Lee Ying

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Christine Tan |Lee Ying

and SINGAPORE - The PAP team that will contest Holland-Bukit Timah GRC in the upcoming polls will remain unchanged, with Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan helming the same constituency he has represented for nearly two decades. In neighbouring Bukit Panjang SMC, four-term MP Liang Eng Hwa, 61, will defend the single seat in a likely contest against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP).

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Lee Ying |Christine Tan

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s multiracial and diverse society is precious, and amid global troubles all effort must be made to protect that, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. “What we have here is precious, and what we have here must always be protected and cherished,” he told residents at a Hari Raya celebration near Pending LRT station on April 13.

2 weeks ago | asiaone.com | Lee Ying |Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

ByLee Li YingZaihan Mohamed YusofSINGAPORE – Nutri-Grade labels will be mandatory for sodium-heavy products such as salt, sauces, seasonings and instant noodles by the middle of 2027, if they are given C or D grades. This is in a bid to encourage Singaporeans to make healthier dietary choices amid high rates of chronic diseases. Like the labelling for beverages, such products will be graded A to D, with D being the least healthy choice.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Lee Ying |Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

SINGAPORE – Nutri-Grade labels will be mandatory on sodium-heavy products like salt, sauces, seasonings and instant noodles by the middle of 2027, in a bid to encourage Singaporeans to make healthier dietary choices amid high rates of chronic diseases. Like the labelling for beverages, such products will be graded A to D, with D being the least healthy choice. Products rated D, which would have the highest levels of sodium, sugar, and/or saturated fat, cannot be advertised.

4 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Hariz Baharudin |Lee Ying

SINGAPORE – Jurong GRC, long regarded as a stronghold of the PAP, will disappear from the electoral map in its current form. Its 132,272 voters will be redistributed across multiple constituencies, with the majority – 62,424, or about 47 per cent – forming the core of the newly created Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC. This five-member group representation constituency, which will also absorb all of Bukit Batok SMC and parts of Yuhua SMC and Hong Kah North SMC, will have a total of 142,510 voters.