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Singapore PM Lawrence Wong calls for "unity" amid "diversity" in Chinese New Year message, the government responds to the New York Times video with Li Shengwu, and other important news curated by Yahoo Singapore. Ghost jobs are a growing issue in the job market. Yahoo Singapore's poll gives you a ...

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension. Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter.

3 days ago · Singapore ambassador to the United States Lui Tuck Yew has responded, in a letter dated 26 January, to the New York Times (NYT) opinion video featuring Harvard economist Li Shengwu. Lui said that the NYT video "is essentially a commentary on the current state of US politics", "but you draw in Singapore via the misleading analogies provided by Mr Li Shengwu, masquerading as a persecuted dissident".

Billionaire financier Bessent confirmed as Trump's treasury chief. Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -– which is already triggering global jitters.Mike Crapo, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said Monday that Bessent was "committed to ...

4 days ago · The remains of Sim Hwee Kok, a Singaporean killed in Taiwan's April 2024 earthquake, have been found and identified. Cost of living, housing prices, and the economy are key voters' concerns ahead of GE2025. Plus some of the biggest and fascinating news in Singapore and beyond.

VideoCOVID-19 measures to be maintained through CNY period: Lawrence Wong. SINGAPORE — Finance Minister and Multi-Ministry Taskforce co-chair Lawrence Wong on Wednesday (5 January) said that Singapore's current COVID-19 measures – including the five-person limit on social gatherings – would remain in place through the Chinese New Year period.

Jan 10, 2025 · Three people were pronounced dead at the scene of a fire at a HDB block in Hougang on Thursday (9 Jan). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) shared on Facebook on 9 Jan that they were alerted to a fire at Block 971 Hougang Street 91 at about 12.40pm.

Jul 25, 2024 · The number of dengue cases in 2024 has surpassed the total from 2023, with more than 10,000 cases reported so far. According to the National Environment Agency's (NEA) records, the threshold was crossed in the week of July 14 to 20 when 237 cases were reported.. As of July 22, the number of dengue cases for 2024 was 10,141.

Oct 23, 2024 · Singapore government agencies continue to monitor the situation after 30-40 metric tonnes of slop – a mixture of oil and water – leaked in Singapore waters from a Shell pipeline.As of Tuesday (22 October) there have been no new oil sightings at sea and ashore, according to a joint statement by nine government agencies. Singapore was ranked as one of the top three ‘most burnt-out cities ...