'A force of good': Singapore’s leaders pay respects at funeral of late Puan Noor Aishah

SINGAPORE: Former Sembawang GRC MP Poh Li San will contest in Sembawang West SMC for the upcoming General Election, a constituency recently formed after a boundary review. At 50, she previously served as part of the Sembawang GRC team and anticipates a challenging one-on-one race against the Singapore Democratic Party leader, Dr. Chee Soon Juan. The National Solidarity Party will not contest this seat, which has 24,153 voters, as Poh expresses her commitment to her...

SINGAPORE: Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam revealed efforts to persuade former MP Louis Ng to remain in politics were unsuccessful as he steps down for personal reasons. Ng, known for advocating animal welfare and environmental issues, expressed that leaving was a difficult decision but feels it’s time to return to the nonprofit sector after ten years as an MP. The PAP plans to field four new candidates in Nee Soon GRC, with Ng's...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FASTAs the wife of Singapore’s first president Yusof Ishak, Puan Noor Aishah took English lessons for over a year and actively participated in charitable organizations, preparing meals for donors. Born on May 21, 1933, she became first lady at 26, supporting her husband during significant...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FASTThe European stock market was outperforming the American markets in the first quarter of 2025. Then came US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” and markets across Europe plunged. Should investors still look to Europe in the mid- and long-term?Yap Fook Hien, senior investment strategist, wealth...

Restaurants and online markets are increasingly concerned about price hikes due to recent tariff increases, which hinder their future planning. Chang Chang, a Sichuan restaurant in Washington DC, has already experienced a decline in business following job losses among federal workers, and the new 145% tariff on Sichuan peppercorns and other Chinese ingredients poses a significant threat to their operations. Operators express that these tariffs, resulting from escalating trade tensions between China and the U.S.,...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST SINGAPORE: Singapore People's Party (SPP) secretary-general Steve Chia believes his team will perform better in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC at the May 3 General Election, now with Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen stepping down from the constituency's People's Action Party (PAP) team.Dr Ng entered politics more than two decades ago...