Politicians are just like you and I, when they're not having their hands full with state affairs. They too, take time to wind down by doing things that they love — apart from politics. We stalk our politicians' Instagram and...
With the Covid-19 pandemic and a grim economic outlook, some fortitude is just what we need to overcome the tough times that lie ahead. Announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on May 26, the Fortitude Budget, Singapore's...
A Singaporean company has developed advanced "eyes in the sky" technology to help police social distancing measures and prevent the spread of Covid-19. Like similar emerging technology, it raises privacy concerns. New laws in the city state enacted in...
For a pair of young television rebels, Singapore is more than just an uptight, squeaky-clean, conservative state. "People have this impression that Singapore is boring," says 25-year-old Tan Hui Er, co-founder of the Not Safe For TV online channel....
While many shoppers may be cautious about heading out on Friday (June 19) - the first day of phase two of the reopening of the economy - shopping malls and their operators are going all out to ensure that everything...
Former deputy prime minister S. Jayakumar has been appointed a pro-chancellor of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The university announced on Thursday (June 18) his appointment to a three-year term, which will start on July 1. Professor Jayakumar will...
SINGAPORE - All of Singapore's 85,000 civil servants will not receive any mid-year annual variable component (AVC) payment this year, amid the economic gloom caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Public officers in superscale grades will also take a one-time...
For Members of Parliament (MPs), their main role is to act as a bridge between the community and the Government, to be the voice of their constituents, the people who elected them. We take a look at several Singapore MPs that...
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you should have some inkling of the People's Action Party (PAP) and the Workers' Party (WP). But what about RP? Or PSP? Or SDP? If these acronyms mean nothing to you, then...
Catchy nicknames are hard to come by, what more for an aspiring politician. Progress Singapore Party (PSP) candidate Gigene Wong, who grew up poor with five siblings and whose parents separated when she was a child, told local media in a virtual...
