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Singapore's government is overhauling its family support framework to address rising childcare costs and digital safety concerns, PM Lawrence Wong announced ahead of the nation's 61st National Day celebration.
Singapore has charged two men with conspiracy to obstruct justice after they allegedly helped opposition politician Lim Tean flee to Malaysia. Lim was arrested in Johor Bahru while evading a jail sentence.
Singapore opposition politician and lawyer Lim Tean was arrested in Johor Bahru on August 6 after failing to surrender to Singapore courts to serve a three-month jail sentence for practising law without a valid certificate.
Singapore's newly established Online Safety Commission has ordered the removal of a TikTok post that falsely implicated a fitness instructor in former Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim's resignation. The post subjected an innocent woman to online harassment and false accusations.
Singapore has banned British trip-hop band Massive Attack from performing after band members displayed a Palestinian flag on stage, drawing warnings and re-entry bans under the city-state's strict regulations on foreign symbols.
Singapore's government has formally acquired 38 Oxley Road, the historic residence of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, completing a process that began with its declaration as a national monument. The site will be developed into a public heritage space.
Singapore's Law Society will seek to have Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh struck off the legal rolls at a disciplinary hearing on August 13, following his conviction for lying under oath to Parliament's privileges committee.
Singapore's Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam has defended the government's handling of former Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim's resignation, acknowledging his messages to a woman were objectively inappropriate while confirming he received due process.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has promoted several first-term politicians to ministerial positions while keeping senior hands on deck. The reshuffle addresses recent political resignations and accelerates the ruling party's generational transition.
Singapore's Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim has resigned from his ministerial and political positions, citing personal reasons. Senior Minister of State Zaqy Mohamad will assume the role.
Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng have won a defamation case against Bloomberg, receiving $230,000 in damages each. The court found the news outlet and its reporter published false allegations about their property dealings.
Singapore's High Court has ordered Bloomberg to pay S$230,000 in damages to each of two senior ministers over a 2024 article examining luxury property transactions. The judge ruled the report defamed the officials.
Singapore's Parliament has formally closed proceedings against Workers' Party leaders Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap over lying to a parliamentary committee, as the statutory time limit for imposing penalties has expired under the Parliament Privileges Act.