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Container shipping industry starts to come down from pandemic highs
Even the typically busy August to October period – when businesses move goods for the year-end retail season – appears to have weakened. → Read More
CPTPP signals support for Singapore, Mexican businesses to venture overseas: PM Lee
MEXICO CITY: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - which both Mexico and Singapore are part of - signals to companies that their governments encourage and support their ventures into each other’s countries, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday (Nov 20). → Read More
Asia not ‘centre of the world’, needs cooperation with other regions to progress: PM Lee
MEXICO CITY: Asia needs to continue to cooperate with other regions in order for it to prosper, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Nov 19) during his four-day official visit to Mexico. → Read More
Opposition parties won’t win voter confidence if they remain 'disparate': Chee Soon Juan
SINGAPORE: As long as Singapore's opposition “remains disparate" and "as a motley bunch”, it will not win the confidence of voters, said Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Chee Soon Juan on Sunday (Aug 4). → Read More
Four special education schools to add basic digital skills to curriculum
SINGAPORE: More than 700 students from four special education schools will learn how to make e-payments, use emails and online chats by next year, as basic digital skills are incorporated into their academic curriculum. → Read More
Shorter opening hours for some restaurants at Jewel Changi Airport
SINGAPORE: All eight restaurants on the fifth floor of Jewel Changi Airport as well as a bulk of the eateries on the Basement 2 level will have shorter operating hours starting Wednesday (Jul 10), a spokesperson for the development told CNA. → Read More
Canberra MRT station to open on Nov 2
SINGAPORE: The new Canberra MRT station on the North-South Line will open on Nov 2, Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan announced on Monday (May 20) during a visit to the site. → Read More
Heng Swee Keat to support PM Lee in longer term policy review as DPM
SINGAPORE: Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said he will support Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in reviewing Singapore’s longer term policy measures to take the country forward in the next decade, as he prepares to take on the role of Deputy Prime Minister from May 1. → Read More
Mobike calls it quits, seeks LTA approval to surrender licence
SINGAPORE: Mobike made an application on Monday (Mar 11) to seek consent to surrender its bicycle-sharing licence in Singapore,the Land Transport ... → Read More
Budget 2019 plans for both short- and long-term needs: Indranee
SINGAPORE: This year's Budget addresses both Singapore's short-term and long-term needs, said Second Minister for Finance and Education Indranee ... → Read More
Community clubs play a 'special role' in Singapore: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Community clubs (CCs) play a special role in Singapore as they serve the needs of the community and provide a communal space for ... → Read More
Mediacorp countdown party to feature augmented reality segment
SINGAPORE: For the first time, revellers ringing in the new year in Singapore will be treated to a special augmented reality (AR) segment at this ... → Read More
Six-month trial for on-demand public buses to start Dec 17
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Dec 3) that it will soon trial its on-demand public bus (ODPB) services, which ... → Read More
Diesel hybrid buses, with new information displays, to hit the roads in December
SINGAPORE: Fifty diesel hybrid buses will serve commuters from December, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Monday (Nov 26). They will ... → Read More
New programme to grow promising start-ups in infocomm media sector launched
A new programme was launched by Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran on Wednesday (Nov 7) to support the growth of promising ... → Read More
Government can help couples be 'baby ready': Josephine Teo
SINGAPORE: There are practical ways for the Government to help young couples be "baby ready" – including helping them get their flats sooner, said ... → Read More
New Punggol Town Hub to open in 2021 with hawker centre and library
SINGAPORE: Punggol residents will have more to look forward to come 2021 with the opening of Punggol Town Hub (PTH) that will feature a new hawker ... → Read More
National Skin Centre unveils patch treatment for keloid scars
SINGAPORE: Patients at the National Skin Centre (NSC) can look forward to a painless treatment to reduce the size of their keloid scars by the end ... → Read More
President’s Challenge 2019 to focus on mental health
SINGAPORE: Next year's President's Challenge, an annual community outreach and fund-raising campaign, will focus on mental health while also ... → Read More
Electric car-sharing firm BlueSG opens 100th charging station
SINGAPORE: Electric car-sharing firm BlueSG has opened its 100th charging station in Singapore, with the company saying there has been strong ... → Read More