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2 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Shabana Begum |Isabelle Liew
SINGAPORE – The authorities have responded to a spate of cases involving wild monkeys entering flats in Punggol by culling some, sterilising others, and conducting exercises to herd the animals back into nature areas. Northern Punggol, a fairly new residential area and home for the new Singapore Institute of Technology campus, has been a hot spot for the long-tailed macaques for several months.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman |Osmond Chia |Isabelle Liew |Shermaine Ang
SINGAPORE - After nine days of marathon campaigning for the 2025 General Election, seasoned MPs and newly elected ones alike hit the ground running at Meet-the-People Sessions (MPSes) around Singapore on May 5. The Straits Times spoke to 10 MPs from both the PAP and WP, who offered a glimpse into the issues residents raised to them, and what they were doing to help.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman |Osmond Chia |Isabelle Liew |Shermaine Ang
SINGAPORE - After nine days of marathon campaigning for the 2025 general election, seasoned MPs and newly elected ones alike hit the ground running at Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS) around the Republic on May 5. ST spoke to 10 MPs from both the PAP and WP, who offered a glimpse into the issues residents brought to them, and what they were doing to help.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Clement Yong |Isabelle Liew |Claudia Tan
SINGAPORE – The WP romped to victory in its traditional strongholds of Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC with little drama, returning its core leaders secretary-general Pritam Singh and chair Sylvia Lim to Parliament. Despite a national swing towards the ruling party, the WP five-member team in Aljunied GRC maintained its dominance over its PAP challengers to take the constituency with 59.68 per cent of the votes, to the PAP’s 40.32 per cent.
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1 month ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Clement Yong |Isabelle Liew |Claudia Tan
GE2025: WP retains strongholds in Aljunied and Hougang despite national swing to PAPThe WP’s Aljunied GRC candidates (from left) Kenneth Tiong, Fadli Fawzi, Pritam Singh, Gerald Giam and Sylvia Lim on May 4. SINGAPORE – The WP triumphed in its traditional strongholds of Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC with little drama, returning its core leaders – secretary-general Pritam Singh and chair Sylvia Lim – to Parliament.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Clement Yong |Isabelle Liew
SINGAPORE - The PAP will field four new faces to contest opposition-held Aljunied GRC, the party announced on April 13. They are Dr Faisal Abdul Aziz, Mr Daniel Liu, Dr Adrian Ang and Mr Jagathishwaran Rajo. Mr Liu, Dr Ang and Dr Faisal were appointed as branch chairpersons in February, in a refresh of the party’s Aljunied slate. Ms Chan Hui Yuh, who is the only remaining member from the PAP’s 2020 slate, will lead the five-member team into the upcoming general election.
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Feb 22, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Syarafana Shafeeq |Isabelle Liew
SINGAPORE - For several months now, Madam Lee has been thinking about buying a new refrigerator but she said cash has been tight. The 69-year-old homemaker lives in a semi-detached home in Frankel Estate with her husband, who is retired. While her neighbours have renovated their homes, hers remains in the same state it was when she bought it about 40 years ago. Her current fridge is old and does not work well. Madam Lee said she would like to replace the fridge, which she purchased some years back.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Isabelle Liew |Elaine Lee
SINGAPORE – A Geylang Road laundromat saw such brisk business during the recent wet weather that two of its dryers and a coin changer broke down. The laundromat, Kaki Laundry, swiftly repaired the machines and put them back into service. The laundry outlet saw a nearly twofold increase in revenue between Jan 10 and Jan 13, compared with the week before, as people flocked there to dry their clothes. Laundromats are among businesses here that have seen takings go up during the current monsoon season.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Isabelle Liew
SINGAPORE - The situation in West Coast GRC is a lot more stable than it was a year ago, and its MPs have stepped up to make sure there are no gaps in service despite being one MP down, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee. He was responding to questions about the situation on the ground in the group representation constituency, more than a year after it emerged that former transport minister S. Iswaran was being investigated for corruption.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Isabelle Liew
SINGAPORE - The Government is “not averse” to implementing more cooling measures on the property market if needed, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee. He added that it was not yet time to roll back curbs that have been imposed to keep property prices under control. Mr Lee was responding to a question during a media interview on Jan 13 on whether the Government’s efforts over the past years have addressed concerns over housing affordability.
