Articles

  • 1 week ago | channelnewsasia.com | Amanda Yeap

    Sometimes when I’m not working, I find that I still am – in my head. I could be at home, chilling on the sofa while watching an episode of The White Lotus, a TV series on HBO Max. But somewhere in the background of my brain, some quiet thoughts are gnawing at me: I haven’t finished the legwork for my upcoming article. There are emails I need to reply to, and ideas I should jot down lest I forget about them before my next meeting. And it’s not just work.

  • 4 weeks ago | channelnewsasia.com | Amanda Yeap

    Fed up with property flyers, Pasir Ris resident Amara Ong once confronted a flyer distributor while he was in the process of slipping one into her Housing and Development Board flat, telling him to "take it back". While she admitted that she might have startled the distributor who was just doing his job, the 36-year-old accountant said her aversion to flyers began after moving into her resale flat in 2020.

  • 1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Amanda Yeap

    SINGAPORE: A new hawker centre in Bishan and a rejuvenated Toa Payoh town centre are among several plans that Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat pledged to carry out for the constituency should he be elected, he said on Wednesday (Apr 30). Mr Chee, who is the anchor minister for the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC), said that while much has been achieved over the past decade, there is still much more he hopes to do for residents in the years ahead, if elected.

  • 1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Amanda Yeap

    SINGAPORE: Job concerns in Singapore are real in light of the United States’ sweeping tariffs, and worries about cost of living were among the reasons the government took action in this year’s Budget, said Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam on Tuesday (Apr 29). But when the opposition suggests that many things can be given for free, it would be wise to ask questions, he added. "We are successful because we always tell the truth directly.

  • 1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Amanda Yeap

    SINGAPORE: Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has criticised the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) proposals on Monday (Apr 28), saying that the party should “explain honestly” what they are suggesting. He added that the proposals do not have “a snowball’s chance” of contributing to a thriving Singapore, and are “mere populist calls” aimed at winning seats in parliament, he said at a People’s Action Party (PAP) rally in Sembawang.