1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (748+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2026, 1:06 PM Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together towards resolving their countries’ contested border, New Delhi’s foreign ministry said Saturday after the leaders met. Xi’s visit to New Delhi, to attend…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (782+ words) UPDATED Sep 10, 2026, 7:18 PM Community kitchens using rescued food, rolling out support for food rescue initiatives and formalising the redistribution of surplus hawker food were among the suggestions to tackle food waste raised by MPs in Parliament on Sept 9. Additionally, Minister…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (634+ words) UPDATED Sep 7, 2026, 3:15 PM Flight disruptions caused by volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau stretched into a second day on Sept 7, with seven Indonesian airports, including Jakarta’s main international gateway, due to remain closed until at least 6pm local time, or 7pm Singapore time....

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (437+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2026, 3:33 PM The Republic must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Singapore has held together because it has consistently rejected attempts to divide it along racial or religious lines,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (778+ words) UPDATED Sep 6, 2026, 1:05 PM The police are looking into racist and xenophobic comments relating to the Nepal floods and Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India, Senior Minister K. Shanmugam said on Sept 5. Speaking to the media at Social Space @ Chong Pang,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (740+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2026, 1:42 PM As rescue and relief operations continue in Nepal following the devastating Aug 26 flash flood, a 35-member team of the Singapore Police Force is on the ground to support the local authorities with aerial surveillance and especially disaster…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (312+ words) UPDATED Sep 6, 2026, 1:10 PM It is deeply troubling to see racist comments and hateful remarks directed at the Indian community in the wake of the Nepal flood tragedy, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sept 6 as he called on Singaporeans…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (371+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2026, 6:00 PM The catastrophic glacial collapse and flash floods that swept through the border region of Nepal and Tibet on Aug 26 have left behind a trail of utter devastation. With the death toll soaring past 1,000 and around 4,000 people still…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (500+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2026, 12:40 PM Ibrahim Hyderi, a maritime town on the outskirts of the port city believed to date back centuries, is renowned for the construction of traditional fishing boats. “This is the area that gave birth to Karachi, and that…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2026, 4:39 PM A group of 21 pilgrims from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu survived the disastrous Nepal-Tibet floods with the help of a saree, Indian media reported. The unlikely lifeline helped stranded people of mostly older travelers climb to…...