The debate on the Singapore Budget 2023 on Wednesday (22 Feb) seems to be centred around the balance between spending and prudence. Deputy Prime Minister and...
SINGAPORE — Minister for Communications and Information, Mrs Josephine Teo, has stated that the decision on whether to release the full investigation report on SPH Media...
In the world of budgets, Hong Kong and Singapore could not be more different, with Hong Kong announcing a new round of consumption vouchers for its...
In a speech during the Budget 2023 debate on Wednesday (22 Feb), Mr Dennis Tan, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament for Hougang SMC, spoke about the...
by Lucie Peytermann PARIS, FRANCE — Participants at a global UN conference in France’s capital on Wednesday urged the international community to find better safeguards against...
BEIJING, CHINA — At least two people have died and more than 50 are missing after a coal mine collapsed in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region...
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has announced that Rear-Admiral (RADM) Aaron Beng Yao Cheng will be replacing Lieutenant-General (LG) Melvyn Ong Su Kiat as the Chief...
SINGAPORE — In his parliamentary speech on Wednesday (22 Feb), Mr Louis Chua, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament for Seng Kang GRC, highlighted his concern over...
HANOI, VIETNAM — A court in Vietnam has sentenced a man to 13 years in jail for trafficking nearly 10 tonnes of rhino horns, pangolin scales,...
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA — North Korea rejected on Wednesday condemnation by the United Nations chief of its recent ballistic missile launches, saying it was “unfair and...
SINGAPORE — On Wednesday (22 Feb), Mr Pritam Singh, Leader of the Opposition and Secretary General of the Workers’ Party, while supporting the Budget 2023, raised...
The recent service degradation at a Microsoft datacenter that occurred two weeks ago had a limited impact on Singapore Government services, according to Dr Janil Puthucheary,...
SINGAPORE — The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) has presented an Alternative Budget proposal for 2023 that includes long-term programs designed to “give Singaporeans comfort over their...
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR — Landmines and unexploded munitions injured or killed more than one person every day in Myanmar last year, the United Nations said, pointing to...
SINGAPORE — The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has affirmed that it will continue to conduct regular reviews of the allowances for full-time national servicemen (NSF)...