Budget 2026: What’s the Most Underrated Policy This Year?

Budget 2026 includes measures aimed at helping Singapore companies venture overseas, as policymakers encourage businesses to look beyond the domestic market for their next phase of growth. But in an uncertain global environment, how much appetite is there for regional expansion and are firms truly …

Budget 2026: Can Singapore Raise Wages Without Losing Competitiveness?

Budget 2026 continues Singapore’s push to uplift wages and strengthen the local workforce, including raising the Local Qualifying Salary from S$1,600 to S$1,800 and tightening salary thresholds for Employment Pass and S Pass holders. The move reflects a broader effort to upgrade jobs and lift incom…

Friday Night at The Movies: A great movie makes us happy or sad, but the greatest movies make us hungry

As host Nazirul Asrar breaks fast, co-host Neil Humphreys discusses the movies with the best food-eating scenes. Whether it’s spaghetti and meatballs in The Godfather or milkshakes in Pulp Fiction, there are scenes that just make us salivate.  Naz and Neil pick their culinary favourites. 

Friday Night Fibbing: Did Neil Humphreys really get attacked by an orangutan?

Every Friday night, the hosts take turns to tell elaborate stories that claim to be truthful, but sound utterly ridiculous. Can truth really be stranger than fiction? Or is the tall tale just a bit of Friday Night Fibbing? This week, Neil claims to have been ambushed by a wild orangutan. Find out i…

That Was The Week That Was: Sly foxes and Oscar disasters

Neil Humphreys and Naz host the quirkiest quiz to tell you all you need to know about the week's events: the big local and international news stories, sports and showbiz and the odd daft story. There are eight questions. How many will you get right?

The Big Story: Asia is cutting work weeks, closing schools to save fuel - Should Singapore consider this too?

Fuel shortages across Asia are prompting governments to take drastic steps, from four-day work weeks to school closures, all aimed at reducing energy consumption. But how effective are these measures really? And could Singapore ever consider similar policies if the crisis worsens? On The Big Stor…

What’s Trending: There are two Katy Perrys…? And a GPS sent one fan to the wrong football game

A Barcelona fan missed a Champions League match after following his GPS to the wrong stadium. Instead of Newcastle’s St James’ Park, he ended up at St James Park in Exeter and watched a completely different football game instead. Meanwhile, an Australian fashion designer named Katie Perry has fina…

Wealth Tracker: Where to invest now? Navigating oil shocks, rate risks and the AI boom

Global financial markets are currently facing a complex mix of uncertainty and opportunity. Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have pushed energy prices higher, adding pressure to an already delicate inflation outlook. At the same time, central banks are carefully balancing the need to…

Market View: US trade probe into 16 major economies; MTI disputes US trade surplus claim; Oil heads for weekly gains despite US sanctions waiver on Russian oil; Alibaba debuts OpenClaw app; 15 SGX stocks that gained over 5% as the market slumped; ST Engineering to watch

Singapore shares were little moved today as investors’ focus remained squarely on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.  The Straits Times Index hovered 0.03% above the flatline at 4,856.64 points at 1.16pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$791.71M seen in the broader market. In terms…

Sports Minutes: Raihan Rahman on Tanjong Pagar’s troubles, Alam Shah’s trust & Jaguars’ milestone

Raihan Rahman’s football journey has been anything but straightforward. From losing his place in the professional game to rebuilding his career in the amateur ranks, his return to Tanjong Pagar United is a story of resilience. Now a leader in the squad and approaching 100 appearances, Raihan reflec…