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Bukit Batok by-election: Multi-pronged fight looms a SDP seeks alliance

Bukit Batok by-election: SDP's Chee Soon Juan joins fray as hopes of alliance fade

SDP will "surpass" the current standards set in town council management under the PAP dispensation, Chee says.

Mar 20, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore to offer two-week mandatory paternity leave

The minister says employers should play a big role in creating a pro-family environment in Singapore.

Mar 20, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore says Isis terror threat at highest level, Major counter terrorism measures rolled out

Epicenter of future caliphate: Singapore says Isis terror threat at highest level

'It is no longer a question of whether an attack will take place, but really, when is an attack going to take place'

Mar 19, 2016

By Jacob J

Woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for killing autistic son

The court heard that the 43-year-old woman from Tampines threw the boy out of her ninth floor flat.

Mar 18, 2016

By Jacob J

Penpix: Who are 9 New NMPs nominated to Singapore parliament?

An eight-member committee headed by Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob made the recommendation to the president.

Mar 18, 2016

By Jacob J

Who is Wang Yuandongyi, ethnic Chinese youth who vowed to fight Isis?

Who is Wang Yuandongyi, ethnic Chinese Singaporean who wanted to join Kurds' fight against Isis?

Wang, a non-Muslim with no ethnic connections to Kurds, was not ideologically driven.

Mar 17, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore arrests radicalised men involved in Middle East conflicts

The radicalised youth took up religious studies in Yemen before joining the fight against the Houthi rebels.

Mar 17, 2016

By Jacob J

Haze from Indonesian fires cost Singapore S$700 million in 2015

The haze last year was particularly bad due to the prolonged dry season caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon.

Mar 16, 2016

By Jacob J

Blogger Roy Ngerng gets 17 years to pay off defamation damages to Prime Minister Lee

Singapore blogger Roy Ngerng gets 17 years to pay off defamation damages to PM Lee

The court had found Ngerng guilty of defaming Lee by alleging that the prime minister misappropriated Central Provident Fund monies.

Mar 14, 2016

By Jacob J

Bukit Batok by-election: Multi-pronged fight looms even as SDP seeks alliance

SDP leader Chee Soon Juan among the first to express interest in waging the unexpected electoral battle in Bukit Batok.

Mar 14, 2016

By Jacob J

Bukit Batok by-election 'to be held in May' as David Ong resigns over affair

Ong resigned on Friday after details of his extra marital affair with a fellow PAP member emerged in public.

Mar 13, 2016

By Jacob J

David Ong resigns as Bukit Batok MP and quits People's Action Party

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says a by-election will be held in due course.

Mar 12, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Man arrested after attacking police officer with knife

A 43-year-old police officer sustained deep gashes on his right arm and was hospitalized.

Mar 12, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Tan Cheng Bock torun in 2017 presidential election

Tan Cheng Bock confirms he will contest in 2017 presidential election

Tan had narrowly lost the last presidential election in 2011.

Mar 11, 2016

By Jacob J

Singapore ranked world's costliest city for third straight year

Mega metropolises London and New York were ranked at the sixth and seventh positions, respectively.

Mar 10, 2016

By Jacob J

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