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GE2025 reserve candidate Firdaus Daud deployed to Faishal Ibrahim’s former Kembangan ward

Lawyer and GE2025 reserve candidate Firdaus Daud (left of Tin Pei Ling) with Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC MPs at a voucher distribution event on Aug 23.

S’pore and Vietnam agree to deepen leadership exchanges, expand tech cooperation

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (second from right) and Vietnam Minister for Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung (second from left) exchange the agreements on Aug 25. With them are Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing (far right) and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Cam Tu.

Faishal Ibrahim in discussions to return to academia: NUS

Former acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs Faishal Ibrahim resigned from political office and as an MP on July 20.

PM Wong announces major reset in family support

Every Singaporean child will get nearly $70,000 in direct financial help, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the National Day Rally.

PAP, WP continue to clash over opposition party’s economic proposals

The WP had tabled a motion on Aug 4 on the future of Singapore’s economy.

NTUC’s first job security chief has two worries: fresh graduates and older PMEs

Caryn Lim, NTUC’s new and first Chief Job Security (Job Security Directorate) at NTUC building on Aug 13.

Costs of Pioneer Generation schemes exceed fund balance by $785m, Govt to top up where needed: Report

The Estimates Committee said the Pioneer Generation Fund would need to be topped up further as the estimated liabilities currently exceeded its fund balance.

NDP2026: A midair song, a stadium of light, one pledge in the final stretch

Singer Jasmine Sokko descended from a cube hung from the stadium’s ceiling to dance in the air above a sea of lights during the National Day Parade at the National Stadium on Aug 9.

Economic debate yields broad consensus and adds to ongoing discussion on the Opposition’s role

Much of the debate focused on the structure of the economy – how much it should be driven by either MNCs or SMEs.

Singapore needs to redouble resources on reskilling to overcome smaller population: Jeffrey Siow

A smaller Singaporean population base means there are more resources available to invest in each person, said Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow.

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