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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Singapore, covering politics, economy, society and the city state’s relationships with China, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian countries.
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President Tharman Shanmugaratnam
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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
last updated:
29 November, 2024
A Chinese tea ceremony in Chengdu. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia

Malaysia fines Singapore woman who claimed Chinese tea sellers drugged her

Amyra Laila Ho, 45, claimed a couple selling Chinese tea had insisted she smell their tea leaves, which supposedly made her dizzy and stiff.

Trending in China

China RedNote users praise Singapore for US$220 fine of spitting mainland tourist

Lee Hsien Loong

Singapore says Li Shengwu free to contest election, slams New York Times’ video

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Autonomous vehicles

Self-driving buses to hit Singapore’s roads in 2026 in landmark trial

During the pilot project’s initial stage, the buses will operate with a driver on board as ‘safety operators’.

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A public bus passes a bridge in Clarke Quay in front of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore. Photo: SCMP
Asia housing and property

The View | Trump-driven uncertainty puts Asia’s property markets under pressure

Even safe havens such as Japan, Australia and Singapore are under scrutiny as a more challenging global economic landscape emerges.

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Food and Drinks

How prosperity toss brings chaos to the Lunar New Year table

This salad, yusheng or lo hei in Chinese, is a must at Lunar New Year, the ingredients tossed for good luck. Where to eat it in Hong Kong.

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China technology

SenseTime to spin off healthcare platform to capitalise on advanced LLMs

SenseTime says rapid advancements in large language models are transforming artificial intelligence in the medical field.

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Outside a SenseTime office in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters
Wellness

How losing 26kg took lawyer from sad and sick to healthy and happy

After a scary medical report, Singaporean Raeza Ibrahim changed his diet and sleep routines and worked with a fitness trainer to shed kilos.

Tourism

‘Singaporeans don’t want this job’: city state’s hawker culture faces revolution

Singapore’s hawker culture is facing a manpower crisis, with many locals unwilling to work long hours for low pay. To address this, some hawkers are turning to robots.

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Business of climate change

Hong Kong should learn from EU missteps with sustainable jet fuel: Cathay Pacific

City must take care setting usage targets and provide airlines with assurance of carbon-reduction benefits, forum speakers say.

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A worker refuels a passenger jet at Stuttgart Airport on February 1, 2023. Photo: Getty Images
Lessons from China's history

Reflections | So Chinese New Year prosperity toss salad is unchristian?

A pastor has called the Chinese New Year ritual of shouting good wishes while tossing salad ingredients high in the air ‘superstitious’.

People tossing the ingredients of “yusheng”, or prosperity toss salad, during Chinese New Year, a traditional practice in Malaysia and Singapore for luck and prosperity. Photo: Shutterstock
Sexual harassment and assault

Singapore court sentences man to 19 ½ years for raping daughter’s helper

He gave the victim wine and ‘supplement injections’ before sexually assaulting her.

Robotics

Singapore’s hawker culture faces robot revolution

United States

US$760 million sea cable linking Singapore to America nears finish line

The Bifrost Cable System, connecting the US and the city state via Indonesia, is expected to be operational in the second half of this year.

Bifrost is the first subsea cable system linking Southeast Asia to the US to be approved in the past eight years. Photo: Shutterstock
Donald Trump

Why do Singaporeans like Trump? Survey findings hint at their pragmatism

Most respondents say Trump’s return to the White House is positive for Singapore, particularly among older Singaporeans.

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US President Donald Trump and then-Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shake hands at the Istana in Singapore in 2018. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong property

Shimao’s lender seeks private credit deal on US$1.3 billion loan

The loan, which matures on September 30, is backed by a complex in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Tong neighbourhood.

Sexual harassment and assault

Man accused of raping wife in Singapore, threatening to stab her with rod

It’s the first case since the city state repealed marital immunity for rape in 2020.

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New Zealand

New Zealand takes a page from Singapore’s investment playbook to spur growth

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said a new agency will be set up to provide tailored support to foreign investors.

Auckland’s skyline. New Zealand plans to set up a development agency to support foreign investors. Photo: AP
Lee Hsien Loong

Singapore takes first step towards election, analysts predict midyear polls

The next election – the first since Prime Minister Lawrence Wong took office – is likely to centre on bread-and-butter issues, analysts say.

Social media

Instagram brings parental supervision to Singapore with new Teen Accounts

Offering enhanced safety features for teens aged 13-18, these accounts are private by default, limit contact requests, and filter offensive content.

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Business of climate change

Hong Kong and Singapore firms tie up to decarbonise shipping sector

The deal will combine Towngas’ strengths in green methanol production with Global Energy’s supply chain management.

Towngas and Global Energy are taking steps to provide green fuel for the shipping sector. Photo: Towngas
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s dollar peg is an important bulwark against volatility

Scrapping it would shake confidence, jeopardise reliability and introduce currency volatility, one of the most significant risks in investment.

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General view of Hong Kong, from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) headquarters at the International Finance Centre in Central on October 9. Photo: May Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong should follow Singapore, Australia in anti-scam measures: lawmaker

Legislator proposes creation of a mechanism that would require companies, banks and individuals to share the cost of victims’ losses.

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Joe Biden

Shanmugam defends Singapore’s death penalty stance against Biden’s pardons

Law Minister K Shanmugam’s Facebook post was a response to a Wall Street Journal article about US President Joe Biden commuting the death sentences of 37 inmates.

Insurance

Hong Kong life insurance bonanza driven by local buying; overseas buyers rise

New life insurance sales in the first nine months of 2024 stood at HK$169.6 billion (US$21.8 billion), the highest since the authority set up in 2016.

Insurance sales agents approach mainland tourists in Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui on 20 February 2024. Photo: Eugene Lee
Climate change

Singapore braces for future floods, explores hi-tech solutions to stem the tide

As PUB warns of another heavy rainfall this weekend, analysts say there is a need to balance between stronger flood protection and costs.

Rain clouds hover above the Marina Bay Sands hotels in Singapore. Photo: AFP
The Philippines

Singapore’s Alice Guo probe spotlights ‘domino effect’ of transnational crime

Zhang Jie, one of Guo’s alleged associates, is a Singaporean national who purportedly helped in her escape from the Philippines last year.

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Banking & finance

Hong Kong gets a boost as 3 global hedge funds open offices, recruit staff

Hudson Bay Capital, Sona Asset Management and Centiva Capital are setting up shop in the city, according to sources.

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