Singapore News

SINGAPORE: Myanmar's Minister for Construction U Khin Maung Myint is in Singapore for a four-day visit, from 1 to 4 May, to study Singapore's experiences in urban planning and development.

SINGAPORE: Even as an animal welfare group prepares to submit a formal proposal to the authorities for the banning of the shark's fin trade here, a movement to get the dish off the dining table is catching on among some Members of Parliament and grassroots leaders.

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be on leave from May 1 to 6.

SINGAPORE: Thousands visited the Istana during its Open House on Labour Day on Tuesday.

SINGAPORE: A global effort to save the sharks reached Singapore's shores on Tuesday.

SINGAPORE: More than 70 painters from the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Association will be showing their art works in Singapore from Wednesday.

SINGAPORE: It was full-house at some property showflats as many used the public holiday to go house-hunting.

SINGAPORE: Labour shortage will be a long-term reality for Singapore, National Trades Union Congress secretary-general Lim Swee Say said in his annual May Day Rally.

SINGAPORE: Indonesian President, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Shangri-La Dialogue to be held in Singapore in June.

SINGAPORE: Consumer confidence in Singapore showed an uptick in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest report by research firm Nielsen.