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Muslim community in Singapore grateful for peace of mind and heart during Ramadan: Faishal Ibrahim 

Acting Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim greeting congregants at Hari Raya Aidilfitri prayers at Masjid Sultan on March 21.
Acting Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim greeting congregants at Hari Raya Aidilfitri prayers at Masjid Sultan on March 21.

S’pore is friends with China, Japan; good relations not a zero-sum affair, says PM Wong

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaking to media during his official visit to Japan, on March 18.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaking to media during his official visit to Japan, on March 18.

President Tharman warns of ‘long storm of global political instability’ as he approves Budget 2026

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said Singapore has strategic buffers as it navigates the turbulence as a small nation.
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said Singapore has strategic buffers as it navigates the turbulence as a small nation.

S’pore-Japan ties evolved significantly over 60 years; both sides can do more together: PM Wong

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met some 500 overseas Singaporeans and their families at a reception in Tokyo on March 17.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met some 500 overseas Singaporeans and their families at a reception in Tokyo on March 17.

PM Wong to make official visit to Japan from March 17 to 19

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will attend a guard-of-honour welcome ceremony, and be hosted by counterpart Sanae Takaichi to a working dinner.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will attend a guard-of-honour welcome ceremony, and be hosted by counterpart Sanae Takaichi to a working dinner.

NMP forms resource panel to get feedback; another ‘pressure tests’ ideas before raising them

Nominated MP Neo Kok Beng organised a visit to Parliament for his resource panel on Feb 20.
Nominated MP Neo Kok Beng organised a visit to Parliament for his resource panel on Feb 20.

How YouTube drew two youths in Singapore into extremism

With the rising trend of youth radicalisation in Singapore, ISD said online platforms have been pivotal in facilitating the process.
With the rising trend of youth radicalisation in Singapore, ISD said online platforms have been pivotal in facilitating the process.

Rehabilitation professionals warn of dangers of online platforms in radicalising youth

Reverend Dr Joachim Lee Tai Loong and Dr Muhammad Mubarak Habib Mohamed sharing their concerns over the role of online platforms in radicalising youth with the media at Khadijah Mosque.
Reverend Dr Joachim Lee Tai Loong and Dr Muhammad Mubarak Habib Mohamed sharing their concerns over the role of online platforms in radicalising youth with the media at Khadijah Mosque.

They went from normal childhoods to almost attacking worshippers at mosques, synagogue

Dylan (not his real name) – a formerly radicalised individual who was previously detained by ISD.
Dylan (not his real name) – a formerly radicalised individual who was previously detained by ISD.

Flexible work arrangements gain ground in Singapore but stigma remains: PAP Women’s Wing survey

From left: 
Hazlina Abdul Halim, IWD 2026 Organising Chairperson , Sim Ann, Chairperson, PAP Women?s Wing , Pauline Loo, Senior Vice President (Human Resources), Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation, Ang Yuit, President, Association of Small & Medium Enterprises, Pravita Nithiah Nandan, former NTUC Union Leader, National Transport Workers? Union and Member of the Tripartite Workgroup on FWAs and Aslam Sardar, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Human Resource Professionals at a panel discussion during the PAP Women?s Wing Commemorates International Women?s Day 2026 event on March 7, 2026.
From left: 
Hazlina Abdul Halim, IWD 2026 Organising Chairperson , Sim Ann, Chairperson, PAP Women?s Wing , Pauline Loo, Senior Vice President (Human Resources), Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation, Ang Yuit, President, Association of Small & Medium Enterprises, Pravita Nithiah Nandan, former NTUC Union Leader, National Transport Workers? Union and Member of the Tripartite Workgroup on FWAs and Aslam Sardar, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Human Resource Professionals at a panel discussion during the PAP Women?s Wing Commemorates International Women?s Day 2026 event on March 7, 2026.

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