The Straits Times

Canada’s fight with the US has far bigger stakes than trade

2026-08-28T02:18:52.000Z
Lim Huey Ching, seen here on Oct 6, 2025, failed in her bid to exclude certain evidence in her ongoing trial for obstruction of justice.

OK Lim’s daughter loses challenge to exclude evidence in ongoing trial

2026-08-25T03:27:36.000Z
Maritime transshipment is a common yet fundamental practice in logistics, designed to ensure that goods reach their final destination efficiently.

US calls transhipments a ‘scam’: Why do firms reroute goods, and how does Singapore manage this?

2026-08-25T01:05:23.000Z
White House report “The Great Transshipment Scam” is part of efforts to expose a China-led system for routing exports via some 40 countries to evade US tariffs.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Trump’s war on tariff evasion could turn into a battle over global manufacturing

2026-08-24T03:06:10.000Z
Singapore is among a handful of rich countries whose people are optimistic about AI instead of being anxious.

Wealthy nations fear AI, but Singapore embraces it: Here’s why

2026-08-24T02:47:11.000Z
Malay/Muslim office-holders and MPs at National Day Parade 2026.

Team of Malay/Muslim office-holders, MPs to be continually renewed and strengthened

2026-08-23T11:51:39.000Z
The announcement by PM Lawrence Wong comes after the China film Dear You sparked lively discussions in Singapore recently.

Cap on screenings of dialect films will be lifted if they have Mandarin-dubbed versions

2026-08-23T11:36:55.000Z
The US navy is gaining the upper hand in the Strait of Hormuz as more oil exported by Gulf Arab nations transits the waterway, defying Iranian military.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Iran finds control over Hormuz strait slipping away but US far from becoming victorious

2026-08-21T04:34:43.000Z
China’s former president Jiang Zemin (middle) and ex-premiere Zhu Rongji (right).

Quiet tension surfaces as China remembers reform era titans Jiang and Zhu

2026-08-19T03:22:28.000Z
Facebook, Instagram and TikTok must also prevent advertisements suspected of being linked to scams from being published on their platforms.

Social media platforms must verify advertisers’ identities under new Singapore code

2026-08-18T07:40:28.000Z