Instead of the tens of thousands of spectators of past years, this year's National Day Parade (NDP) will have just around 150 spectators who are "representatives of society", Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on Sunday (July 26). NDP2020 will...
The fourth-generation leadership team is in "complete unity" behind Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat's leadership, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Sunday. Asked about the implications of the new Cabinet line-up, which was announced by Prime Minister Lee...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his new Cabinet yesterday, which sought to strike a balance between continuity provided by his senior colleagues, exposure for younger ministers and leadership renewal, as Singapore navigates its worst crisis since independence. The...
Singapore and Malaysia have finalised arrangements for long-term pass holders and travellers on essential or official business to cross the border — applications for which will kick off on Aug 10, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan announced on Sunday (Jul...
Dickson Yeo spent almost five years working at the behest of Chinese intelligence operatives to obtain valuable information from the United States. He was recruited when, as a PhD student in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,...
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SINGAPORE - A Covid-19 vaccine may become available in sufficient doses only towards the end of next year, the Health Ministry director of medical services Kenneth Mak said. He said Singapore is proactively working with vaccine developers, pharmaceutical companies and research...
Hell hath no fury like a durian lover scorned. It’s durian season and folks expect nothing less than the best when biting into their pricey orders of premium Mao Shan Wang and Black Gold. A local durian delivery service, however,...
In a widely expected post-election Cabinet reshuffle, Singapore ’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has retained veteran politicians in key positions, but younger ministers seen as future heavyweights were rotated to new portfolios. Lee’s designated successor Heng Swee Keat,...
SINGAPORE - There were 513 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Saturday noon (July 25), taking Singapore's total to 49,888. They included two community cases, both of whom are work pass holders, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be announcing a new Cabinet in a live press conference at 2.30pm today (July 25). The press conference will be broadcast on CNA, its Facebook, YouTube and website, as well as PM Lee's Facebook page.
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