SINGAPORE: The Woodlands Checkpoint will be redeveloped and extended over the next 10 to 15 years, with the first phase of construction works set to begin in the third quarter of 2025. This will serve as a long-term solution to the chronic congestion at the land crossing, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the Singapore...
SINGAPORE: A man was charged on June 3 with murdering a 79-year-old woman in Sengkang. Lim Yuen Li, 44, is accused of killing Wang How Khiew, who is believed to be his mother, in a flat at Block 465B Fernvale Road between 2am and 10.30am on June 1. In a statement on June 2, police said officers...
WASHINGTON: The news arrived quietly on his mobile phone, that Harvard University has been barred from enrolling international students. This means his ability to finish his degree there, the culmination of a lifetime of work, is now in jeopardy. The student, who declined to give his name given the sensitivities involved, is one of over 150...
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...
