Ng Wei Kai

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Wei Kai joined The Straits Times in 2020 and covers politics. He also writes Unpacked, a weekly newsletter on Singapore politics and policy.

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NEA has sent legal notices to 7 companies under haze law, will take further action where warranted

(From left) Education Minister Desmond Lee, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu and Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau speaking at a press conference at the National Press Centre on Oct 16.

Debate on how to protect workers will move from ensuring benefits to finding new jobs as retrenchments rise

Even as protections are debated, the next pressure point on this promise is emerging: getting retrenched workers and fresh grads into jobs.

House to discuss claims that civil servants disproportionately bought homes near unannounced MRT stops

Nine MPs have raised questions to the Government on the claims.

RTS Link now expected to open in Feb 2027 instead of Dec 2026

A new RTS train on the track from Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru on July 25.

Supporting women dealing with menopause, early career stress, among PAP Women’s Wing focus areas

PAP Women’s Wing chairwoman Sim Ann delivers a speech during the group’s annual conference held at the Mandarin Oriental Singapore on Sept 26.

S’pore population rises 1.6% to 6.21 million, driven by construction workers for projects like T5

The citizen population increased by 0.7 per cent to 3.68 million in June 2026, from 3.66 million in June 2025.

Speaker Seah Kian Peng apologises for nodding off while chairing parliamentary proceedings

Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng apologised for the lapse and said he will learn from it and take steps to ensure it does not happen again.

Parliament is not the risk committee for individual firms: Foo Cexiang on SIA’s Air India investment

Foo was criticising Workers’ Party MP Kenneth Tiong’s statement that Parliament is the risk function for the reserves and Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) board is the investment team, calling it “a major leap of logic”.

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.

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