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First look inside the soon-to-open Bedok South, Sungei Bedok and Xilin MRT stations

Commuters can soon transfer conveniently between TEL and DTL at Sungei Bedok station.

(Clockwise from top left) Bedok South, Sungei Bedok and Xilin stations open on Dec 26.

Johor to get RTS Link ready for Feb 2027 opening despite Malaysian minister Loke’s exit: Official

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SIA flight from Brisbane to Singapore diverted to Rockhampton due to cabin smoke

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Gibran’s rocky road to power: The controversies threatening Indonesia’s vice-president seat

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‘America copied us’: Malaysian politicians try to ride on blue wave after Democrats’ midterms win

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F1 driver Lewis Hamilton visits Rafah border crossing to observe aid efforts to Gaza

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Boy chases after car on busy Malaysia highway after being forced out; father arrested

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Protests turn violent in Yogyakarta following nationwide Heroes’ Day rallies in Indonesia

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Broader career exposure for students as MOE targets 2,000 industry partners by 2027

The move aims to help primary, secondary and pre-university students explore industries and interests.

Juying Secondary School student Damien Luke (far right) presents on stage with the school’s principal Kyris Ang (second from right) and Edith Patisserie Holdings co-founders Ethel Tan (left) and Shaun Ong on Nov 11.

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Joo Chiat gets Shibuya-style scramble crossing in trial from Nov 16

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‘America copied us’: Malaysian politicians try to ride on blue wave after Democrats’ midterms win

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Chinese premier to attend ASEAN summit in Manila

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1,310 BTO flats in Sembawang go on sale in November; under three years’ wait for them

Sembawang Anchor, which will be launched in this exercise, will have 1,310 units of two-room flexi, as well as three-, four- and five-room flats on a site in Admiralty Lane and Sembawang Drive. 

Nearly half of S’pore employers who use AI in HR do so for recruitment: SNEF survey

(From left) Skills and Workforce Development Agency deputy chief executive Tan Cheng Kwee; Dr Li Jia, Dean of School of Economics at SMU; Singtel group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon; and SNEF council member and Ninja Van CEO Lai Chang Wen at the SNEF Employers’ Summit 2026.

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About 3 million S’poreans to receive $100 to $250 Assurance Package cash payouts in December

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Gardenia says its S’pore, Malaysia businesses operate independently, following KL food poisoning complaints

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Singapore to study rare underground fuel storage facility in Marsiling

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Actress Priscilla Wong takes son to Malaysia for work while husband Edwin Siu stays in Hong Kong

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