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Shanmugam says he has ‘nothing to hide’ on Ridout Road property, calls allegations ‘outrageous’
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Review to be carried out on Ridout Road properties, Shanmugam and Vivian requested it: PM Lee
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Review to be carried out on Ridout Road properties, Shanmugam and Vivian ...
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Singapore’s PM Lee orders ‘expeditious’ probe on rental of state properties by 2 ministers
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Teo Chee Hean to review rental of Ridout Road state properties; ministers Shanmugam, Balakrishnan requested independent review
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Teo Chee Hean to review rental of Ridout Road state properties; ministers ...
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Shanmugam says he has ‘nothing to hide’ on Ridout Road property, calls allegations ‘outrageous’
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Review to be carried out on Ridout Road properties, Shanmugam and Vivian requested it: PM Lee
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Singapore’s PM Lee orders ‘expeditious’ probe on rental of state properties by 2 ministers
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Israeli embassy told to take down 'completely unacceptable' Facebook post about Palestine: Shanmugam
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Israeli embassy told to take down 'completely unacceptable' ...
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Vivian Balakrishnan visits Israel's leaders, reiterates Singapore's view that its military actions in Gaza have 'gone too far'
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Vivian Balakrishnan visits Israel's leaders, reiterates ...
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Vivian Balakrishnan to visit Palestinian territories and Israel as part of Middle East trip
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Vivian Balakrishnan to visit Palestinian territories and Israel as part of ...
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Singapore-Indonesia agreements on air space management, defence and extradition enter into force
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President Tharman, PM Lee congratulate Prabowo on Indonesia election victory: SINGAPORE: Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lee ...
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President Tharman, PM Lee congratulate Prabowo on Indonesia election ...
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Continued Gaza relief efforts show Singaporeans 'stand for something': Shanmugam: The Home Affairs and Law Minister was speaking at an event where volunteers ...
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Vivian Balakrishnan visits Israel's leaders, tells them their military actions in Gaza have 'gone too far'
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Vivian Balakrishnan visits Israel's leaders, tells them their ...
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Analysis: Why top PAP leaders issued reserves challenge to the opposition and will they take it up?
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Israel-Hamas: We Should Listen to the Global South on Gaza: They are far more aligned with public opinion on the Israel-Hamas conflict than many in the West ...
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Israel-Hamas: We Should Listen to the Global South on Gaza
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Singapore-exclusive deal with Taylor Swift not 'unfriendly' to neighbours, says PM Lee
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Singapore-exclusive deal with Taylor Swift not 'unfriendly' to neighbours ...
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Singapore’s exclusive concert deal with Taylor Swift not ‘unfriendly’ to Asean neighbours: PM Lee
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Israel's response to Hamas attack has 'gone too far', but severing ties would not help Palestinians, says Singapore
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Australia’s continued engagement with ASEAN critical for stability in region, amid great power rivalry: PM Lee
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Singapore’s PM Defends Taylor Swift Exclusivity Arrangement: Lee Hsien Loong did not reveal the cost of the deal, which was paid for from a government fund ...
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Singapore’s PM Defends Taylor Swift Exclusivity Arrangement
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Singapore will work with whoever becomes US president: PM Lee: The US presidential election looks likely to be a rematch between incumbent Joe Biden and Donald ...
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Singapore will work with whoever becomes US president: PM Lee
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'Politically significant person' designation under foreign interference law must be in public interest: Shanmugam
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'Politically significant person' designation under foreign ...
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Ch'ng Jit Koon, former Senior Minister of State who pioneered ministerial walkabouts, dies aged 90
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Ch'ng Jit Koon, former Senior Minister of State who pioneered ministerial ...
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Victim of a scam? Public can soon seek help, information from anti-scam website: The government is looking at more measures to protect the public ...
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Victim of a scam? Public can soon seek help, information from anti-scam ...
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Commentary: The art of listening to the people and being a little 'deaf' sometimes
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S’pore to mark Drug Victims Remembrance Day every May: Every third Friday of May will be designated as Drug Victims Remembrance Day
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S’pore to mark Drug Victims Remembrance Day every May
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Singapore schools to include anti-drug content in more subjects, amid rise in young abusers
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Singapore schools to include anti-drug content in more subjects ...
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'Add a little dragon': PM Lee encourages Singaporeans to have more children in Chinese New Year message
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'Add a little dragon': PM Lee encourages Singaporeans to have ...
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More to benefit from legal aid schemes with revised eligibility criteria: MinLaw: The per capita household income threshold for criminal defence aid will be ...
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More to benefit from legal aid schemes with revised eligibility criteria: ...
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Budget 2024 relieves worries about cost of living, sets stronger foundation for country’s future: PM Lee
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Budget 2024 relieves worries about cost of living, sets stronger ...
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PM Lee congratulates Prabowo after strong performance in Indonesia presidential election
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PM Lee congratulates Prabowo after strong performance in Indonesia ...
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PM Lee calls on opposition to be 'upfront' about stance on Singapore's reserves and take ideas to ballot box
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PM Lee calls on opposition to be 'upfront' about stance on ...
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S’poreans are both beneficiaries and stewards of the reserves: PM Lee: He says it is important to resist pressures to use the reserves, and to unlock them only ...
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S’poreans are both beneficiaries and stewards of the reserves: PM Lee
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Commentary: Don’t underestimate casual racism at Singapore workplaces: A late Singapore police officer’s allegations of racial discrimination have brought to ...
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Commentary: Don’t underestimate casual racism at Singapore workplaces
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Parliament votes for amended motion on national reserves, rejects PSP motion to review fiscal policies
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Parliament votes for amended motion on national reserves, rejects PSP ...
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Singapore leaders pay tribute to late banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw: Wee Cho Yaw, one of Southeast Asia's most successful businessmen, helmed UOB Group for more ...
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Singapore leaders pay tribute to late banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw
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Singapore takes no position on South China Sea claims, says PM: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday said his country takes no position on the ...
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Singapore takes no position on South China Sea claims, says PM
Quick Glance: Philippines: China Coast Guard Injures Crew, Damages Vessels
  • The Philippines reported on Tuesday that China Coast Guard vessels collided with Philippine ships and used water cannon on a boat, resulting in four crew members being injured during a resupply mission in the South China Sea.

  • Manila summoned a Chinese representative over the incidents, which occurred around Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands where both countries have conflicting maritime claims.

  • China Coast Guard stated that it took 'control measures' against Philippine ships for 'illegally' intruding in waters around the shoal.

  • Relations between Manila and Beijing have strained under Marcos, who has aimed to improve ties with traditional ally Washington, while also pushing back against Chinese actions in the South China Sea.
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Proposed harsher sentencing does not mean all high-risk offenders will be detained for life: Shanmugam
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Proposed harsher sentencing does not mean all high-risk offenders will be ...
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Singapore's Baby Dragons, China's Stock Market Gain: Saturday Asia Briefing
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Authorities to assess lease end, find alternatives for 195 Pearl's Hill Terrace tenants: Shanmugam
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Shanmugam adopts one-eyed rescue dog, names her Princess: "She was very scared about everything. Poor thing, really. So we decided we'll bring her here ...
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Shanmugam adopts one-eyed rescue dog, names her Princess
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GCC Secretary-General meets Singapore’s foreign minister: SINGAPORE: Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi met Singaporean Foreign ...
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GCC Secretary-General meets Singapore’s foreign minister
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‘Reputational damage’: Singapore’s ruling party grapples with scandal: The People’s Action Party, which has long traded on its squeaky-clean image ...
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‘Reputational damage’: Singapore’s ruling party grapples with scandal
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Home Team has processes to deal with harassment, grievances: Shanmugam: Some 131 cases of workplace grievances within the Home Team in the last 5 years were ...
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Home Team has processes to deal with harassment, grievances: Shanmugam
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In full: Exchange of letters between PM Lee and S Iswaran as Transport Minister resigns amid charges
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In full: Exchange of letters between PM Lee and S Iswaran as Transport ...
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The disturbing reason why Tory MPs won’t use the word ‘Islamophobia’: The foundations of the British right would start to come asunder
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The disturbing reason why Tory MPs won’t use the word ‘Islamophobia’
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Concerns about being searched randomly by police under proposed law are 'unfounded': Shanmugam
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Lee Anderson would have kept Tory whip if he had apologised, says Deputy PM: On Sunday's media round, Mr Dowden agreed that 'words matter' ...
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Quick Glance: PM: Lee not racist, but comments wrong
  • The prime minister said Lee Anderson's comments 'were wrong' after he claimed Sadiq Khan was being controlled by 'Islamists', ITV News' Carl Dinnen reports.

  • Anderson, the former deputy chairman, lost the Conservative whip over the weekend after failing to apologise for claiming “Islamists” had “got control” of the London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

  • Khan responded to the latest developments, calling Anderson's comments racist, Islamophobic, and anti-Muslim.

  • The Muslim Council of Britain called for an inquiry into the party's 'structural Islamophobia'.
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PM Lee attends Henry Kissinger’s memorial service in US, calling late diplomat a ‘great statesman’
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PM Lee attends Henry Kissinger’s memorial service in US, calling late ...
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PM Lee to visit New York City from Jan 24 to 27: During his absence, Deputy PM and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will be the Acting PM.
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PM Lee to visit New York City from Jan 24 to 27
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Meeting next week to iron out economic zone issues before talks with Singapore: JOHOR BARU: Malaysia and Singapore will be meeting next month for further ...
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Foreign leaders congratulate Prabowo on election win: campaign team - Politics - The Jakarta Post
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PM Lee, King of Bhutan discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation: The leaders met on the sidelines of the royal wedding in Brunei.
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PM Lee, King of Bhutan discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation
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Commentary: PM Lee's deepfake video and the risk when seeing is no longer believing
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PM Lee congratulates France’s youngest PM Gabriel Attal on his appointment: Singapore and France will celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2025.
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PM Lee congratulates France’s youngest PM Gabriel Attal on his appointment
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Will Singapore’s birth rates get a boost in ‘auspicious’ year of the dragon?: While being a “dragon baby” – being born in the auspicious year of the dragon in ...
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Singapore leaders congratulate Malaysia’s new king: SINGAPORE: President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written to Johor ruler ...
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Singapore leaders congratulate Malaysia’s new king
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Singapore’s year of living scandalously: Last year was unprecedented in independent Singapore’s history. Difficulties have arisen in past years for the ...
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Singapore’s year of living scandalously
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Singapore’s PM Defends Taylor Swift Exclusivity Arrangement: Lee Hsien Loong did not reveal the cost of the deal, which was paid for from a government fund ...
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Singapore’s PM Defends Taylor Swift Exclusivity Arrangement
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'Very successful' exclusive deal with Taylor Swift was not a hostile act towards neighbours, Singapore PM says
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Quick Glance: Swifties' Pricey Pilgrimage to Star's Southeast Asian Stop
  • Filipina Charlyn Suizo is in Singapore for one reason: Taylor Swift.

  • The 30-year-old software engineer from the Philippines, part of a Swiftie group, is spending over $6,000 on flights, concert tickets, and accommodation.

  • An estimated 7 in 10 of the 300,000 concertgoers will be coming from abroad, spending between $260 million and $370 million on hotels, food, and entertainment.

  • Swift's concerts in Singapore are expected to generate significant economic benefits, especially in the tourism sector.