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Singapore lifts 2025 GDP forecast to 1.5-2.5pc after tariff truce, but warns of slowdown in second half
SINGAPORE, Aug 12 — Singapore has upgraded its 2025 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 1.5 to 2.5 per cent to reflect the better-than-expected performance of the country’s economy in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025). However, the
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Singapore Hyflux trial opens as prosecutors detail Tuaspring risk omissions, S$900m investor losses
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 — Hyflux’s troubled Tuaspring water-and-power project, which ended in a collapse wiping out nearly S$900 million (RM2.97 billion) of retail investor funds, was financed through an oversubscribed preference share issue after banks refused to back its electricity-linked
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Singapore reviews public housing age limit and income cap in bid to meet demand
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 — Singapore is considering lowering the minimum age for singles to buy Build-to-Order (BTO) flats and raising income limits for applicants, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said. As reported by Singapore’s CNA, the minister noted that
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Chinese vessels collide in pursuit of Philippines patrol
MANILA, Aug 11 — A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its coast guard while chasing a Philippines patrol boat in the South China Sea, Manila said Monday, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation. The incident occurred near
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Indonesia launches special task force to tackle unruly tourists in Bali
DENPASAR, Aug 9 — In response to a surge in immigration violations and criminal incidents involving foreign visitors, Indonesia’s Immigration and Correctional Services Ministry has established a dedicated task force to monitor and manage unruly tourists on the island of
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Bangkok-bound train derails in Thailand, 10 passengers injured
BANGKOK, Aug 9 — At least 10 passengers were injured after a train bound for Bangkok derailed early Saturday in Thailand, reported Xinhua quoting local media. Three carriages of the Bangkok-bound train derailed in Kui Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan province,
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Malaysia’s border agency celebrates Singapore’s 60th birthday with cake at Woodlands Checkpoint
SINGAPORE, Aug 9 — Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) received a warm visit from its Malaysian counterparts on Thursday, as the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) dropped by Woodlands Checkpoint to celebrate Singapore’s 60th birthday. The delegation
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DPM Zahid to represent Malaysia at Singapore National Day Parade 2025
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 9 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will undertake a two-day working visit to Singapore from Saturday to Sunday (Aug 9–10), where he will represent the Malaysian government at the Singapore National Day Parade 2025.
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In National Day message, Singapore Opposition leader Pritam Singh says nation-building ‘not the work of one party alone’
SINGAPORE, Aug 9 — Nation-building is the responsibility of every Singaporean and “has never been the work of one party or one generation”, said Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh in his National Day message yesterday. Marking Singapore’s 60th anniversary,
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PM Lawrence Wong’s National Day call to stand united against headwinds
SINGAPORE, Aug 9 — Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has urged Singaporeans to hold fast to the spirit of unity that built the nation six decades ago, warning that the years ahead will bring sterner tests amid a more fractured
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