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Rena Lee becomes first S’porean elected as International Court of Justice judge

She is only the second candidate from South-east Asia to be elected into the world court based in the Hague, Netherlands, since its founding in 1945.

With her successful election, Ambassador for International Law Rena Lee will serve a nine-year term on the ICJ from 2027 to 2036.

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US midterm elections 2026: Live results

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Three new MRT stations to open on Dec 26, paving the way for direct link to JB for residents in east

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ERP 2.0 data to be used by law enforcement to prevent, detect, crimes from January 2027

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Public supports COE ‘feebate’ scheme to make distinction between mass-market and luxury cars

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Singapore decides not to nominate Padang, surrounding buildings as UNESCO World Heritage Site

The National Heritage Board said retaining planning flexibility for the Civic District was a factor in its decision.

The Padang and key buildings within the Civic District such as Asian Civilisations Museum, the former Supreme Court and City Hall, and The Fullerton Hotel, as viewed from Swissôtel The Stamford.

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46,000 SIA booking records accessed illegally in data breach affecting software provider Amadeus

COE review: Most people support merging car categories, and five-band rebate system

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Indonesia arrests ex-police chief Listyo for alleged wiretapping of Prabowo

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Why electric stunning of chickens at a Selangor slaughterhouse triggered halal concerns

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Malaysia admits to gaps in airport drug screening, will modernise security assets

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1,310 BTO flats in Sembawang go on sale in November; under three years’ wait for them

Sembawang Anchor, which will be launched in this exercise, will have 1,310 units of two-room flexi, as well as three-, four- and five-room flats on a site in Admiralty Lane and Sembawang Drive. 

Nearly half of S’pore employers who use AI in HR do so for recruitment: SNEF survey

(From left) Skills and Workforce Development Agency deputy chief executive Tan Cheng Kwee; Dr Li Jia, Dean of School of Economics at SMU; Singtel group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon; and SNEF council member and Ninja Van CEO Lai Chang Wen at the SNEF Employers’ Summit 2026.

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