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With new S$10 million HQ, Jumbo Group looks to Shanghai-focused China strategy, premium dining for growth

Group CEO Ang Kiam Meng is confident that the group’s bottom line will improve in FY2027 as its investments begin to bear fruit

Law Minister Edwin Tong calls on Singaporeans to be more discerning when viewing online content and to not disseminate it if it is harmful.

Singapore must act firmly when others seek to divide it: Edwin Tong on blocked online content

[SINGAPORE] Singapore must act firmly and reject attempts by those who wish to harm the nation and divide it, said Law Minister Edwin Tong on Saturday (Jun 6).

MHA says: “Singapore firmly opposes nativism and xenophobia. Any attempt to pit one community against another here must be firmly rejected."

Singapore blocks online posts targeting Indian community; content likely from China-based platform

It uses footage of crowded streets in Little India, Indian devotees at a religious festival in Pagoda Street

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On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, retail sales rose 0.3% in April, easing from March’s 3.4% expansion.

Singapore retail sales up 5.4% in April, surpassing forecasts

Most retail sectors record year-on-year growth in sales

In 2025, Singapore exported S$27 billion worth of NODX to the United States.

Proposed 12.5% tariff could affect one-third of Singapore exports; MTI rejects US claim of forced labour links

Exemptions include energy products, pharmaceuticals, certain electronics, aerospace products and semiconductors

Demand for heavy electric trucks, such as this BYD T35, has been turbocharged by incentives introduced at the start of 2026.

Commercial vehicle COE likely to breach S$100,000; mainstream car premiums to remain elevated

EV demand, high diesel prices and short supply will continue driving upward pressure: observers

Companies across the world have cut jobs while pursuing greater efficiency through AI and automation.

AI needs to ‘work in support of humans’: Josephine Teo

The minister says Singapore’s approach places people at the centre of adopting the technology

For the Open category (Category E), the premium fell slightly by 0.8%, from S$130,000 to S$129,000.

COE: Commercial vehicle premium hits all-time high of $94,000, surpassing previous record at last tender

There is only a S$980 difference between the premiums for Categories A and B