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Live: 8 public officers’ property purchases near unannounced MRT stations referred to police

Debate begins on changes to income tax laws.

Parliament sitting on Oct 6.

Parliament approves increases to salaries of President, Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Speakers

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Key North-South Corridor works producing most noise, dust to be completed by end-2027: Jeffrey Siow

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Telok Blangah murder: Clinic doctor rushed to help elderly man who was stabbed in the chest

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Measures to tighten airport security at Malaysia’s KLIA to be implemented in three phases

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Flydubai co-pilot completed part of his flight training in New Zealand, police say

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House approves salary adjustments for S’pore President, Speaker, Deputy Speakers

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Singapore’s labour market remains resilient, but showing ‘signs of softening’: Jasmin Lau

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191 public officers’ property purchases near unannounced MRT stations reviewed so far

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Govt not compensating affected residents, businesses for North-South Corridor delays: Jeffrey Siow

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Proposed changes to Muslim law include simpler divorce process, strengthened welfare of children

For those that seek to end a Muslim marriage through talak tafwidh, they may no longer need to appoint a marital conciliator.

The number of Muslim marriages fell in 2025, from 5,184 in 2024 to 5,006 in 2025, while the number of divorces rose from 1,440 in 2024 to 1,658 in 2025.

S’pore beauty salons bank on value-adds, convenience as RTS spells more competition from JB

Woman fined $5k for cheating by posing as Marriott associate’s sister to get hotel stay discounts

Hawker goes viral with video of him driving Rolls-Royce linked to $3b money-laundering probe

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Middle East war sharpens focus on ASEAN energy security plans

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Indian opposition marches in protest seeking resignation of election chief

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Nepal ends search and rescue after flood, focuses on rehabilitation

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Why Japan’s PM quoted an ancient Chinese proverb to launch her ambitious policy vision

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What if young men and women want different marriages?

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China’s robot boom hits an unexpected speed bump – a cautious Beijing

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‘What am I getting wrong?’: Losing a job at 40 isn’t the same as in your 30s

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Complex works, tough terrain: Building Jurong Region Line no easy task

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Uniform, but unique: The stories and styles of Singapore school attire

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Game, sweat, match: Inside the Singapore Tennis Open 2026

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Singapore’s new Primary 1 rules: Who lives around the 12 schools getting a wider catchment?

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Rodeo shows, a ‘$2.5 trillion photo’ and gaffes: A history of Chinese leaders’ visits to the US

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Nepal’s towns in ruins: What it will take to rebuild after massive flood

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Keys to the past: National Museum’s revamped Singapore History Gallery reopening on Oct 10

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Indonesia needs to grow more rice, corn and sugar. Can its forests survive?

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The haze is back in Singapore. How does it compare with previous years?

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Ignoring the noise: What it’s like competing at the ‘vocational skills Olympics’ in Shanghai

For aircraft maintenance competitor Aidan Wong, 21, there is no time during the contest for toilet or water breaks.
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App with weather and route guidance for cyclists among youth proposals to improve S’pore transport

(From left Nicholas Peck Jun Le, Chung Tzu Chi, Gary Yin Kian Lee, Radhakrishnan Srivarshini, Jayaraman Sophia Rita, are part of a group that presented their proposal for a one-stop platform integrating cycling information and journey-planning tools to cater to different cyclist profiles, at a panel presentation held at the Asian Civilisations Museum on Sept 26.
(From left Nicholas Peck Jun Le, Chung Tzu Chi, Gary Yin Kian Lee, Radhakrishnan Srivarshini, Jayaraman Sophia Rita, are part of a group that presented their proposal for a one-stop platform integrating cycling information and journey-planning tools to cater to different cyclist profiles, at a panel presentation held at the Asian Civilisations Museum on Sept 26.

28 trains and 14 countries: Singaporean makes 21,445km journey home from Scotland by rail

Nicholas Chua made the journey home from Scotland over a 46-day rail journey from May to July, crossing destinations like Mongolia and Russia.
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