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Tuesday, September 08, 2026 10:36 AM ET

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Parliament highlights: Sep 8

8 minutes ago

Ministerial salaries to increase by up to 9% to S$1.2m, lower than review committee's recommendation

8 hours ago

SIA's ability to serve Singaporeans not affected by Air India investment: Jeffrey Siow to WP's Kenneth Tiong

8 hours ago

Singapore Airlines says India investments have been and will remain internally funded

6 hours ago

Trump sparks fury with post of map with Canada, Iceland as part of US

2 hours ago

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says he had personally approached several senior permanent secretaries and private-sector CEOs to join politics before the last General Election – and all of them turned him down.

9 hours ago

The government will also study "delinking" allowances for community-related roles, such as MPs and mayors, from political salary benchmarks.

8 hours ago

Singapore's political salary framework must stay updated while preserving the ethos of service: Chan Chun Sing

8 hours ago

Highlights: Singapore to raise political salaries, MP allowances after 15-year freeze

8 hours ago

India built world's largest real-time payment system. Now merchants fear being stuck with the bill

15 hours ago

Singapore's political office holders will get up to 9% one-off increase in salary

8 hours ago

PM Wong to donate full salary increase for next 5 years

8 hours ago

A request from her daughter saved her life on 9/11

2 hours ago

Let SIA decide on Air India investment: Jeffrey Siow

3 hours ago

50 evacuated after warehouse fire breaks out in Jurong

3 hours ago

Safeguards to be strengthened after child sexual abuse case in mosque

4 hours ago

SIA to add 8 relief flights between Singapore and Jakarta for customers affected by Mount Anak Krakatau eruption

13 hours ago

Bankrupt property agent admits to faking sales to get advance commissions

7 hours ago

Sembawang Shipyard: A final voyage before housing redevelopment

11 hours ago

Law proposed to require online sellers of active mobility devices to display warning notices

8 hours ago

Nepal disaster death toll rises as rescuers scour tunnels

2 hours ago

MPs raise concerns over shorter timeline for signature collection as law passed to lower en bloc thresholds

2 hours ago

New committee to strengthen safeguards in Islamic religious institutions after child sexual abuse case in mosque

9 hours ago

Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis

16 hours ago

Will rising US Treasury yields push up your mortgage?

15 hours ago

How to speak up to your boss without being labelled difficult

1 day ago

Roxy Square incident: Have the rules changed on patting a child's head?

5 days ago

Nepal-Tibet floods: What recovery really means

6 days ago

The hidden costs of recovering from critical illness

7 days ago

I spent 5 days at the Pokemon World Championships – here's what Singapore might expect next year

7 hours ago

Elijah Pies opens Joo Chiat flagship with souffle pies, 'pizza pies' and treats for dogs

11 hours ago

Fann Wong and Christopher Lee reunite on the big screen, voicing royal couple in upcoming animated film

10 hours ago

Starbucks Singapore launches Jay Chou and Peanuts collections for 30th anniversary

6 hours ago

Just for Laughs Singapore returns with Trevor Noah, Atsuko Okatsuka, Aaron Chen and more

5 hours ago

Eight concertos and two instruments in one night: Pianist Niu Niu takes on big challenge for kids with cancer

14 hours ago

Want a Korean hair makeover? Here's how to achieve the Seoul salon look in Singapore

14 hours ago

Sarawakians grapple with worst haze since 2019

1 day ago

Jakarta airport suspends flights due to Mount Anak Krakatau ash

1 day ago

Nepali families hold symbolic funerals for those missing in floods

1 day ago

Excuse me, are you a pole dancer? Singaporeans defy stereotypes about who can take part

1 day ago

'Hazardous' levels of air quality in parts of Indonesia's Borneo

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Death toll from Nepal-Tibet floods rises to over 450 as rescuers continue search for those missing

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Mr Francis Tan Kwee Chye began teaching himself traditional Teochew crafts at nine years of age, improvising with chocolate wrappers, scrap wood and a penknife. More than four decades later, he is still making, learning and trying to pass on a craft with a dwindling number of practitioners.

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Voices: I thought I was burnt out. I was just learning to level up

2 days ago

Ground Up: You, me and ChatGPT – from Tinder to texting, AI tools are complicating dating norms

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Big Read: Fresh premium produce, after-sales support – Meet the new face of Singapore's wet markets

3 days ago

Voices: Two letters in my name made me self-conscious for years – until I learnt the history behind them

3 days ago

Hemmerle brings its unconventional high jewellery to Singapore

8 hours ago

Why a Singapore bar imports around 900kg of ice from Japan every year

16 hours ago

Interesting mooncakes to try in Singapore for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026

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Jigger & Pony's Indra Kantono is thinking beyond the cocktail bar

2 days ago

Andre Fu reflects on 25 years of design and his enduring Singapore connection

3 days ago

Ovolo South Yarra: A rock 'n' roll hotel in the heart of Melbourne

4 days ago

Victoria Beckham's fashion and beauty business turns a profit after years of losses

5 days ago

His father with dementia vanished near home. How can Singapore keep these seniors safe?

12 days ago

The search for nuclear fuel expands, from uranium mines to oceans to the moon

19 days ago

Ong Ye Kung finds his BMT buddy, Eric Sim, and uncovers truth behind old confession

24 days ago

From S$10,000 salary to hawker stall: This 30-year-old chooses Hokkien mee over tech job

26 days ago

Teenagers are beating the social media ban in Australia, while Malaysia's approach has raised privacy concerns. CNA's Talking Point sees how the restrictions are playing out while a different playbook takes shape in Singapore.

5 days ago

Airlines race to clear backlog as Indonesia's airports reopen after volcanic ash clears

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Dr Puspa Sharma on how the Gen Z uprising reshaped Nepal's politics

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Australia proposes letting social media users opt out of algorithm-based content

1 hour ago

Malaysia's Anwar calls for stronger ASEAN action on haze as hazardous air quality returns

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These four directors have spent decades at MSC – and their families' names sail with its fleet

13 hours ago

How much protein do you need – and can you get enough from plants?

1 day ago

Glacier trains, alpine trails and Zurich cafes: Exploring Switzerland at a slower pace

6 days ago

Time for summer: Tudor brings colour and character to the wrist

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As technology advances, Singapore's built environment sector is using AI and digital tools to design bolder, build better and safer, and manage smarter. By reducing manual and repetitive work, technology is also enabling professionals to take on more skilled and higher-value work.

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