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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing will make statements on the issue on Sep 8.

Parliament to debate political salaries this week; PM Wong and Chan Chun Sing to speak on Sep 8

The House will debate the matter on Sep 10

2026-09-07T06:23:55.000Z

A statue and plaque marking the spot in Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger.

Global Enterprise

America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

Can the US adapt quickly enough amid the backdrop of escalating political tensions, geoeconomic disruption and shifting demographics?

2026-09-06T23:00:00.000Z

Senior Minister K Shanmugam said he decided to call out people making such comments so that this behaviour does not become normalised.

Racist comments targeting Indians ‘shameful’ and cross the line, police looking into them: Shanmugam

MDDI will ask platforms to take such comments down as they are in breach of guidelines, says the minister

2026-09-06T21:35:20.000Z

UPDATED 10 hours ago

Singapore has held together because it has consistently rejected attempts to divide it along racial or religious lines, said PM Wong in a Facebook post.

Singapore must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised: PM Wong

He was addressing anti-Indian comments that have emerged online following the devastating floods in Nepal

2026-09-06T21:34:21.000Z

UPDATED 10 hours ago

Singapore must continue to work hard to strengthen its cohesion and protect its racial harmony, says Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Racist, hateful comments towards Indians are deeply troubling; Singaporeans must reject hatred: SM Lee

In a Facebook post, he says that Singapore will always be vulnerable to visceral and divisive pulls

2026-09-06T07:34:43.000Z

The view from the condo complex where Singaporean public servant Alice (not her real name) stayed at during her trip to Nanning, China, in March.

Singaporeans lured to join Nanning Ponzi scheme with free dinners, S$8 manicures, sprawling condos

52 have been arrested in Guangxi province over their alleged involvement in pyramid scheme activities

2026-09-05T06:16:19.000Z

At 10 am, the 24-hour PSI in the central part of Singapore was 105, according to the National Environment Agency website.

Haze in Singapore: PSI crosses 101 in central region as air quality enters unhealthy range

The PSI last hit unhealthy levels due to haze in October 2023

2026-09-04T05:33:13.000Z

At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Prabowo urged Russian businesses to use Indonesia to tap Asean’s market of about 680 million people.

‘Natural entry point’: Prabowo offers Indonesia as Russia’s gateway to Asean

His meeting with Putin is the latest sign of increasingly close ties between Jakarta and Moscow

2026-09-04T02:32:22.000Z

The firm said it “periodically reviews its organisational structure” to ensure it remains aligned with its strategic priorities and long-term business needs.

Companies & Markets

CapitaLand Investment retrenches 90 Singapore staff in 2026 as part of restructuring

This is around 4% of its workforce in the city state

2026-09-03T06:22:47.000Z

SRI’s portfolio comprises six luxury apartments at Martin Modern across two, three, and four-bedroom units, with prices starting from $2,874psf.

10 luxury apartments linked to S$3 billion money laundering case on Sep 23 auction block

The luxury apartments are in River Valley and Tanjong Pagar

2026-09-02T04:49:13.000Z

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