Ms Foo Chi Hsia, Singapore’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, has responded to a recent article in The Economist alleging a lack of free speech in Singapore, saying no country gives an absolute right to free speech. Society pays…
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In one of the most expensive countries in the world to own a car, Peter Chiu is finding a novel way to pay for one. The 58-year-old retired policeman rents a car in Singapore, drives three to four hours a…
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The Public Transport Council (PTC) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) have approved proposals from taxi companies and ride-hailing app Grab to implement surge pricing in the form of flat fares for trips booked via mobile applications. In a joint media statement,…
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One of the world’s most influential Islamic scholars called on President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday at the Istana. Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, president of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies which…
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RIP SLEMAT RAKISAN: I’m just lost for words Thursday night when I heard of the death of a role-model former Singapore rugby international and ex-Vice President of the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU). Slemat Rakisan, a 57-year-old father of three, was…
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