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Trilateral group launched to tackle platform workers’ challenges in Singapore
Human Resources Online
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This group, comprising the Government, NTUC, and Grab, will serve as a regular platform for discussion, enabling the government to support efforts in resolving issues, including those requiring regulatory intervention. Platform workers in...
singapore TTSH to demolish century-old pavilion wards, keeping one as heritage marker
Asiaone
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July 6, 2025
SINGAPORE - After standing for around a century, all but one of Tan Tock Seng Hospital's (TTSH) nine remaining pavilion wards will be demolished, with the retained ward to serve as a heritage marker. The eight wards - located at the end of Jalan...
Here are the top 10 best performing stocks in Singapore’s STI for the first half of the year
The Business Times Singapore
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July 7, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore market has done well this first half of 2025, as investors flocked to safe havens amid volatility caused by tariff uncertainty and tensions intensifying in the Middle East. The Straits Times Index (STI) reached a new high...
Here are the top 10 best performing stocks in Singapore’s STI for the first half
The Business Times Singapore
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July 7, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore market has done well this first half of 2025, as investors flocked to safe havens amid volatility caused by tariff uncertainty and tensions intensifying in the Middle East. The Straits Times Index (STI) reached a new high...
‘Letters for Palestine’ trial about public order, not views — respect differences, says Singapore’s acting Muslim affairs minister
Malay Mail
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 7 — Singapore’s Acting Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim has urged the public to stay respectful in the face of differing views, as three pro-Palestinian activists stand trial for allegedly organising an...
InnoTrans expands to Singapore in 2027
EN
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July 7, 2025
Messe Berlin will launch InnoTrans Asia, the first Asian edition of the international transport technology trade fair, in Singapore, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Taking place...
Cambodian Interior Minister Begins Official Visit to Singapore
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 07, 2025 -- Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H.E. Aphi Santepundit Sar Sokha, left here this morning for a three-day official working visit to Singapore aimed at strengthening security cooperation...
Marriages in Singapore dip 7% in 2024, divorces up
Channel News Asia
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July 7, 2025
Despite this, couples who married from 2006 to 2013 have had lower divorce rates before the first 10 years, compared to the 2005 marriage cohort. The cumulative proportion of divorces before the 10th anniversary declined from 17 per cent for the...
Judge doubles jail term for serial cat abuser after prosecution appeals for tougher sentence
The Independent Singapore
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July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE: A man convicted of one of the most shocking spates of animal cruelty in recent memory will serve a longer jail term after the High Court ruled that his original sentence had been inadequate. 33-year-old Barrie Lin Pengli has had his...
singapore Retirement, home purchase and health insurance planner: CPF's new platform to help members make better decisions
Asiaone
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July 6, 2025
Central Provident Fund (CPF) members can now use a new online tool to make better-informed decisions about their housing, retirement savings, and health insurance plans. Launched on Friday (July 5) at CPF's 70th anniversary commemorative book...
Sanjog Gupta Named Chief Executive Of International Cricket Council As India’s Power Strengthens
Forbes
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Sanjog Gupta (R) has been named chief executive of the ICC (Photo by Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty ... More Images)ICC via Getty Images Cricket’s worst kept secret was officially revealed on Monday when Sanjog Gupta was named chief executive of...
The countries around the world without jury trials
The Week Magazine
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July 9, 2025
A bedrock of the English justice system is the right to be judged by a group of your peers – a jury. But it is far from the norm worldwide. As the backlog in the criminal courts continues to impede justice, the government is under pressure to come...
singapore HDB to launch first BTO project in Sembawang North in July offering 775 units
Asiaone
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July 6, 2025
The first Housing Development Board (HDB) Build-to-Order (BTO) project in the new Sembawang North neighbourhood will be launched in the upcoming July 2025 BTO sales exercise. Sembawang Beacon, a 775-unit, 53ha development, is expected to be ready...
Amid handshakes and familiar friends, Asean navigates tariffs and tension in KL
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR – At the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Asean foreign ministers convened for the pomp and circumstance of the annual gathering with the usual group photos, coordinated movements and calls for solidarity. But in 2025, the stakes are...
Valorant’s first Filipino champion eyes more international trophies: ‘We’re still not in our top form’
Inquirer
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July 7, 2025
Valorant has cemented its place as one of the biggest games in the Philippines since it first launched in 2020. Yet, despite its massive popularity and the active esports scene it’s fostered, competitive success seemed out of reach for Filipino...
Passive and Active Combat Vehicle Protection
Asian Military Review
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July 9, 2025
As lethal threats proliferate on the modern-day battlefield, it is imperative that armoured vehicles utilise a variety of self-protection means to improve their level of survivability. “If you can be seen, you can be hit; if you are hit, you can...
Luxury spending in Singapore defies global slump
The Straits Times
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July 6, 2025
SINGAPORE – Luxury spending is defying a global slump in Singapore, a beacon for high-end retailers grappling with sluggish demand in major markets including China and the United States. Luxury sales in the Republic are expected to climb 7 per...
‘Oasis in the desert’: Luxury keeps ringing the cash register in Singapore as global sales cool
Malay Mail
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 7 — As luxury spending slows in markets like China and the United States, Singapore is bucking the trend — and retailers are cashing in. According to new data from Euromonitor International, and reported by Bloomberg today, luxury...
Work begins on Phase 2 of Cross Island Line in Singapore, set to boost MRT connectivity by 2032
Malay Mail
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 7 — Construction on Phase 2 of the Cross Island Line (CRL) is officially under way in Singapore, with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announcing today that works are expected to complete by 2032. Singapore media reported that...
singapore 'Politics should stop at the water's edge': PAP on Pritam's recent media engagement in Malaysia
Asiaone
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July 3, 2025
The People's Action Party (PAP) has raised concerns over the Workers' Party (WP) engagement with Malaysian media, saying that domestic politics should remain within Singapore's boundaries, the ruling party said in a statement on Thursday (July 3)....