Mohamed Sadek has lived in Kuala Lumpur for nearly two decades. He runs — or rather, ran — a school for Rohingya children in the city, a modest institution that operated for seven years before authorities shuttered it a few…
Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia has secured two nominations at the 2026 International Emmy Awards, continuing a run of recognition that now stretches across three consecutive years. The nominations were announced on Thursday morning, Singapore time, with 64 nominees named across 16…
A food safety incident unfolding thousands of kilometres away can reach Singapore’s wet markets and supermarket shelves faster than any regulatory response. The recent case of formalin-treated cabbages sourced from Hebei, China — where traders illegally applied the carcinogenic preservative…
In February 2020, four-year-old Megan Khung died from injuries inflicted by her mother and the mother’s then-boyfriend. A subsequent review found that multiple agencies had handled her case with significant lapses — officers ignored protocols, social workers mischaracterised injuries, and…
AI Optimism Drives Semiconductor Rally On Monday, the Nasdaq Composite posted its first record closing high since June 2, rising 2.26 per cent on the back of a powerful rally in semiconductor stocks — a signal that institutional appetite for…
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority will launch three new bus services in October, targeting the fast-growing towns of Tengah and Woodlands, as the government races to keep public transport infrastructure pace with residential development. An interim shuttle service broadly replicating the…
The cash invoices looked routine enough — transactions processed through a registered dealership, services rendered, amounts noted. What they did not show was the GST that should have been charged, or where the money actually went. On Thursday, 17 September,…
The room held around 800 public servants, gathered at Marina Bay Sands for a leadership ceremony, when Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing put to them a distinction that sounds simple but carries considerable institutional weight: the difference…
The air turned bad again over central Singapore on Thursday evening — and this time, it had taken less than 24 hours to deteriorate. The episode that prompted renewed concern began on 4 September, when the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index…
A System Built to Simplify The groundwork for Wednesday’s announcements was laid months earlier, in February 2025, when Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong used the annual Budget statement to signal a significant restructuring of Singapore’s workforce development…
