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Singapore, Brunei reaffirm commitment to strengthening bilateral ties during SM Lee’s visit

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, accompanied by Mrs Lee and Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming, meeting Brunei’s Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Prince Abdul Malik and Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Abdul Mateen in Brunei on July 16.

Both sides to ensure smooth transition when S’pore takes over from Philippines as ASEAN chair: PM Wong

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr in Singapore on July 15.

Singapore and Malaysia share vision for ASEAN to become green energy powerhouse: President Tharman

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said ASEAN’s member states can join forces on green energy, processing power, in terms of the capacity for data centres, and the digital economy.

HDB lapses saw flats allocated, housing grants given to ineligible applicants: AGO report

HDB also potentially overpaid a contractor $9.7 million for patrol and enforcement work that was not done.

Singapore, Malaysia heads of state encourage deeper cooperation between the two countries

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam received a welcome ceremony during his state visit at the invitation of Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar on July 13.

Singapore, Brunei share special friendship built on decades of mutual trust: SM Lee

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong meeting Dato Sufian Sabtu, Brunei’s Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (Security and Law), in Bandar Seri Begawan on July 14.

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Changes to Singapore’s dialect policy likely to be incremental, targeted, and not a sweeping rewrite

The end-June release of Dear You, a Chinese movie filmed almost entirely in Teochew, had ignited public debate around language policy.

WP announces appointments for its top leadership body, co-opts MPs Fadli Fawzi, Andre Low

Aljunied GRC MP Fadli Fawzi (left) and Non-constituency MP Andre Low were brought into the top decision-making body when it met for the first time on July 7.

MPs propose seamless air-sea transfers, training workers for future jobs during Parliament debate

Twenty-four MPs spoke during a six-hour debate on a motion on the Future of Transport, which focused on ways to improve Singapore’s role as a global transport hub.

Private-hire, taxi drivers to get more help to take up new jobs involving driverless vehicles

The driver support package will focus on three key areas: long-term career conversion programmes, a new training scheme featuring short courses, and career guidance initiatives.

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