as well…
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Retail sales in Singapore decreased 0.6 percent year-on-year in June, reversing the 2.2 percent growth in May, the Department of Statistics said on Monday. The motor vehicle sales grew 19.5 percent in June from a year earlier but dropped 9.1 percent month-on-month. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales fell 3.1 percent from last year. The estimated…
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Siloso Beach has reopened for water activities, the Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) said on Saturday (Aug 3). The announcement came one-and-a-half months ahead of an expected three-month timeline needed for oil spill clean-up operations. The oil spill in June had temporarily halted water activities on Sentosa and Southern Islands beaches. After an extensive oil spill clean-up operation, Siloso Beach is…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Friday announced a review group to strengthen equities market development. Led by minister for transport, second minister for finance, and MAS board member Chee Hong Tat, the group involves private sector stakeholders and public sector representatives. The group will propose measures to encourage the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to…
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Music industry veteran Ken Lim Chih Chiang took the stand in his own defence on Monday (Jul 22) in his ongoing trial for making sexual comments to an aspiring singer-songwriter in 2012. Lim, best known for his Hype Records label and for being a judge on Singapore Idol, called the woman’s allegations “blatant” lies, saying that what…
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Lee Hsien Loong’s rise to Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong was born on Feb 10, 1952. In his early years, he attended Nanyang Primary, Catholic High School and National Junior College, and was awarded the President’s Scholarship and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholarship. In 1971, he completed the Officer Cadet Course and was…
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Ready for it? Taylor Swift’s in town with her highly coveted Eras Tour, and Singapore’s her only stop in Southeast Asia. Ahead of the six sold-out concerts that kicks off today (March 2), Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong shared with AsiaOne how Singapore sealed the deal. Speaking to AsiaOne at the National Stadium,…
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She didn’t just bite the hand that fed her – this maid also saddled them with debt. In an Instagram post on Jan 6, a woman named Ika shared that her maid had borrowed money from unlicensed moneylenders before running away. The night before her disappearance, Indonesian domestic helper Maemanah told Ika that she was being harassed to make full repayment. “I…
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After eight years of being together, Mediacorp actors Nick Teo, 33, and Hong Ling, 29, have finally gotten hitched. The couple registered their marriage on Thursday (Dec 14) and had their wedding banquet the following day. On Dec 8, a few days before tying the knot, Hong Ling had taken to Instagram to share a…
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One woman was filled with nothing but gratitude when she finally came face-to-face with the person who saved her life. The pair met for the first time on Friday (Dec 8) night and the scene was so heartwarming that the woman couldn’t help but shed tears. According to Shin Min Daily News, 27-year-old Jiang Meimei who had…
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Deer penis or goat’s brain? Have your pick. Chances are that these aren’t your everyday eats but they are definitely part of the local cuisine in Singapore. With that in mind, influencers Zermatt Neo and Annette Lee set off on an “exotic” food journey in hopes of being able to stomach everything in. A 24-minute-long YouTube…
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Dream, Design, and Deliver When Singapore gained its independence from Britain in 1965, it was a poverty-stricken place with few natural resources. It had a population of warring ethnic and religious groups that was largely uneducated, and many of whom were malaria stricken or opium addicted. Today, it is a gleaming global hub of trade,…
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SINGAPORE — A secondary school teacher who took about 170 upskirt videos of both his colleagues and students at the school premises has been sentenced to 10 months and two weeks’ jail. The 50-year-old man, who cannot be named under a gag order to protect the victims’ identities, pleaded guilty in September last year to…
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