Prospect of a veto alone has lessened the temptation for political parties to promise the world during elections. The elected president's custodial powers over the national reserves have influenced Singapore politics for the better, even if the veto over the...
SINGAPORE - The number of new dengue cases last week remained below the 100 mark as the National Environment Agency (NEA) urged the public to keep up the momentum in the fight against the mosquito-borne virus. According to statistics on...
SINGAPORE - Travellers at Changi Airport can expect more flights to popular destinations in the region, as airlines ramp up for the annual peak travel season. About 90 new flights, offering more than 8,000 weekly one-way seats, will be added...
SINGAPORE - The Workers' Party (WP), in rejecting the proposed changes to the elected presidency, wants a return to the old system in which Parliament appoints the president. An appointed president would "take care of any concerns" of minority representation...
SINGAPORE - Wealthy Link Pte Ltd has made the highest bid of $2.6 billion to buy land in Singapore's downtown Marina Bay in a tender that attracted seven property developers, the government said on Tuesday. The price offered by Wealthy...
SINGAPORE - An average of 1,200 Singaporeans have renounced their Singapore Citizenship (SC) each year from 2005 to 2015. The annual SC renunciation rate remains low at under 0.1 per cent, said Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National...
Workers' Party MP Pritam Singh yesterday accused the Government of allowing lottery operators Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club to offer legal online gambling in order to "make more money". In an adjournment motion in Parliament, Mr Singh (Aljunied GRC)...
The Government is prepared to review laws that criminalise suicide, said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Lee in Parliament yesterday. He was responding to a question from Mr Louis Ng (Nee Soon GRC), who asked whether the...
Social media platforms such as Facebook and Line are familiar to many in Singapore but active users should exercise more precaution as there might be scammers lurking on these sites. Police said this in a statement today (Nov 8) and...
She was shocked and disgusted when she opened a tin of milk powder meant for her kids aged three and four. Blogshop owner Perline Chua caught a whiff of a foul smell, and when she peered into the tin of...
