WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES -- The White House said Monday that the national and public health emergencies declared just as the COVID-19 pandemic took grip three years ago will officially end 11 May. The end to both federal emergency declarations, which took effect in January 2020 under then-president Donald Trump, will...

Say one day, the Government goes crazy for money and starts charging each individual an air-consumption tax based on their average air intake at about 100 dollars minimum. Those who cannot afford it can apply for assistance on a case-by-case basis via social workers. Would it be right to say...

SINGAPORE — The National Development Minister, Mr Desmond Lee, has filed a Ministerial Motion, asking Parliament to affirm the importance of keeping public housing affordable and accessible, while protecting the interests of both current and future generations of Singaporeans, and to endorse the Government’s commitment to these twin goals. This...

SINGAPORE — Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM) is said to have paid off $343.57 million reais (equivalent to approximately US$65 million) of its fines and damages to the Brazilian authorities. This is in relation to the corrupt payments made by KOM’s former agent to public officials and the Workers' Party in...

SINGAPORE —  Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived Singapore today (30 January) for an official visit. At an official lunch in honour of Mr Anwar today, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong  said Singapore's relationship with Malaysia is "quite unlike any other" and is happy to continue working...

SINGAPORE — A TikTok user has alleged that he was “banned” from Singapore and was "thrown in airport jail" without telling him any reason. In a clip published yesterday (29 January), the TikTok user, who goes by the name Alec Donovan, said he was taking a day trip to see...

SINGAPORE —  Members of Parliament (MP) from the Workers’ Party were heartened by donations received from the public for those less-fortunate families during Chinese New Year, making the “Kampung spirit” alive. On CNY eve (21 January), He Ting Ru, Workers’ Party’s MP for Sengkang GRC shared that they had called...

SINGAPORE —  In October last year, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong addressed the widening gap between the starting salaries of Institute of Technical Education (ITE), polytechnic, and university graduates. He said a "wider change across the economy is needed" to recognise the “hands” and “heart” work, of which many can be...