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Nearly 7,000 BTO flats to go on sale in June, including in Berlayar estate and Ang Mo Kio

Bishan will feature a 1,210-unit project in Upper Thomson, possibly Prime or Plus

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other government officials posing for a family photo at the Critical Minerals Ministerial, at the US State Department in Washington, on Feb 4.

Singapore pledges to keep supply chains resilient as US proposes critical minerals bloc to counter China

Most of the 50-odd nations gathered to discuss the issue have not yet offered opinions on the trading bloc nor committed to joining it

The AirFish Voyager, designed to carry eight passengers and two crew, is currently being assembled in Singapore.

ST Engineering’s hovercraft-like AirFish set to ply Singapore-Batam route from second half of 2026

ST Engineering will also work with operator Wings Over Water Ferries (WOW) to bring the service to India

Vehicle owners who have not installed an OBU will get a final reminder from LTA from Feb 15 and be given three months to do so for free.

Singapore to fully switch to new ERP system from Jan 1, 2027; Bill to make on-board unit compulsory

ERP 2 lets authorities add new toll points without installing large, costly physical gantries system

The implementation directive under the Online Criminal Harms Act was issued on Jan 27.

Meta must have facial recognition measures for notable Facebook users in Singapore or risk S$1 million fine

This is to reduce scam advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages that impersonate two sets of people

At the launch of the Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 22, US President Donald Trump shook his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto’s hand.

Indonesia says no to US demand to buy American drones, but agrees to other terms in trade talks

Both countries are in the final stages of talks on a so-called reciprocal tariff deal

UOB said gold schemes “resurfaced as a trending modus operandi” in impersonation scams in 2025, fuelled by the surge in gold prices.

Over S$1.2 million in losses foiled by UOB in 2025 amid resurgence in gold bar scams

The largest case involves 5kg of gold valued at around S$700,000

(From left) SPH Media deputy CEO Kuek Yu Chuang, SPH Media chairman Khaw Boon Wan, SPH Media CEO Chan Yeng Kit, SMRT group CEO Ngien Hoon Ping, SMRT chairman Seah Moon Ming and Stellar Lifestyle president Tony Heng at a signing ceremony for an agreement between SPH Media and Stellar Lifestyle on Jan 28.

Commuters to get news from The Straits Times at SMRT-operated MRT stations

SPH Media and Stellar Lifestyle sign an agreement to formalise the tie-up

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with Nato. Will they be enough?

EU leaders appear to have agreed they will now proceed to ratify their existing trade deal with the US

The move is part of the latest anti-scam measures put in place to protect the public against scams.

Customers allowed to register only 10 postpaid SIM cards across all telcos from Feb 28

IMDA and the telcos have been working together to tighten SIM card registration to prevent illicit use