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Trump says will meet North Korean leader Kim later this year

This would be their first encounter of Trump’s second term.

US President Donald Trump says he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later in 2026.

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

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New foreign work pass track, tax exemption perks to strengthen asset management in Singapore

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Russia’s ‘pivot to Asia’ takes a turn as it prioritises ties with isolated regimes over bigger economies

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Four primary schools scrap parent volunteer scheme for entry into P1

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Rebuilding broken lives: New initiative to house and support youth turned away by family

The project is one of 11 new initiatives under the Partnership to Tackle Homelessness Fund.

Social workers have come across cases where the wrong information is shared about rough sleepers.

Scaling up Singapore’s neighbour dispute unit could better manage severe hoarding cases: Observers

SBS Transit bus driver, 2 motorists taken to hospital after accident across both sides of BKE

Coffee shop operator Kimly seeks mainboard listing on SGX

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Russia’s ‘pivot to Asia’ takes a turn as it prioritises ties with isolated regimes over bigger economies

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Pontian dumping: NEA says S’pore does not allow construction waste to be exported for disposal

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

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Worker influx lifts Hong Kong population as birth slump worsens

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Walk a mile in my shoes as mother of two children with autism

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After a man got angry with another for patting a girl’s head, the internet stepped in

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Facing US forced labour tariffs, Singapore must respond on its own terms

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Is China getting better at countering the US?

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Mapping the 7.7-magnitude quake in Indonesia

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Mapping the Colombia quake

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My second crib: They own homes in Singapore. So why are they renting abroad?

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The key is to compete for the opportunity, not against the person, said Tan Weixi, managing partner at Workplace Asia.
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Property agents Mervyn Ong from PropNex (left) and Semantha Soon from ERA like the entrepreneurial side of property sales, among other things.
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How Singapore investors are using brokerage AI tools to analyse portfolios, gain insights

Brokerage firms such as Moomoo, Tiger Brokers (pictured) and Longbridge are offering AI-powered features to help investors digest news and headlines, analyse earnings data and gain insights into their portfolios.
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