For a second consecutive day on Wednesday (June 10), there was a reported case of an overturned car allegedly involving drink-driving.The accident, involving two cars, happened along Ubi Avenue 1 at about 9.45pm. Map showing where the accident in Ubi happened. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, Social media Videos of the accident posted on social media show a black-coloured car overturned along Ubi Avenue 1, just after the slip road from Ubi Road 3.Another dark-coloured car is stopped further ahead — across one lane on each side of the road. 

An online post has alleged that snakes were handled poorly during a photography-focused night walk in Mandai.In a Facebook post late last month, a participant, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed that a snake was removed from a branch approximately three to four metres above the ground and handled for a photography session.The poster alleged that the individual who removed the snake spent around 10–15 minutes repeatedly repositioning the reptile to get a good photo, and at one point commented on its position before moving it again.The snake was also reportedly in the process of shedding during the incident.According to the poster, another smaller snake was also allegedly handled and passed among participants for taking photos.The poster added that they were concerned about the potential stress caused to the reptiles, citing prolonged handling and repeated interference during shedding. 

A 65-year-old female taxi passenger was taken to hospital on Wednesday (June 10), after a ComfortDelGro taxi allegedly ran over her leg in Chinatown.The incident happened at about 10.05am along Keong Saik Road in front of Block 334 Kreta Ayer Road.  Map showing where the incident happened on June 10. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, Social media A video of the incident posted by eyewitness Steven Ling shows Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters working at the rear of the taxi.One firefighter is seen sprawled on the ground as he directs other officers on the placement of hydraulic rescue equipment.As firefighters work to free her leg from under the wheel, one firefighter is seen kneeling beside her to provide support. Nearby, paramedics wait with a gurney.

A construction firm and its employees have been charged, while PUB and Surbana Jurong Consultants have been given conditional warnings for their involvement in the 2025 Tanjong Katong sinkhole incident.In a joint press release on Thursday (June 11), the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said that they have completed their respective investigations into the incident.The incident, which occurred next to a worksite along Tanjong Katong Road South on July 26 last year, resulted in a sinkhole that caused a car and its driver to fall into it. The driver was rescued by workers and taken conscious to the hospital. Road repairs and reinstatement work at the sinkhole took nine days to complete, with roads being reopened on Aug 4.

A delivery worker has posted a photo of two shelves filled with refreshments dedicated to workers like him at the lift lobby of a HDB block.The post, which was uploaded to the Facebook group (Singapore) All Grab Driver/Grab Food Rider United on Wednesday (June 10), shows the shelves filled with snacks ranging from Oreo biscuits to cup noodles and chocolate at the corner of the lift lobby.A sign on the wall read, «Dear delivery drivers, thank you! Please enjoy some snacks and drinks for the road. You are very much appreciated!»The anonymous user branded this a «nice gesture», and said that this was their second time delivering to this block.«I think neighbours from the same floor put together because it's beside the lift,» the caption said.In the comments, the user told another netizen that the block is located in Simei.

Shoppers at FairPrice outlets can receive a $6 voucher for every $60 of CDC supermarket vouchers spent between June 11 to June 17.The offer will apply to all customers who spend $60 of CDC or SG60 supermarket vouchers at any FairPrice, FairPrice Finest, or FairPrice Xtra outlet in a single receipt, said FairPrice Group (FPG) on Thursday (June 11).Return vouchers will be valid for use at all FairPrice supermarkets with no minimum spend from the next day of issuance till July 31, 2026.This is the third round of FPG's return vouchers, and comes after the latest tranche of CDC vouchers was announced on the same day, in which all Singaporean households are eligible for $500 in CDC vouchers.«This latest wave of FairPrice return vouchers supplementing the government's CDC Vouchers launch is our way of helping Singaporeans stretch their dollar even further, when and where it matters the most,» said FPG Group CEO Vipul Chawla. 

Online examinations at all three Institute of Technical Education (ITE) colleges in Singapore were affected after the system crashed on Thursday (June 4).Responding to queries from AsiaOne, an ITE spokesperson said that some students encountered difficulties accessing the examination system on Thursday, adding that those affected will take their rescheduled examinations on June 11. «We are working with the vendor to resolve the issue,» said the spokesperson, adding that in the meantime, all examinations from June 5 onwards proceeded as scheduled using printed scripts. In a Reddit post shared on the day of the incident, a student recounted arriving at the examination venue at 8.30am ahead of a 9am paper. According to the poster, an invigilator asked candidates to log in to the examination system, but they were unable to do so.«The system crashed and nobody could log in because it's offline when in reality the internet connection was perfectly fine,» the student wrote, adding that they waited for about two hours before being informed that the examination would be postponed to the following week. 

The long-running musical Jesus Christ Superstar, which presents a dramatised, artistic interpretation of biblical figures and events, has been given an Advisory 16 rating for «some mature content» by the Singapore authorities.«The Advisory 16 rating and consumer advice are intended to alert audiences to the mature and religiously sensitive nature of the content,» said the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a joint statement on Thursday (June 11).The production's presenter, Base Entertainment Asia, has also included a disclaimer on ticketing platforms stating that the musical, set to be staged from Aug 19 to Sept 6 at the Sands Theatre, «is presented for entertainment purposes only, and is not intended to be a biblically accurate representation of the life of Jesus».The disclaimer will also be present at the event venue at Marina Bay Sands.Jesus Christ Superstar began as a rock opera album in 1970, was staged as a musical the next year, and adapted into a film in 1973. The film was approved for screening in Singapore in 1974.

All Singaporeans will be able to claim $500 worth of Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers from Thursday (June 11).This ninth tranche of disbursements was launched on Thursday at Nanyang Community Club by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.Also in attendance were the mayors and representatives of the five CDCs.As with earlier tranches, the amount is split equally — each household will receive $250 for spending at participating hawkers and heartland merchants, and $250 for spending at participating supermarkets.The full list of participating heartland merchants, hawkers, and supermarkets can be found at go.gov.sg/cdcvouchers.Singaporean households can visit go.gov.sg/cdcv and log in with their Singpass to claim their CDC Vouchers.After claiming the vouchers, the claimant will receive an SMS with a unique voucher link from gov.sg to his or her mobile phone number.The CDC vouchers will be valid until Dec 31, 2027.

With the arrival of the durian season, crowds have reportedly been drawn to Pulau Ubin by the prospect of free fruit — even though picking those fruits is illegal.Durian season typically occurs between June and September.When 8world reporters visited the island on Wednesday (June 10), they saw durians falling and spotted at least eight people — some were on bicycles looking while others waited under the trees — searching for wild durians in the span of two hours, reported 8world. At least four people reportedly returned to the jetty with large bags full of durians. Hong, a 72-year-old visitor, told 8world it was his second time at Pulau Ubin this week to collect durians, having taken the 7am ferry and arriving at around 8am. By then, there were about 10 people already collecting durians. He added that he only visits the island during the durian season and with word spreading about durians falling, more and more people started visiting the area. 

An Indonesian traveller allegedly filched two bottles of skincare products worth $736 from a duty free shop in the transit area of Changi Airport before heading for her flight. But the 40-year-old woman's suspicious behaviour captured the attention of a sharp-eyed security officer who was viewing closed-circuit television footage. After confirming items were indeed missing from the store, the officer made a police report. The alleged thief was arrested before her departure, with the stolen goods found on her. In a news release on Wednesday (June 10), the police said the theft took place on May 31 at The Shila Duty Free store in the transit area of Changi Airport Terminal 3. Officers from the Airport Police Division identified the suspect via ground enquiries and images from the CCTV cameras. «Preliminary investigations revealed that she had concealed the items and left the store without making payment.» A photograph of the stolen items provided by the police show two tubs of eye creams from La Mer, a luxury skincare brand.The woman will be charged in court on Thursday with theft. 

A man from China who was denied entry at Woodlands Checkpoint allegedly tried to bribe his way into the country.Lin Zekun, 34, purportedly offered $200 to an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer at the checkpoint on May 18.At the State Courts on Thursday (June 11), Lin was charged with one count of offering a bribe under the Prevention of Corruption Act.If found guilty, he faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or up to five years' jail.In a statement on Wednesday, the Corrupt Practices Investigative Bureau (CPIB) said ICA Inspector Goh Hee Chuah rejected the bribe and referred the case to the anti-graft agency.CPIB reiterated that Singapore adopts «a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption».The bureau said it looks into all corruption related complaints and reports, including anonymous ones. 

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam is on a working visit to the United Kingdom from June 11 to 18.The visit comes on the back of a working visit to the South Africa from June 2 to 8, and a state visit to Tanzania from June 8 to 10.According to a statement from the President's Office, Tharman will deliver a special address at the University of Oxford hosted by the Blavatnik School of Government.He will also participate in the inaugural conference of the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Global School of Sustainability.While in the United Kingdom, President Tharman will also hold engagements with members of the House of Lords, as well as academic, think tank and media thought leaders.He will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, and the President's Office.Recent visits to South Africa, TanzaniaIn South Africa, President Tharman met with the country's leaders including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. 

SINGAPORE - DBS Group, Singapore's biggest bank by assets, said on Thursday (June 11) it will offer tokenised physical gold to retail customers as demand for the precious metal grows and the city-state pushes to become a gold trading hub.The rollout comes as gold remains in demand as a store of value despite recent price swings. Gold prices touched a record high of US$5,600 an ounce this year amid concerns over inflation, geopolitical tensions and market volatility, but spot gold fell to US$4,111.95 on Wednesday, its lowest since March 23 and down 27 per cent from that peak.DBS, which is also Southeast Asia's biggest bank, said in a statement that DBS Physical Gold Tokens will be available through its digibank app in the second half of 2026.It said the offering would be the first in Singapore to let retail customers digitally access, hold and trade tokenised physical gold through a single platform.Tokenisation refers to turning ownership of a real asset into a digital token that can be traded electronically.

A 72-year-old man will be charged in court on Thursday (June 11) for using abusive language in emails sent to a Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP and a town council employee.Police said in a news release on Wednesday night that he had sent multiple emails between Aug 19 and Oct 6 last year to the Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council.The emails allegedly contained accusations of unlawful conduct and abusive comments directed at an MP and a town council employee.According to the police, the elderly man was previously investigated for similar offences under the Protection from Harassment Act, in relation to abusive conduct directed at the same MP and staff. If found guilty of using abusive words or materials towards a public servant, he could be fined up to $5,000 jailed for up to 12 months, or both.Police reminded members of the public who have concerns regarding municipal or public service matters to raise them through appropriate official channels, adding that they have zero tolerance for harassment and abusive conduct directed at public officers and town council personnel who carry out duties in service of the community.[[nid:737731]]

The potential gap of some 335 million jobs for young people in Africa over the next decade could manifest into a loss of hope among them.This, in turn, necessitates governments and societies to orientate themselves towards creating good jobs for their population, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Tuesday (June 10). He was delivering a talk on «Investing in the drivers of inclusive growth» to students at the University of Dar es Salaam — the oldest and largest public university in Tanzania — on the second day of this three-day state visit to the East African country.

E-commerce platform Shopee has cut jobs in Singapore as it shifts focus towards artificial intelligence (AI).Parent group Sea Ltd is cutting hundreds of developer jobs at Shopee globally as it adopts AI in the workplace and develops new services based on the technology, according to Bloomberg.It was reported that the cuts, which began this week, amount to about 8 per cent of Shopee's developer workforce, affecting roles such as quality assurance.More redundancies are expected, reports said.Responding to queries from AsiaOne on Wednesday (June 10), Shopee said the company regularly assesses its staffing needs and may make adjustments based on operational and business priorities, adding that the decisions are made after careful consideration.«For colleagues affected by any changes, Shopee is committed to providing support during this period of transition,» said the spokesperson, though the company did not disclose how many employees in Singapore were affected.

A 25-year-old man will be charged in court on Thursday (June 11) for his alleged involvement in several cases of loanshark harassment islandwide.The police said in a news release on Wednesday evening that they received reports of the main gates of several residential units being secured with bicycle locks and debtor's notes placed outside.A photograph of an alleged crime scene provided by the police shows one such note.The note reads: «Owe $ Pay $. This is just a warning. Next time I burn your house!!! (sic)»Officers from Ang Mo Kio, Bedok and Woodlands Police Divisions identified the man through ground enquiries and with images from police cameras and arrested him on June 9.A black bicycle lock and a mobile phone were seized from him as case exhibits.The penalty for loanshark harassment for first-time offenders is a jail term of up to five years, along with a fine of between $5,000 and $10,000, and mandatory caning of up to six strokes.The police reiterated that they have zero tolerance for loanshark harassment.

US semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials officially opened its expanded manufacturing facility in Tampines on Wednesday (June 10).The expansion is expected to create about 1,000 new jobs — across manufacturing, research and development, headquarter and field services — over the next few years to support industry growth and technology commercialisation. Applied Materials' new Tampines campus at 5 Tampines Industrial Crescent. PHOTO: AsiaOne/Rauf Khan Built at a cost of $600 million, the new Tampines campus will double Applied Materials' advanced cleanroom capacity here and strengthen global manufacturing footprint.

Passers-by rushed to help after a car overturned in Punggol, attempting to smash the windshield before SCDF officers reached the scene.In a viral video uploaded by SGFollowsAll on Wednesday (June 9) morning, a black car can be seen flipped sideways on the road as some passers-by attempt to smash the windshield of the car with motorcycle helmets.It appeared that they continued to do so until an SCDF vehicle arrived on the scene.

At least $68,200 have been lost to scams involving tickets for the BTS' Arirang tour in Singapore, with at least 62 cases reported since June 1, said the police. BTS is scheduled to perform at the National Stadium on Dec 17, 19, 20 and 22.In a statement on Wednesday (June 10), the police said that in most cases, scammers approached victims through the social media platform X. More recently, victims would come across the sale of concert tickets on social media platforms such as Instagram and Carousell.In the reported cases, victims came across online posts advertising concert tickets and were instructed to make payment via PayNow or by scanning a PayNow QR code.After receiving the initial payment, scammers would often request additional transfers, claiming the money was needed for administrative fees. Victims realised they had been scammed when the promised tickets failed to arrive.

SINGAPORE — A maid agency has been ordered by the court to compensate a bedridden elderly woman $1,558 after it was found to have misrepresented the ability of one of its foreign domestic workers to speak Mandarin when the helper could not do so.A tribunal magistrate ruled after a Small Claims Tribunals (SCT) hearing that the agency’s actions amounted to an unfair practice under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act.The identities of the woman, the maid agency and its representative were redacted in the written grounds of decision issued on June 9. The agency was described as “a migrant domestic worker (MDW) employment agency with several branches across (Singapore)”.In the decision, tribunal magistrate Leon Abraham Tan found that the agency’s description of the maid’s language abilities was so inaccurate that the elderly woman was effectively unable to communicate with the person hired to care for her.The woman, bedridden due to a stroke and Parkinson’s disease, speaks mostly Mandarin and understands little English. She needed a maid who could communicate with her.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is making use of new technologies such as unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) and 3D scanners to enhance efficiency in forensic investigations.The fundamentals of forensic investigative processes remain the same, but they are instead complemented by advancements in technologies, said the police during a media engagement session on Monday (June 8) which showcased their forensic division capabilities.During the session, the police also referenced the 2016 Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal murder case — where a Malaysian man stabbed his supervisor and hid her body in a drain before fleeing the country — and shared how the latest technologies could have been applied to the investigations. According to a press release on Wednesday, the police said that the new technologies have been adopted by the forensics division under Home Team Science and Technology Agency Integrated Forensics Service, which is a specialised unit that is forward deployed to SPF's Criminal Investigation Department.

A total of 236 offences were detected, while 77 non-compliant active mobility devices were impounded islandwide by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in May.In a Facebook post on Tuesday (June 9), the LTA also said that active mobility enforcement officers spoke to 25 personal mobility aid (PMA) and mobility scooter users to remind them of the new rules, which kicked in on June 1.Under the new rules, motorised PMAs cannot go faster than 6kmh on public paths. Prior to the updated rules, PMAs were permitted to travel at maximum speeds of 10kmh.PMAs on public paths must also comply with size and weight requirements. They cannot exceed 150cm in height, 70cm in width, and 120cm in length; with a maximum laden weight of 300kg.

Impatience was found to be a reason for most traffic hazards in a poll of 1,000 Singapore residents conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in early 2026. But it seems one driver chose to not prioritise safety over speed or convenience, but also demonstrated this behaviour in front of a police officer on Monday (June 8) afternoon.Dashcam footage of the incident submitted to Facebook page SG Road Vigilante shows a dark-coloured Honda Civic saloon car and a police van turning right from Bartley Road East to Upper Paya Lebar Road.The car is first seen driving behind the police van, but later overtakes it from the right as both vehicles are about to complete the turn to Upper Paya Lebar Road.In the footage, the car could be seen driving close to the kerb, but the driver of the van applies brakes and slows down for the car to pass ahead safely.Moments later, the police van is seen with its sirens on, signalling for the car to stop along the leftmost lane along Upper Paya Lebar Road.

SINGAPORE - Residents here will soon enjoy the convenience of posting letters and small packets directly from their HDB or condominium blocks.Under the SingPost@MyBlock scheme, mail can be dropped into a designated letterbox at any HDB or residential block, reducing the need to visit a post office or street postbox.The scheme, which was piloted from October to December 2025, will be rolled out to Housing Board estates and condominiums in three phases from July 31, and will be available at over 20,000 letterbox nests by Sept 30.The same postman will deliver and collect mail, and the cut-off time is 10am for delivery on the next working day.A separate team will continue to collect mail from postboxes and take it back to processing centres. SingPost added that it has no plans yet to remove any of the 780 or so postboxes.There are also no plans to extend the service to landed housing or industrial estates, where conventional postboxes will continue to serve occupants, SingPost vice-president of operations Goh Chee Hiong said on June 9.SingPost@MyBlock was piloted in Punggol, Bukit Panjang, Upper Boon Keng, Bukit Batok and Marine Parade.

A 34-year-old male driver, who allegedly drove under the influence of etomidate — resulting in the death of a 20-year-old motorcyclist and injuring two others — will be charged in court on Wednesday (June 10).The accident, involving two cars and a motorcycle, happened along the CTE towards the Seletar Expressway at about 1.15am on June 5.Police said their investigations revealed the car driver had driven erratically causing other vehicles to take evasive action.He is alleged to have left his car stationary in the middle of the expressway obstructing traffic, resulting in the motorcycle colliding into the vehicle before both the rider and his pillion fell into the path of oncoming traffic.Instead of stopping to help, he allegedly fled the scene in his car immediately. He also failed the report the accident to the police within the stipulated 24 hours. The 20-year-old motorcyclist, who suffered multiple grievous injuries, was taken unconscious to the hospital where he later died.

A 26-year-old Malaysian man will be charged in court on Wednesday (June 10) for his alleged involvement in fraudulently registering SIM cards that were later used in criminal activities, including impersonation scams.The police said in a statement on June 9 that officers from the Anti-Scam Command conducted an operation on June 8 against an errant retailer involved in registering postpaid SIM cards that were subsequently used by overseas scam syndicates.Preliminary investigations found that the man allegedly used the personal information of customers to register additional postpaid SIM cards, before supplying the cards registered under other individuals' details to third parties.The mobile lines were then allegedly used in impersonation scams. The police added that they take a serious view of SIM cards being misused as conduits for crime.The man will be charged with the offence of facilitating of fraudulent registration of SIM card that enables criminal activity.

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers «unboxed» several cartons of tomatoes in a Malaysia-registered lorry at Woodlands Checkpoint on May 29, but did not find any of the juicy fruits declared in its consignment of goods.Instead, officers uncovered more than 1,100 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden among the goods.A video posted on its social media shows search and examination officers going past cartons marked with labels and drawings of tomatoes.At the other end of the lorry's storage area, unmarked boxes are seen concealed behind the marked cartons. As officers unbox these unmarked cartons, cartons of cigarettes are seen.ICA said an assessment and investigation officer had profiled the lorry and directed it for enhanced checks, where search and examination officers uncovered the contraband items.A 24-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested and the case referred to the Singapore Customs for further investigations.Buying, selling, conveying, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act. 

Singapore will commence negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the eight-member East African Community (EAC) — the bloc's first with a partner outside of Africa.Welcoming the move, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, currently on a three-day visit to Tanzania till June 10, described this as a «significant step».«It connects Singapore not only with Tanzania, but also with the seven partner states in the EAC. »It will be Singapore's first FTA negotiation with an African partner, and the EAC's first with a partner outside of Africa," said President Tharman at the joint press conference with Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday (June 9).Apart from Tanzania, the other seven member countries of the EAC are: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.

Enforcement efforts against illegal gambling during the Fifa World Cup 2026 will be intensified, the authorities said.The tournament takes place from June 11 to July 19 and is co-hosted across US, Canada and Mexico.In a joint statement on Tuesday (June 9), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said the operations aim at deter illegal gambling operators and those involved in unauthorised betting activities.It warned that unlike licensed operators, illegal gambling platforms do not provide responsible gambling safeguards and can expose individuals and their families to significant financial and social harm.The ministries added that all gambling activities in Singapore are illegal unless authorised, with Singapore Pools being the only operator licensed to provide lotteries, sports betting and remote gambling services.

A man was sentenced to eight years and nine months in jail and six strokes of the cane for raping a 13-year-old girl he met online.On June 9, Kevin Tan Jia Hut, 28, pleaded guilty to one charge of rape. Three other similar charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.Tan was 25 when he committed the offence.Deputy public prosecutors Nicholas Wuan and Mavis Ng said Tan and the victim got to know each other in May 2023 via an online video-conferencing platform that anonymously pairs users for one-on-one video or text conversations.The conversations between Tan and the victim soon took on a sexual nature, and they began talking on Telegram, where they spoke about meeting up to have sex.In June 2023, the pair met at night at the staircase of an HDB block near the victim’s home, where she performed a sexual act on him.The victim left soon after, telling Tan that she had to go because she had sneaked out of her house.The next month, Tan was texting the victim on Telegram when she told him she wanted to have sex.As Tan’s mother and sister were overseas at the time, Tan booked a taxi to take the victim to his home.

A man who took multiple upskirt videos of four women while shopping with his wife at VivoCity shopping mall has been sentenced to 11 weeks’ jail.Pua Thiam Guan pleaded guilty on June 9 to four voyeurism charges over his offences committed on Feb 20, 2024.Deputy Public Prosecutor Johan Tay said the 57-year-old and his wife were at VivoCity when he activated the video recording function on his mobile phone and walked into a Watsons outlet.There, he recorded a video of a woman in shorts. Pua later admitted during police investigations that he took the video, which captured her buttocks and face, for his sexual gratification.After leaving the health and beauty retailer, he went to Golden Village, which was packed with moviegoers.While at the lobby, Pua had the urge to film women in short skirts and took upskirt videos of three victims.One of the women realised what he was doing and confronted him. She then snatched his phone before her friend apprehended him.Police arrived later and arrested Pua. They found voyeuristic images on his phone of other women taken on seven separate occasions between January and February 2022.

Singapore is focused on maintaining stability and avoiding a population decline amid falling birth rates, rather than updating its projected population planning figures, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.Speaking at a dialogue with the Singapore Press Club on Monday (June 8), PM Wong was asked if there would be an updated population White Paper with a new population planning parameter, perhaps «set at 10 million». With raised eyebrows, PM Wong replied: «How do we get to 10 million when the TFR (Total Fertility Rate) is so low?» He pointed out that given that Singapore's fertility rate — which reached a new low of 0.87 in 2025 — are not likely to go up.The 10 million population figure was used by opposition parties during the 2020 General Election to falsely suggest that the Government planned to increase Singapore's population by bringing in foreigners.The Government has since said that it has «not proposed, planned nor targeted for Singapore to increase its population to 10 million». 

Does Singapore's workplace culture lead employees to intentionally choose silence to avoid being penalised?The topic is at the centre of an online debate after Crystal Lim-Lange, the chief executive of leadership consultancy firm Forest Wolf, opined that workers are fully aware of the risks that come with speaking up.Lim-Lange, who is also an author, was speaking at Vogue Singapore's inaugural Wellness Day on Saturday (June 6).She later shared a clip of the dialogue session on her social media, where she said most employees «know» they will be penalised if they voice opinions.Lim-Lange explained in her post caption that employees will watch the room to see what happens to the risk-takers who speak.«Singaporeans don't speak up because they're damn smart,» she said in the video, adding that «they know that their workplaces are not safe enough» to do so.Hence, workshops about speaking up in the workplace would not work, she said.She explained that corporate leadership has to put up a mirror to itself first by fixing aspects such as psychological safety, inclusion, learner safety, contributor safety and challenger safety.