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‘Forever cruise’ ship seized in Singapore as passengers remain in Cambodia

The vessel is now under the control of its lender after owner Villa Vie failed to keep up with payments.

The arrest of MV Odyssey follows the collapse of operations by Florida-based Villa Vie Residences.

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Easing pre-school worries, giving parents assurance: Goh Pei Ming on supporting families

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From military to ministries: Goh Pei Ming talks about shaping policy and making time for family

The newly minted Senior Minister of State said family is a common thread across his two portfolios.

Senior Minister of State for Social and Family Development and Home Affairs Goh Pei Ming said he feels the responsibility to do even more after his promotion in July.

Most S’pore parents see kids’ tuition as necessary despite wanting less academic pressure: Survey

Small steps, big pay-off: KKH aims to get critically ill children back on their feet faster

Big investors still hunting private market deals including in S’pore, despite risks and slower exits

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Wind of change: Laos project shows promise of connecting S-E Asia to green power

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Indonesia considers bug sweeps, tighter controls on spy tools after wiretap scandal

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Green wall of Singapore teeming with life

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‘A never-ending effort’: She chases down illicit product peddlers in Geylang

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‘We’re breathing in the smoke even as we sleep’: Living with haze in Sumatra

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The writer has picked up analogue activities such as letter writing, scrapbooking, and film and polaroid photography.

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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