Singapore

A total of 117 suspected drug offenders were arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in an island-wide operation between Oct 10 and 21. Drugs with an estimated street value of $19,000 were seized, including 38g of heroin, 52g of…

The Johor state government wants to make it easy to travel between Malaysia and Singapore and any claim that Umno was behind a move to disable the autogates for passport clearance at the Johor Baru checkpoint is false, said Chief Minister…

Singapore has offered to deploy its military assets based in Australia to help with flood relief efforts in the states of New South Wales and Victoria. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made the offer on Tuesday during an annual meeting with…

Singapore’s economy places too much of a premium on cognitive abilities, and does not sufficiently value those engaging in “hands-on and heart work” such as technical, service and community care roles, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence…

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday met academics and business leaders in Sydney as part of his three-day visit to Australia from Oct 16 to 18. The business luncheon was organized by the Asia Society Australia, and the roundtable…

Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong's visit to the Indonesian islands of Batam and Bintan on Thursday and Friday included stops at industrial estates where Singapore firms have operations. In his trip to strengthen relations…

The various cost of living support measures rolled out in 2022, including a new $1.5 billion package announced on Friday, will fully cover the effect of rising prices for the bottom 40 percent of households and retiree households. For…

Almost 4½ months after Malaysia banned the export due to a domestic shortage, the first batch of live Malaysian broiler chickens crossed the Causeway on Thursday morning, with supermarkets receiving the first batch of these chickens later…

Singapore will soon be able to import live chicken broilers from across the Causeway as Malaysia is lifting its export ban from Oct 11. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Sunday confirmed it received official notification from Malaysia's…

Just days after Caltex retracted its pump price increases, Shell raised its diesel rate by five cents a liter and its petrol prices by three cents. According to Fuel Kaki, a pump price tracker set up by the Consumers Association of…