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Don’t meddle with GIC, Temasek’s mandates

But, more granular information about their performance could help foster trust among their stakeholders

WP chief Pritam Singh and his wife leaving Parliament House on Jan 14.

What’s next for Pritam Singh? Analysts weigh in

Several analysts say they expect PM Wong to remove Singh from the post, which is conferred by the prime minister

The decision on whether to retain WP chief Pritam Singh in the Leader of the Opposition post rests with PM Lawrence Wong.

Parliament deems Pritam Singh unsuitable to continue as Leader of the Opposition

[SINGAPORE] The House has expressed the view that Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh is unsuitable to stay on as the Leader of the Opposition (LO), following his conviction for lying to a parliamentary...

Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC MP David Hoe flags residents’ concerns about choice, given that Clementi Mall (above) and Grantral Mall@Clementi are owned by the same company.

Competition watchdog will step in if commercial property transactions result in substantially less competition: Low Yen Ling

CCS will intervene if it picks up signals that organisations are coordinating their behaviour to raise prices or reduce quality, she adds

An entity linked to The Elegant Group reportedly bought The Clementi Mall for S$809 million last year.

Competition watchdog not yet notified of Clementi Mall sale, CapitaLand-Mapletree merger

Informing the authority in such cases is voluntary, but CCS will monitor both developments, says minister

Above: The swearing-in of 20 political office holders at the Istana in May 2025. The panel reviewing their salary framework has a chairman and eight members, drawn from across industry.

Singapore convenes committee to review ministerial salaries

The current salary structure and benchmark has not been updated since 2012; the last review in 2023 was deferred amid uncertain economic conditions

Senior Minister of State for Finance Jeffrey Siow says: “We will continue to review their mandates and performance regularly in line with changes in the global economic investment landscape."

Returns generated by GIC, Temasek ‘reasonable and within expectations’: Jeffrey Siow

Temasek operates mainly as a ‘bottom-up investor’, while GIC’s mandate is to preserve the international purchasing power of its assets under management

Pritam Singh was convicted on Feb 17, 2025, and fined the maximum of S$7,000 for each of the charges.

Parliament to debate Pritam’s suitability as Leader of the Opposition after conviction for lying

A motion has been tabled by Leader of the House Indranee Rajah for the upcoming session of Parliament, which is scheduled to sit on Jan 12

Nine NMPs – consisting of eight new faces and one returning member – were announced by the Office of the Clerk of Parliament on Jan 2.

From jobs to healthcare, range of issues to be raised by new batch of NMPs

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will present the instruments of appointment to the NMPs on Jan 8

Sylvia Lim (left) and Faisal Manap are the chair and vice-chair of the Workers' Party respectively.

Pritam Singh’s conviction has implications for Sylvia Lim, Faisal Manap; these matters to be discussed in Parliament: Indranee

[SINGAPORE] Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh’s conviction has implications for party leaders Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap and will be part of upcoming discussions in Parliament, said Leader of the Hou...