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Man complains Changi Airport is not wheelchair friendly but netizens lash out...

Changi Airport is deemed as the best airport in the world with top-class facilities for flyers. Unfortunately, a user by the name Joseph Chia didn’t have the best experience at the airport when he was...

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Hawkers to receive same-day NETS sales proceeds

The same-day settlement for hawkers every day to enable hawkers to receive their sales proceeds in their bank account via NETS transactions on the same business day and give them faster access to their...

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Netizens dismiss news that Singaporeans are cancelling CNY shopping trips to...

It appears that Singaporean-organised “shopping tours” to Johor, in conjunction with Chinese New Year, are seeing a lot of last-minute cancellations as situation between two countries tense up over a...

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RSAF and DSTA complete technical evaluation of F-16 replacement with F-35

The technical evaluation to select the next generation fighter to replace the F-16s has been completed by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and...

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Chee Soon Juan’s book launch venue changed because Lifelong Learning...

Secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Chee Soon Juan was all set to launch his book titled “Never On Bended Knees” on 26 January. Unfortunately, the Lifelong Learning Institute...

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Johor Chief Minister was cautioned against visiting Johor Bahru port, fearing...

Following Johor Chief Minister Osman Sapian's controversial visit to the Johor Bahru port on board of Malaysian vessel MV Pedoman earlier this month, Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed...

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Unnecessary for Singapore to “send warships” to “chase” Johor Chief Minister...

Singapore's act of sending "warships" to "chase away" Johor's Chief Minister Osman Sapian was unnecessary and a "severe" overreaction, said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. In a broadcast of...

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Ex-SAF Chief Infantry Officer BG (NS) Winston Toh to head Tower Transit bus...

The Tower Transit Group announced on Fri (18 Jan) that it has appointed former SAF Chief Infantry Officer, BG (NS) Winston Toh, as the Managing Director of its Singapore bus operations. He takes the...

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CPF Board: Automatic payout at age 70 “helps to simplify the activation...

CPF Board has come out to strongly deny that the government had quietly shifted the "retirement payout age" from 65 to 70, in a media report today (20 Jan). CPF Board's denial came in response to a...

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Use of “double negative” in CPF Board’s formal statements condemned by...

CPF Board has come out to strongly deny that the government had quietly shifted the "retirement payout age" from 65 to 70, in a media report yesterday (20 Jan). CPF Board's denial came in response to a...

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Losing £billions in paper losses in StanChart, Temasek puts pressure on...

The UK-based Financial Times published an article yesterday reporting that Temasek Holdings is stepping up pressure on Standard Chartered's CEO as losses continue to mount for Temasek in its...

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Academics stand by their comments about NUS & NTU made in the now-removed...

Several former National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) professors have spoken out about the fixation of universities, these two in particular, on KPIs and...

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Increase in defence budget in anticipation of acquiring advanced F-35 stealth...

MINDEF said on Friday (18 Jan) that the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have completed their technical evaluation of the advanced stealth fighter...

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Actor Aloysius Pang sustained serious injuries to his chest and abdominal...

A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Operationally Ready National Serviceman, Corporal First Class (National Service) [CFC (NS)] Pang Wei Chong, Aloysius, 28, an Armament Technician from the 268th Battalion...

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Chee Soon Juan reveals that his book launch event venue faced rejection more...

Following the news that Chee Soon Juan’s book launch event venue at Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) was cancelled last week, the Secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) revealed...

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NS man, Aloysius Pang injured in training exercise in New Zealand, condition...

A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Operationally Ready National Serviceman, Corporal First Class (National Service) [CFC (NS)] Pang Wei Chong, Aloysius, 28, an Armament Technician from the 268th Battalion...

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EMA: SP Group’s higher tariff reflects “long-term costs of producing and...

Last Wed (16 Jan), a member of the public, Albert Tang, wrote to ST Forum asking why SP Group didn't offer the heavily discounted electricity rates, which many of the electricity retailers are...

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S$72 million to support manpower upskilling in the built environment (BE) sector

An additional $72 million will be set aside over the next two years to support manpower upskilling in the built environment (BE) sector, Minister of National Development Lawrence Wong said in a speech...

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Is Malaysia and Singapore making their way back to a more rocky relationship...

Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad gave a speech at the Oxford Union recently and answered several questions ranging from Malaysia’s stance on Israel, their relationship with China, and their...

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Bayer CEO comes to SG to assure Temasek as it loses at least S$1.5b in 9 months

It was reported by the Australian Financial Review on Mon (21 Jan) that the CEO of German drug-maker Bayer, Werner Baumann, has been in Singapore and Australia over the past week to reassure "big...

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