Politics

The Tories promise to reduce the number of unskilled migrants coming into the country and the benefits they are able to claim.…
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DPM Heng Swee Keat speaking at the PAP65 Awards and Convention at Singapore Expo, on Nov 10, 2019. SINGAPORE - The fourth-generation (4G) leadership of the People's Action Party (PAP) Government will always uphold and defend the…
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The Conservative Party says that paying for Labour's plans is equivalent to funding the NHS for nine years.…
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A motion will be introduced in Parliament on Nov 5, 2019, calling on Workers' Party MPs Sylvia Lim and Low Thia Khiang to recuse themselves from all financial matters at the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council. SINGAPORE - A motion will…
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Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh and People's Action Party grassroots adviser Chua Eng Leong are sparring over a barrier-free access ramp that took seven years to complete. SINGAPORE - Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh on Wednesday…
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Energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng claims Jeremy Corbyn is being influenced by "difficult" polling for Labour.…
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Veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong relinquished his post as secretary-general at the Singapore People's Party's biennial Ordinary Party Conference held on the evening of Oct 16, 2019. In a photo dated July…
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A photo taken on Oct 1 shows Professor Tommy Koh speaking at the Singapore Bicentennial Conference. Prof Koh had lamented during the conference that Singapore was a First World country with Third World people. SINGAPORE - Professor…
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Negotiations were expected to continue over the weekend as Mr Johnson tries to sell his fresh Brexit plan to Brussels.…
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meeting President of Moldova Igor Dodon in Yerevan, Armenia, on Sept 30, 2019. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meets Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in Yerevan, Armenia, on…
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Critics call on the Tory leader to "come clean" over his intentions as allies insist he remains committed to the divorce date.…
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President Halimah Yacob was elected Singapore's first woman head of state in 2017. SINGAPORE - President Halimah Yacob has made it into the top 50 in a list of the world's 500 most influential Muslims compiled by the Royal Islamic…
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The Tory leader faces a struggle to secure backing for the proposals, which have drawn criticism in the Commons and from the EU.…
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Armenia Prome Minister Nikol Pashinyan; and Eurasian Economic Commission Board Chairman Tigran Sargsyan, attend a joint press conference at the Governmental Residence in Yerevan, Armenia, on Oct 1, 2019.…
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Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam noted that while foreign interference is not new, the concept has been turbo-charged and revolutionised because of the Internet and the almost limitless possibilities it has opened up.…
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Rachel Johnson said her brother, the prime minister, used "highly reprehensible" language when addressing the Commons.…
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A file picture taken in April last year after the Workers' Party former chief, Mr Low Thia Khiang (left), passed the baton to Aljunied GRC MP Pritam Singh (centre) to complete the phase of WP's leadership renewal. Mr Singh, who was…
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Jeremy Corbyn avoids a damaging defeat, amid controversial scenes at the party's annual conference in Brighton.…
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Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat meeting diners at Tampines Round Market and Food Centre in July. Before the polls, each constituency will unveil its own local manifesto which details plans for the neighbourhood, such as upcoming…
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is suing Mr Terry Xu, the chief editor of The Online Citizen (TOC), for defamation over an Aug 15 article published by TOC and a Facebook post. SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will testify…
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