Zhaki Abdullah

3 days ago | straitstimes.com | Zhaki Abdullah

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - Dr Maliki Osman’s decade of service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) helped strengthen Singapore’s partnerships with other countries, as well as rally international support for the Republic’s survival and success, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

3 days ago | straitstimes.com | Nadine Chua |Clement Yong |Zhaki Abdullah

SINGAPORE -  Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Leader of the House Indranee Rajah will anchor the newly-created Pasir Ris-Changi GRC, in a surprise move from her Tanjong Pagar GRC ward. This fuels speculation that Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, who was expected to helm the GRC, could be moved elsewhere, possibly to the hotly-contested Punggol GRC. The WP has been active there, with both parties keeping their electoral cards close to their chest.

3 days ago | straitstimes.com | Zhaki Abdullah

SINGAPORE - Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Maliki Osman announced his retirement from politics on April 21, ahead of the 2025 General Election. In posts on his social media accounts, Dr Maliki noted that the PAP brings in new candidates during each general election as part of renewal efforts, in order to bring in younger, more diverse voices into Parliament.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Zhaki Abdullah

SINGAPORE – Ms Gladys Leow was just 18 when she discovered that a lump on her neck – which resurfaced even after being removed and found to be benign – was liposarcoma, a rare cancer that develops from fat cells and has a high risk of recurrence. “I was overwhelmed because I really didn’t know what was going on at such a young age,” said Ms Leow, who is now 34. “I broke down and cried.” Liposarcoma is a type of sarcoma, a group of cancers that start in the bones and soft tissues.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Zhaki Abdullah

SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will speak on US tariffs and their implications for Singapore when Parliament meets on April 8. The Republic was among the countries hit by a “baseline tariff” of 10 per cent that US President Donald Trump announced on April 2. These and steeper “reciprocal tariffs” on at least 60 of the US’ trading partners took effect on April 5. Government leaders had in recent days laid out the tariffs’ likely impact on Singapore, and the city-state’s position on them.