SINGAPORE: rime Minister Lawrence Wong’s choice to have only one deputy prime minister and three coordinating ministers in the latest Cabinet changes creates a broader senior leadership team, said political observers. They added that it leaves open the possibility for one of the fourth-generation ministers to be appointed as deputy prime minister in a future reshuffle,...
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while U.S. Treasury yields steadied allowing a bit of a breathing room for the U.S. dollar as investors took stock of the debt load of the world's biggest economy and awaited trade deals. Moody's downgrade of its rating for U.S. sovereign credit last week - due to concerns about that...
SINGAPORE: In an initial assessment of his party’s electoral performance, Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh (pic) attributed the swing against the opposition to people giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a strong mandate amid a difficult international environment. In this context, the WP had done “very commendably”, consolidating its hold over Aljunied GRC, Sengkang GRC and Hougang...
PETALING JAYA: Some 2.75 million Singaporeans are going to the polls this Saturday. Recently, two PAS leaders have landed in hot water with Singaporean authorities for allegedly trying to sway the city state's general election. However, they have denied the accusation, pointing out that they have also spoken out on politics in other countries before. Foreign interference aside,...
SINGAPORE: If elected into Parliament, candidates from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) will outdo those from the PAP any time in managing town councils and raising pertinent issues in Parliament, SDP chief Chee Soon Juan told voters in Sembawang at a rally on April 27. That is because the SDP candidates are committed to becoming full-time...
SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old man who allegedly molested a stewardess on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight and shoved her into a restroom with him was handed a molestation charge on April 22. Indian national Rajat, who goes by only one name, is accused of committing the offence at around 11.20am on Feb 28. Court documents did not...
SINGAPORE: When Jane’s (not her real name) former husband picked up her six-year-old son at her home in May 2024, she had little reason to believe the weekend visit would be any different from the past. Although the divorce was acrimonious, they stayed civil for their son’s sake. They have only one child. Jane, 35, was awarded...
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the state funeral of former Malaysian prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on April 15 in Kuala Lumpur, said the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office. SM Lee will be accompanied by his wife Ho Ching and officials from Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tun Abdullah died on April 14, aged...
SINGAPORE: An 86-year-old woman with dementia drew up a lasting power of attorney (LPA), choosing her 90-year-old brother as the person she would like to make decisions on her behalf when she loses the ability to do so. After her only child learnt about this, he filed an application asking the court to revoke the LPA...
SINGAPORE: After washing and grooming a corgi, the owner of a pet grooming salon left the dog on a table to go for lunch. But she failed to secure the corgi, named Fendi, with a double arm lock, using only a leash for the purpose. Fendi subsequently fell off the table and struggled for close to a...
